Arrow (TV series)
Arrow is an American superhero television series developed by writer/producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg that is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow. The series premiered in the United States on The CW on October 10, 2012, with international broadcasting taking place in late 2012. Primarily filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, "Arrow" follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), who, five years after being stranded on a hostile island, returns home to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow.
Merlyn (DC Comics)
Malcolm Merlyn appears as a main protagonist of "Arrow" tie-in comic, "The Dark Archer". He appears in flashback storyline in 1985 and in a present-day storyline between third and fourth seasons.John Barrowman portrays Malcolm Merlyn / Dark Archer in The CW's live-action "Arrowverse", where he serves as Oliver Queen's nemesis. The digital comic "Arrow: The Dark Archer" reveals that his birth name is Arthur King.Merlyn appears in Green Arrow's S.T.A.R. Labs Missions in "".