Dane Farwell and John Wesley Shipp in The Flash (1990)

The Flash

TV Series#3514▲48331990• TV-PG• 48m
ActionCrimeFantasySci-Fi
⭐ 7.1 / 10(8,700)

A police forensic scientist, Barry Allen, battles crimes as the super-fast superhero "The Flash."

Rated
TV-PG
Runtime
48m
Released
1990
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1990

Storyline

A police forensic scientist, Barry Allen, battles crimes as the super-fast superhero "The Flash."

Top credits

Cast
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Awards

0 wins & 2 nominations

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Did you know

• John Wesley Shipp (Barry Allen / The Flash) would later play Barry Allen's father Henry Allen in The Flash (2014). Additionally, in the final episode of season 2, he plays The Flash, albeit the Earth 3 version of the Flash. He would also reprise his role as Barry Allen in the Elseworlds crossover.

• Each episode was budgeted at $1.5 million, then the largest budget ever for a series.

• According to exec producers Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo in their DVD commentary, if the show was picked up for a second season, the premiere would have featured the Trickster, Captain Cold, and Mirror Master teaming up to take on the Flash.

Episodes

22 episodes – 1 seasons

User reviews

⭐ 8/10

Even though a few episodes were cheese, I loved this show.

👍 13 · 9/15/2015
⭐ 8/10

It didn't get a fair chance to achieve its full potential

👍 12 · 7/28/2008
⭐ 8/10

Different from the actual TV show

👍 9 · 7/6/2015

Technical specs

Sound mix
Stereo
Aspect ratio
4:3
Color
Color

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