The Animated Guy season 1
| The Animated Guy | |
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| Original network | The CW |
| Original release | June 5, 2025 – present |
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The first season of the American superhero television series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / The Flash, was officially announced in July 2024. The season is produced by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment, with Eric Wallace returning as showrunner for his fifth consecutive season. It continues the series' long-running storyline within the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with other related television series.
This season marks a major shift in the series' focus, transitioning from longtime lead Barry Allen (portrayed by Grant Gustin) to his son Bart Allen, portrayed by Jordan Fisher, who now serves as the central protagonist. Gustin appears in a recurring capacity, continuing Barry's arc in a mentor/supporting role.
Like previous seasons, Season 10 maintains the “Graphic Novel” format, dividing the storyline into multiple self-contained arcs inspired by comic book structure. The season is expected to consist of 13 episodes, featuring three Graphic Novels and two Interludes, with the first arc titled Rogue War. The season is scheduled to premiere on August 7, 2025.
Episodes
The tenth season will contain 13 episodes. The following table will be updated as titles and viewership become available.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pants on Fire" | Greg Henshaw | Tori Feldman | June 5, 2025 | TAGX01 | 1.42 |
| After shrinking all his pants in the dryer, Alan Gribble starts wearing his daughter Morgan’s leggings and discovers they make him feel “fast,” prompting him to enter the Bayshore Senior Invitational under a fake age and win by cutting through alleys and riding his neighbor Carl’s stair lift. When news footage exposes him, Alan blames “Big Pants” for deepfaking the video, rallying a protest against “ageist legwear discrimination” that ends when the mayor catches him trying to return the stretched leggings for store credit. Meanwhile, Oliver, inspired by Linda telling a “white lie” to their friend Denise, sets up elaborate hidden-camera scenarios to catch the family lying, culminating in faking Max’s death to see who would cry—only to learn everyone was mostly annoyed by him. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Mayor for a Minute" | Dana Whitlock | Randy Kelter | June 12, 2025 | TAGX02 | 1.39 |
| After accidentally knocking Mayor Bronson unconscious during the annual Bayshore Beach Clam Chowder Festival by tripping over the microphone cable, Alan is mistaken for the deputy mayor and pressured into taking over the job “just for the afternoon.” Loving the instant perks—free parking, police escorts, and a lifetime supply of mini muffins—Alan refuses to give the job back, using his newfound power to pass bizarre ordinances like “Mandatory Pajama Thursdays” and “No Spoons Bigger than a Tablespoon.” As the town begins to spiral into chaos, Linda tries to remind him that real leadership means responsibility, only for Alan to retaliate by declaring their marriage “temporarily illegal.” Meanwhile, Morgan and Oliver try to win a local radio contest for concert tickets by calling in every hour, but Max keeps answering the phone with weird noises or prank answers that get them disqualified. When Morgan finally tricks Max into staying quiet by bribing him with a rare trading card, the radio DJ shows up to deliver the tickets—only for Max to accidentally shred them while trying to show off a magic trick. Alan’s reign ends when Mayor Bronson wakes up in the hospital and declares all of Alan’s ordinances null and void, except for Pajama Thursdays, which the town surprisingly embraces. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Gribble of Fortune " | Lance Myerson | Kelly DuVall | June 19, 2025 | TAGX03 | 1.44 |
| When Alan wins a trip to spin the giant prize wheel at the popular game show Spin 2 Win, he becomes obsessed with landing on the $1 million slot, despite Linda reminding him the odds are worse than their toaster “accidentally” making a croissant. On the day of filming, Alan sabotages other contestants by swapping their good-luck charms with cursed ones from the attic, but ends up spinning the wheel so hard it flies off and crashes through the set of Cooking with Carol. To avoid being sued, the producers let Alan host the show for a week, where he promptly turns it into Gribble of Fortune—a hybrid game show and personal blog where contestants answer trivia questions about his life. Meanwhile, Morgan is roped into helping Oliver and Max build a cardboard castle for a school project, only for Max to fortify it with so many heavy objects that it collapses on Oliver, trapping him inside. Convinced they’ll be blamed, the kids recruit Carl to “rescue” Oliver using his leaf blower, which works but also blows Oliver’s homework into the bay. Back at the studio, Alan finally wins the $1 million on a practice spin, only to be told it doesn’t count; in retaliation, he spins the wheel again and accidentally knocks over the host’s grandmother, earning him a permanent ban from the show but free croissants for life from the network cafeteria. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | August 28, 2025 | T27.15104 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | September 4, 2025 | T27.15105 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | September 11, 2025 | T27.15106 | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | September 18, 2025 | T27.15107 | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | September 25, 2025 | T27.15108 | N/A |
| 9 | 9 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | October 2, 2025 | T27.15109 | N/A |
| 10 | 10 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | October 9, 2025 | T27.15110 | N/A |
| 11 | 11 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | October 16, 2025 | T27.15111 | N/A |
| 12 | 12 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 2025 | T27.15112 | N/A |
| 13 | 13 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | October 30, 2025 | T27.15113 | N/A |
Cast and characters
Main
- Jordan Fisher as Bart Allen / Impulse
- Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton
- Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Runk
- Anya Chalotra as Lyra Allen
- Giancarlo Esposito as Silas Marr
Recurring
- Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / The Flash
- Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia
- Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora West-Allen / XS
- Tom Cavanagh as Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash
- Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as Bloodwork
- Rick Cosnett as Eddie Thawne
Production
Following the broadcast of Season 9, speculation grew about the future of The Flash due to its status as the final ongoing Arrowverse series. In interviews during early 2024, showrunner Eric Wallace confirmed the development of a new chapter focused on generational legacy. In July 2024, The CW renewed the series for a tenth season, promoting Jordan Fisher as the new lead.
Filming began in October 2024 in Vancouver and concluded in early March 2025. Writers Thomas Pound, Lauren Fields, and Emily Palizzi returned to script individual arcs, while Danielle Panabaker directed multiple episodes including the midseason entry and penultimate chapter.
To re-energize the series, Season 10 introduces new Rogues and deepens the mythos surrounding the Speed Force. The writing team focused on integrating more serialized tension and thematic closure for legacy characters.
Notable new additions include Giancarlo Esposito as Silas Marr, a rogue meta-tech tactician destabilizing Central City's infrastructure, and Anya Chalotra as Lyra Allen, a speedster with unknown ties to the West-Allen bloodline. Both characters represent evolving threats and family mysteries central to Bart's growth.