Several new actors have recently joined the cast of “Arrow” season 5 and when the show returns Echo Kellum, who plays Curtis Holt, will be a series regular. At the end of the season 4 finale it appeared that Felicity and Oliver were the only two Team Arrow members left, but it looks like they’ll be getting a lot of help from Curtis Holt next season.
Producer Wendy Mericle recently spoke to TV Line and she said that in order for Felicity and Curtis to co-exist, they need to serve different purposes. Next season Curtis will fill a role similar to what Cisco does for Team Flash as he’ll be working on new tech and hardware for Team Arrow.
“Essentially, if she’s software, he’s hardware,” Mericle told TV Line. “As he evolves into becoming Mr. Terrific in Season 5, one of the things we’re really exploring is differentiating them by having Curtis be more like Cisco on The Flash. We want him to be a bit more hands-on, a little more about building physical tech.”
It certainly sounds like Curtis could be just what Team Arrow needs. For the past two seasons the team has been receiving tech upgrades from Cisco here and there so it makes sense for them to have someone on the team that can fill that void.
“Arrow” returns for season 5 on Wednesday, October 5.
