Green Arrow TV Series Casting Breakdown Leaks

With Green Arrow returning to the small screen in The CW's new TV series Arrow, many have been wondering what other familiar faces we could expect from the show? Luckily, we now have some answers, as a just released casting breakdown has made its way online, thanks to theTVAddict.

And it seems like the Black Canary's alter-ego, Dinah Lance is going to be involved in some form. Though, she may be under a "nickname", Laurel. Have a look for yourself, who would you cast for these roles?

OLIVER QUEEN

A 27 year old reformed bad boy, who after having spent five years shipwrecked on a tiny, brutally dangerous island in the South China Sea returns to town a different man. Or to be more specific, a tortured, thoughtful master of the bow with a ferocious determination to make a difference.

DINAH “LAUREL” LANCE

28 years old, smart sexy, Laurel is a legal aid attorney determined to use her life as a one-woman war against the 1% following the death of her younger sister Sara. A sister, who as luck would have it, just so happened to have died aboard Oliver’s yacht.

TOMMY MERLYN

28 years old and devil-smooth, Tommy is a trustafarian like Oliver, a spectacularly rich young man whose life revolves around parties, clubs, liquor and lots of anonymous sex. Unlike Oliver, he can’t seem to understand his former best friend’s sudden change of lifestyle and direction.

MOIRA QUEEN

48 years old, a beautiful woman, Oliver’s mother Moira is a very wealthy woman who is not used to being shaken. Having remarried during the five years that former husband Robert and Oliver were both presumed dead, Moira has had free rein over the Queen billions. Not surprisingly, she’s deeply interested in learning whether or not Robert will also return unexpectedly, to ruin her present marriage and go over the books with a fine-tooth comb.

JOHN DIGGLE

35 years old, African-American, Diggle is really, really big, a former military man who served with the Army Rangers in Afghanistan, and has been a bodyguard for hire for the last four years. Hired by Moira to be Oliver’s chauffeur and protector, Diggle soon finds he is trapped in a battle of wits, as Oliver repeatedly eludes his protection. But in fact, Diggle’s primary conflict is one of loyalty — he has to show that he’s working for Oliver, not Moira, before Oliver will give him a smidgen of trust.

THEA QUEEN

17 years old, Oliver’s Lolita-esque sister, Thea was a 12 year old girl when he went on his infamous yachting voyage — but now she’s a celebutante who’s testing the boundaries of acceptable behavior. Thea loved her big brother with all her heart, and is delighted to have him back in her life — but she’s spreading her wings, and is unprepared for Oliver to become the Bad Cop in the family, restricting her access to boys and drugs.

There's also something to note within the description of Dinah. The mention of the 1% suggests this series may tie in some of the political intrigue fans have come to expect of the Emerald Archer.

Characters aside, director David Nutter has signed on to helm the pilot for the network. Nutter is no stranger to the genre, having done episodes for Smallville, Supernatural, and Roswell. The pilot script, written by showrunners (and producers) Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, brings forth a new perspective on the Green Arrow mythology. Berlanti and Guggenheim were also instrumental in bringing the Green Lantern movie to Warner Bros. and the family-friendly No Ordinary Family series.

We'll keep you updated if we learn of more.