CW Renews Arrow for Season 4

The CW network granted early renewals for eight series during the Television Critics Association's winter press tour over the weekend, and Arrow was one show on the list. The series will return for Season 4 in the fall.

"Each of these series have helped define what The CW is today, a network that is home to smart, provocative, quality programming, targeting a savvy adult audience," CW president Mark Pedowitz said in a release ahead of his executive session. "By picking up these shows now, our executive producers can start planning next season's storylines, and rolling these shows out throughout next season guarantees The CW will have more proven original series for our fall, midseason and summer 2016 lineups."

Season 3 of Arrow returns with new episodes on Wednesday, January 21, and fans have even more to be excited about now with the release of the official description for Episode 11, entitled "Midnight City."

It seems like this will be a packed episode despite the absence of Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell). Based on the description, Laurel suits up as the Black Canary, Roy and Diggle are in action, Ray helps the police battle Brick (guest starVinnie Jones) and Malcolm continues to scheme. Check out the description in full:

"SUIT UP - Arsenal (Colton Haynes) and Diggle (David Ramsey) confront Laurel (Katie Cassidy) about trying to step into her sister's shoes and warn her to stop before she gets herself killed. However, when Brick (guest star Vinnie Jones) kidnaps the city's Aldermen and threatens to kill them all unless the police evacuate The Glades, it's all suits on deck. Meanwhile, Ray (Brandon Routh) steps in to help Lance (Paul Blackthorne) and the police force fight Brick, showing Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) a new side of her boss. Malcom (John Barrowman) tells Thea (Willa Holland) that Ra's al Ghul (Matt Nable) is after him and his family and they must leave town immediately. Nick Copus directed the episode written by Wendy Mericle & Ben Sokolowski."

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