And as with Seed’s popular Vixen, it’ll be based on a DC Comics property. The series will be Freedom Fighters: The Ray, following the classic character who has the power to harness and control light, which allow him to fly and create powerful bursts of light. The series will be based on the Ray Terrill version of the character, who is capable of converting his body completely into light energy.
According to the press release, ‘Terrill was a reporter who discovered a group of government scientists working on a secret project to turn light into a weapon of mass destruction. But before he could report on his findings, the project head exposed Ray to a “genetic light bomb.” The bomb failed to kill him and instead gifted Ray with light-based powers. With these abilities, Ray realised he could go beyond reporting on injustice – he could take action to help stop it. Calling himself The Ray, he was recruited by Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters to fight violence and oppression wherever it exists.’
The hope is that alongside the animated series, the character can be spun into live-action appearances in the Arrowverse, with CW President Mark Pedowitz commenting, “Without question, that is the way we’re intending to build these things out. That is the intention to build out these animated shows into the Arrowverse and introduce them on any one of the four shows. Marc Guggenheim did a good job last year doing that with Megalyn [Echikunwoke, who voiced Vixen on the animated show and went on to play her on Arrow].”
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