Impulse: Fast Forward
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| Based on | Marvel Comics |
| Showrunner | Dario Scardapane |
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| Theme music composer | The Newton Brothers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
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| Producer | Rudd Simmons |
| Production location | New York |
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| Running time | 48–59 minutes |
| Production company | Marvel Television |
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| Network | Disney+ |
| Release | March 4, 2025 – present |
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Impulse: Fast Forward is an American television series created by Noah Hawley for the streaming service Disney+, based on DC Comics featuring the character Bart Allen / Impulse. It is intended to be a continuation of the series The Flash (2014) produced by Mob Productions. Hawley serves as showrunner.
Jordan Fisher reprises his role as Bart Allen / Impulse from The CW's television series and prior Arrowverse content.
Following the conclusion of The Flash in 2023, Fisher was approached by Hawley regarding the story for Impulse: Fast Forward, and stated he had 10 episodes planned with a story for a second season in mind, if the first season were to be successful.
Impulse: Fast Forward is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on June 16, 2025, with its first two episodes. The first season consists of ten episodes. A second season is in development with filming for the second season scheduled to begin in December 2025.
Premise[edit | edit source]
Impulse: Fast Forward
Cast and characters[edit | edit source]
- Jordan Fisher as Bart Allen / Impulse: The son of Barry Allen / Flash, Bart is a speedster who wants to continue to live up to his fathers legacy as a superhero. Finn Wolfhard portrays Bart’s younger self
- Sadie Sink as Iris “Irey” West – Bart’s cousin, a fellow speedster known as Kid Flash. She’s more disciplined than Bart but shares his enthusiasm for heroics.
- Timothée Chalamet as Owen Mercer / Captain Boomerang Jr. – The troubled son of the original Captain Boomerang, Owen struggles between his criminal lineage and the chance to be a hero.
- Giancarlo Esposito as Max Mercury – An enigmatic speedster mentor who helps Bart understand the deeper philosophy of the Speed Force.
- Zendaya as Valerie Perez – A journalist and Bart’s love interest, Valerie is determined, witty, and often finds herself caught between danger and Bart’s antics.
- Dacre Montgomery as Thaddeus Thawne / Inertia – A sinister clone of Bart Allen, created to be his opposite in every way, fueled by rage and a thirst for revenge.
- Mads Mikkelsen as Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash – The infamous time-traveling nemesis of the Flash family, obsessed with reshaping history to his will.
- Sophie Thatcher as XS / Jenni Ognats – Bart’s time-displaced cousin from the 31st century and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
- Tessa Thompson as Linda Park-West – A respected journalist and the mother of Irey and Jai West, Linda plays a major role in guiding young speedsters.
- Jacob Elordi as Jai West – Irey’s twin brother, gifted with super-strength instead of speed, struggling to find his place among the speedsters.
- William Dafoe as Abra Kadabra – A futuristic sorcerer obsessed with proving that magic can surpass the power of the Speed Force.
- Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / The Flash – The legendary Scarlet Speedster and Bart’s father, balancing heroism with family life.
- Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen – A world-renowned journalist, mother of Bart, and the heart of the Flash family.
- Mark Strong as Jay Garrick – The original Flash, a wise veteran hero who guides Bart through the challenges of being a speedster.
Episodes[edit | edit source]
Season 1 (2025)[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Fast Forward" | Noah Hawley | Noah Hawley & Lauren Schmidt Hissrich | June 16, 2027 |
| 2 | "Powerful Tools" | Rachel Talalay | Eric Kripke | June 16, 2027 |
| 3 | "Future Shock" | Hiro Murai | Tom King | June 23, 2027 |
| 4 | "Velocity" | Leigh Janiak | Bryan Edward Hill | June 30, 2027 |
| 5 | "Fractured Time" | Dan Trachtenberg | Saladin Ahmed | July 7, 2027 |
| 6 | "Rogue’s Run" | Cathy Yan | Brenden Fletcher | July 14, 2027 |
Season 2[edit | edit source]
The second season was confirmed in June 2025. It will consist of ten episodes. Filming is taking place from December 2025 through to early 2026. The season is set to premiere in 2029.
Production[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
The television series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character The Flash and produced by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment, premiered on The CW in October 2014 and ran for nine seasons until May 2023. There were no discussions on a spinoff or new project set in the Arrowverse at that time. Following the end of the DC content released on The CW, a new project, focused on a character from the 2014 series, that wasn't seen in the final season, was confirmed to be in development.
Development[edit | edit source]
First season[edit | edit source]
Mob Productions announced in July 2023 that they were looking at a season that will feature six episodes, though that number was confirmed to be lower than the "real amount". By early August, it was announced that the season would feature ten episodes that won't be set in the Arrowverse, though the events of it wouldn't be wiped entirely. Fisher announced that he had been in talks with Hawley, the showrunner, about returning and agreed to do so as long as he can be the one to help discuss which storylines to adapt. One of the storylines that was discussed was Infinite Crisis, which Fisher said was a very dark story that would be a "great story to explore". In September 2023, Mob Productions officially announced the series and said it would premiere on June 16, 2025 and that filming for the first season would begin in March 2024.
Later in March 2024, it was announced that the series had begun filming and would conclude later in the year.
Later in March, a Daredevil reboot series was reported to be in development with Feige and Marvel Studios Production and Development group executive Chris Gary as producers. The series was confirmed to be in development for Disney+ in late May, with Matt Corman and Chris Ord attached as head writers and executive producers. The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline Hollywood both described it as a fourth season of the original series. During the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con in July, the series was officially announced as Daredevil: Born Again and was revealed to have 18 episodes for its first season. Cox said an 18-episode series was a "huge undertaking" and was chosen in part due to the many story possibilities that come with Murdock being a lawyer. Christian Holub at Entertainment Weekly believed the title was a reference to the character "literally being 'born again' into the official MCU" rather than the series being an adaptation of the "Born Again" storyline. Cox described Born Again as a "whole new thing" and not a fourth season of the Netflix series, which he felt was "the way to go. If you are going to do it again, do it differently."
Michael Cuesta was revealed to be directing the first episode of the series in March 2023. Additional directors were expected to direct blocks of episodes. D'Onofrio said they were working on two seasons and there would be "gigantic payoffs" during the second. He reiterated that they were approaching the new series differently from the Netflix series, with few plans to connect to the original. Jeffrey Nachmanoff and Clark Johnson—who was previously a director on the Marvel Netflix series Luke Cage (2016–2018)—joined the series as additional directors in May, with Johnson hired to direct two episodes. David Boyd was also set to direct.