What is The Flash about?
When a bolt of lightning crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged substances bathes chemist Barry Allen, transforming him into the fastest man alive--The Flash.
A lightning-infused chemist battles crime with superhuman speed in a brisk, pulpy adventure.
A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 24, 2026.
The Flash parents guide
No surprises for a TV-PG: mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Created byDanny Bilson, Paul De Meo
StarringJohn Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, Alex Désert
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