Central City (TV series)

Central City was an American television series that debuted in October 2001 on the WB Television Network and ended in May 2011. The series follows the adventures of a young Barry Allen, in the town of Central City, Missouri, before he becomes The Flash.

On January 24, 2006, it was confirmed that the sixth season of Central City will be part of the new CW Television Network's Fall 2006-2007 lineup once the WB and UPN cease operations in September 2006. A seventh, eighth, and ninth season were launched. On March 4, 2010, the CW renewed the series for a tenth season to air during the network's 2010-2011 lineup.

Overview
Central City is based on the popular DC Comics character, the Flash. The series follows the life of a teenage Barry Allen living in the town of Central City, Missouri that is set at the start of the 21st century. It shows Barry Allen coping with adolescence while he has developed super speed after an accident at his adoptive father's crime lab.

Best shown at the beginning of season 5 and 8, Central City is said to be a show of 3 chapters: Chapter 1 is the High School year of Barry Allen (Seasons 1-4) featuring villains Robert Zolomon, Baxter Clinton, and Freddy and Emmeline Croy. Chapter 2 is known as Barry's training begins and Hunter Zolomon's descent into darkness (Seasons 5-7) featuring new heroes and villains like Eobard Thawne, Malcolm Thawne, and Hunter Zolomon. The final chapter is known as The Final Trials of Barry Allen: Anti-Monitor, the Rival, and Steppenwolf (Season's 8-10) and features the rise of the Justice Society, Hunter Zolomon's return, and Barry's rise to the Flash.

The series often deals with the people in Barry Allen's life: his adoptive parents, Daniel and Francine West; his peers, Sarah Colbert, David Singh; his on-again, off-again love interest, Iris West; his Daily Planet cohort, Patty Spivot and especially his friendship with a young Hunter Zolomon.

Main cast members

 * Michelle Pierce is only credited as a main character in episodes she appears in during Season 10, which does not count flashbacks.