Fans of the show were sad to hear that Constantine wasn’t going to be renewed for a second season, but that doesn’t mean we’ve seen the last of Matt Ryan as John Constantine.
Ryan took to Twitter last night to announce that he will feature in the upcoming season of Arrow in the fifth episode of Season Four called “Haunted”.
“John Constantine is a weather worn exorcist and expert on the supernatural and the occult,” The CW writes on their website. “He is a detective, magician, and a hunter of demons, and will provide critical support to Oliver (Stephen Amell) when arrows aren’t enough.”
“We are thrilled to have Matt Ryan reprise the role of John Constantine on an upcoming episode of Arrow,” said executive producer Marc Guggenheim. “Matt is an incredibly talented actor and his portrayal of this beloved character was always something we admired. The introduction of magic and mysticism on the show this season has provided a truly organic opportunity for us to bring John Constantine to Arrow and the CW’s DC Universe. It will be a well-deserved tip of the hat to all the Constantine fans who were so incredibly supportive of that series.”
Further to that, Guggenheim dropped the hint that Ryan will also appear in spin-off show Legends of Tomorrow as his cameo will have a huge impact on the revival of Sara Lance. “Unlike Thea, who wasn’t fully dead, the consequences of using the pit on someone as dead as Sara was creates some unforeseen difficulties,” Guggenheim adds. “And John Constantine is uniquely suited to help our team deal with those.”
Arrow returns on October 7th on The CW.
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Originally published August 12, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.
