Following have left Arrow last season, it’s now confirmed that Colton Haynes will be back as Roy Harper.
Haynes tweeted the news himself earlier today with: “Just landed in Vancouver to…BEGIN FILMING ON #ARROW AGAIN!!! So excited!!!”
Haynes left Arrow last year when his character Arsenal took the fall for being the Arrow and faked his own death in prison. Roy was then seen leaving town and left Thea his red suit.
“We are beyond thrilled that Colton will be returning to Arrow this season,” EP Marc Guggenheim told EW.com. “It was always our intention to have him return following his departure last season, but it was a matter of finding the right story line to pull it off. That opportunity presented itself in episode 412 and we can’t wait for the fans to see this reunion.”
No specific details are known in regards to how Roy will return or be used.
The title for the Arrow episode that sees Haynes return is “Unchained.”
Just landed in Vancouver to…BEGIN FILMING ON #ARROW AGAIN!!! So excited!!!
— Colton Haynes (@ColtonLHaynes) November 20, 2015