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Grant Gustin became the fastest man alive for a generation of fans when he played Barry Allen in the CW’sThe Flash. Part of the Arrowverse group of shows,The Flashran for nine seasons and was as popular as the franchise’s flagship seriesArrow. Gustin mentioned thatArrow’s success gave him a lot of confidence inThe Flashbeing on air for a long time.
While comic book fans definitely know Green Arrow, casual fans are more familiar with the Flash due to his cool superpower and his involvement in the Justice League. Gustin mentioned that he was extremely confident about him seeing through his six-year contract even before the first season aired because of the character’s popularity.
Grant Gustin Says He Was Stupidly Cocky AboutThe Flash’s Success From The Beginning
The Arrowverse shows pushed boundaries on what could be done for TV. With high-concept superheroes at the forefront, shows likeArrow,The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow,andSuperman & Loisbalanced the personal lives of these heroes as well as their world-saving adventures.
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Of the Arrowverse shows,The Flashseemed to be the most popular one. With the speedster already famous from the comics and the animatedJustice League, it was bound to be a hit. In fact, the series premiere was reportedly the most-viewed premiere for the CW sinceThe Vampire Diaries(viaTV Line).
Grant Gustin was reportedly confident about the show’s success even before the first season finished airing. Though the actor admitted that he did not know the workings of a network at the time, he mentioned onThe Sackhoff Showthat he figuredThe Flashwould be a hit because it was more popular than Stephen Amell’sArrow. He said,
I think I was naive to the fact that it was going to run a long time. Like the contract we signed was six years and I was like we’ll do six…I didn’t know what I was doing and I didn’t know that that’s not like a thing that you should assume but Arrow was popular and it was a spin-off of that. And, no offense to the character of Arrow but we were about to make the Flash…it’s a little bit more well-known.
While Gustin was not wrong, as the show even lasted a season longer than its flagship series, he admitted that he knew it was going to get tougher as the seasons progressed to keep storylines interesting with the same concept.
Grant Gustin Was Not Too Confident About Bagging The Role OfThe Flash
WhileThe Flashmay not be on the same level as legendary shows such asBreaking BadorThe Sopranos, the CW show still has its fans and created a legacy of its own. Despite crossing over with other Arrowverse shows likeLegends of TomorrowandSupergirl,The Flashdistinguished itself and was ranked among the 20 most popular shows (viaInsider).
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WhileGrant Gustinwas confident about the show’s success, he was reportedly not that cocky about bagging the role himself. Speaking about his audition process and his insecurities at the time to Men’s Health, Gustin mentioned,
I mean, I was 23 when I auditioned for that show and thought I had no chance of getting it. I didn’t even want to go to the audition. I was like, ‘This is a waste of my time and their time.’ In the breakdown, it said he was late twenties to early thirties.
The actor mentioned that he had imposter syndrome due to this requirement and never dreamed of getting to play a superhero. However, he did bag the part and played the speedster for nine seasons.
The Flashis available to stream on Netflix.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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