The first announcement of the "Legends of Tomorrow" cast definitely had fans cheering. The line-up includes those who made great impact during their appearances in other CW superhero series "The Flash" and "Arrow."
They are also joined by DC comics character that have not appeared in a live action series before. Here is another thing that will excite fans. The show will have 15 episodes.
The Hollywood Reporter said 15 episodes have already been ordered by CW Network, and then quoted, "Legends of Tomorrow" cast Victor Garber, who will reprise his "The Flash" role as Dr. Martin Stein, a.k.a. one half of Firestorm, that it will not be a limited series.
"They (CW) aren't going to introduce a limited series. This isn't HBO. They want the Full Monty" Garber said.
The "Legends of Tomorrow" cast also revealed that his partner in "The Flash" will be scene in the pilot. Ronnie Raymond, played by Robbie Amell, will be seen in the the first week of the "The Flash" - "Arrow" spinoff series. However, that does not mean he will become a regular.
"Robbie and I will be joined on the first episode of the [next] season of The Flash, and then we'll see what happens," the lead "Legends of Tomorrow" cast said.
Aside from Garber, also part of the "Legends of Tomorrow" cast are Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/The Atom, Caity Lotz as Sarah Lance/Canary, Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold, Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heatwave, Ciara Renée as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl, and Arthur Davill as Rip Hunter.
"Legends of Tomorrow" synopsis:
"When heroes alone are not enough... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat - one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?"
