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'The Final Run': Grant Gustin says goodbye to 'The Flash' after 9 seasons as he moves on to 'next phase'

Grant Gustin recently opened up in an interview about his readiness to say goodbye to the beloved franchise after a run of 9 seasons

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The fastest man alive is finally slowing down and moving on. The original Arrowverse is officially coming to an end with the conclusion of 'Flash' finale. Actor Grant Gustin, who has been playing Barry Allen AKA the Flash for almost a decade, recently opened up in an interview about his readiness to say goodbye to the beloved franchise after a run of 9 years. The final season of 'The Flash' hit TV screens on February 8. The season is set to have 13 episodes in total.

Apart from Gustin, season 9 of the superhero series sees several of the cast members reprising their roles. They include Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow, Jesse L Martin as Joe West, Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton, Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia, Brandon McKnight as Chester P Runk, Jon Cor as Mark Blaine/Chillblaine. The show is also set to feature several familiar faces of the series like Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West, David Ramsey as John Diggle and Sendhil Ramamurthy as Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork. 

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In his recent interview with 'E News', Gustin opened up about his time playing Barry Allen and being ready to begin his next chapter after a 9 season phenomenol run. The actor shared, "I'm ready for it to be over", adding that the decision was not due to any negative reasons. He elaborated that it was like finishing high school and goint to the next level, joining college or not. But he is ready to happily close this chapter and to move on to the next one.

"And that's not for any negative reason. It's like when you're getting ready to finish high school and—granted I don't know what college I'm going to after this, I might not get into college—but you're excited to wrap up and move on to the next phase of your life."

Gustin, who recently became a father, added that he is emotionally ready for the next chapter of his life and move on together with his family. While speaking about the upcoming finale, Gustin said he had no idea what to expect from the last season, but he accepted whatever script he received and moved forward with it.

Apart from the series regulars, the final season of 'The Flash' also sees Javicia Leslie as Batwoman, Nicole Maines as Nia Nal and finally Stephen Amell as the Green Arrow. Appearance of Green Arrow in the final season is a perfect bookend to the Arrowverse.    

The first episode of 'The Flash' season 9 is available on the CW app to stream, with new episodes premiering every Wednesday on CW.