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The CW鈥檚 hit show 鈥淭he Flash鈥� will premiere soon, as the CW moves forward with multiple superhero TV programs.聽

鈥淭he Flash,鈥� which debuts its third season on Oct. 4, stars Grant Gustin as the super-speedy Barry Allen.

The program is a spin-off from fellow CW superhero show 鈥淎rrow,鈥� which debuted in 2012 and centers on the wealthy Oliver Queen, who becomes a superhero who fights with a bow and arrow.聽

In previous episodes, the Flash decided to go back in time to save his mother from dying. This could now change the future.聽

But there could be romance in Barry鈥檚 life as well, as 鈥淔lash鈥� star Candice Patton, who portrays Iris, that viewers could 鈥渞est assured that the Barry and Iris relationship [will finally] come to fruition this season.鈥澛�

鈥淗arry Potter鈥� fans will recognize actor Tom Felton, who portrayed villain Draco Malfoy in the 鈥淧otter鈥� film series and who will appear in the new episodes of 鈥淔lash鈥� as Julian Dorn. According to , Mr. Felton鈥檚 character will first appear in the second episode of the third season, and Julian will take a dislike to Barry.

The CW is becoming quite the destination for superhero fans, as in addition to airing 鈥淎rrow鈥� (which will debut its fifth season in early October), 鈥淭he Flash,鈥� and the TV program 鈥淒C鈥檚 Legends of Tomorrow,鈥� which will return for a second season around the same time, the CW recently acquired the CBS show 鈥淪upergirl,鈥� which aired its first season last year.聽

Comic book fans know that all the heroes and villains featured on these shows hail from DC Comics and so all live in the same fictional universe. The characters often hop from one show to another.

Is this strategy of superheroes working for the CW?

鈥淔lash鈥� was a strong ratings performer for the CW in its first season, though noted that the show鈥檚 second season finale 鈥渟tumbled 20 percent among the 18-49s from its freshman finale of last May.鈥澛�

But sees this superhero show dominance on the CW as a positive development.聽

鈥淭he CW, which for so long looked lost in the programming desert 鈥� has recently found a sense of mission based on superheroes, super-soaps and the supernatural,鈥� Mr. Cayna writes. 鈥淎nd now it鈥檚 the DC Comics characters that could provide the CW with its strongest sense of identity.鈥�