Arrow’s Canceled Spin-off Could’ve Featured Smallville’s Black Canary

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During the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover event in the Arrowverse, Tom Welling and Erica Durance returned as Clark and Lois from *Smallville*. Alaina Huffman, who played Black Canary on *Smallville*, recently revealed she had hoped for a bigger part in the Arrowverse beyond just a quick appearance.

In January 2020, The CW aired an episode of *Arrow* called “Green Arrow & The Canaries” that was also a test run for a potential new series. This spin-off would have been set in 2040 and featured Oliver Queen’s daughter, Mia Smoak (played by Katherine McNamara), along with Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) and Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy) as the Black Canary. However, the network decided not to move forward with the series a year later, and the COVID-19 pandemic played a role in that decision.

Alaina Huffman reveals she pitched Greg Berlanti about joining Green Arrow and the Canaries

Before The CW decided not to move forward with the *Green Arrow and the Canaries* spin-off, Juliana Harkavy (who played Dinah Drake/Black Canary) spoke with *Arrowverse* co-creator Greg Berlanti about being involved. Harkavy shared with CBR that the plan was to explore different versions of Black Canary, and she proposed playing a mentor figure – essentially the original Black Canary – guiding the new Canaries.

Huffman didn’t share many details about her idea, so it’s unknown if she was hoping to reprise her role as Black Canary from *Smallville* or simply join the *Arrowverse* spin-off as a new version of the character. She did mention it would have been fun to explore Black Canary at a different point in her life.

Smallville is currently available to stream on Hulu, while Arrow can be found on Netflix.

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2025-09-17 19:28