Riverdale’s KJ Apa Replaces Ezra Miller As The Flash In DC Concept Design

Compared to the likes of Batman and Superman, who’ve each had numerous live-action incarnations, the Flash only has a handful. The most prominent until the 2010s was portrayed by John Wesley Shipp in the CBS «Flash» television series, which ran from 1990 to 1991. Carrying on his small screen legacy, Grant Gustin famously played the Scarlet Speedster on the long-running CW series, «The Flash,» from 2014 to 2023. Then, a few years after Gustin’s TV run began, Ezra Miller became the Flash of the DCEU.

All of these takes on the Flash look and act very differently from each other, stemming from projects that very much stand out from the rest. However, they’re all the exact same version of the character, Barry Allen. Whenever there’s a live-action Flash spotlight to be had, it has almost always been Barry instead of the numerous other incarnations of the DC hero. Thus, if the DCU really wants to start fresh, making Wally West the main Flash for once instead of Barry would be a wise move. Evidently, KJ Apa could fit that role perfectly.

We’ll just have to wait and see what the future holds for the Flash at the movies — and if Apa has a shot at the character — as the DCU prepares to launch.