Arrow wrapped up its eight-year run with a poignant ending for Felicity and Oliver, written before Emily Bett Rickards agreed to reprise her role.

After eight seasons, The CW's Arrow will come to a close with next week's episode, titled "Fadeout", directed by James Bamford and written by Marc Guggenheim and Beth Schwartz. While it's certainly a time to say goodbye, some new images from the finale reveal it's also time to say hello, again, to Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak. Rickards left Arrow back in season 7, with the longtime Team Arrow tech wizard Felicity Smoak departing with the all-powerful Monitor (LaMonica Garrett) to a place she can be with Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell). But that hypothetical …

There are some big changes coming to The CW, like a brand new take on Superman & Lois and a prequel series set in the world of The 100, but not all the changes bring new shows to the network. Arrow, the superhero series that redefined the way comic book characters were portrayed on TV, is coming to an end. And while that will certainly be a bittersweet moment for all involved, there's one change that should have fans everywhere ecstatic: Felicity Smoak is coming back. Arrow star Stephen Amell revealed as much earlier today over social media. Always …

Arrow star Stephen Amell confirms Emily Bett Rickards will return as Felicity Smoak for the series finale after exiting in the season 7 finale.

From Michael Gallagher, the LGBTQ dramedy Funny Story follows what happens when Walter Campbell (Matthew Glave), an aging heartthrob trying to reconnect with his estranged adult daughter Nic (Jana Winternitz), gives her friend Kim (Emily Bett Rickards) a ride to their vacation in Big Sur that he decides to crash. While these two complicated individuals bond in unexpected ways, Walter’s own narcissism and need for forgiveness threatens to ruin what’s intended to be a beautiful trip. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actress Emily Bett Rickards talked about why this script appealed to her, what …

We gather here today to mourn the loss of Olicity, 2012 - 2019. This ship, as the say, has finally sailed. Emily Bett Rickards, who has played Felicity Smoak on Arrow since season one, episode three, announced that she would not be returning for The CW series' eighth and final season. "Felicity and I are a very tight two," the actress wrote in her announcement post. "But after one through seven we will be saying goodbye to you." Rickards first appeared as Smoak—the comic characters' first live-action adaptation—in the season 1 episode "Lone Gunmen." The IT-worker-turned-…