The Flash (1990)

09/20/1990 (US) • 45m

Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Overview

When a bolt of lightening crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged substances bathes chemist Barry Allen, transforming him into the fastest man alive--The Flash.

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John Wesley Shipp

Barry Allen / Flash

22 Episodes

Amanda Pays

Christina 'Tina' McGee

22 Episodes

Alex Désert

Julio Mendez

22 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

1990 | 22 Episodes

Barry Allen, a forensic scientist working for the Central City police, is struck by lightning and doused in chemicals in his lab. He develops superspeed and creates a superhero identity for himself to fight crime: The Flash. Research scientist Dr. Tina McGee works at S.T.A.R. Labs and helps Barry fight crime while trying to understand how his powers are developing. As well as his superheroics, Barry tries to maintain a private life, and tries to keep his superhero identity from his colleagues, his boss Lt. Garfield, and his best friend, Julio Mendez.

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Status

Canceled

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

superhero

based on comic

super power

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