The Flash (2014 TV series)

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American television series action television series drama television series superhero television series

The Flash (2014 TV series) is a DC Comics–based superhero drama following crime scene investigator Barry Allen, who gains super-speed and protects Central City from metahuman threats.

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All labels observed (32)

Label	Occurrences
The Flash (2014 TV series) canonical	23
The Flash	16
The Flash (TV series)	9
Team Flash	3
Flash vs. Arrow (Arrowverse crossover)	1
Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / The Flash	1
Joe West on The Flash	1
Pilot (The Flash, 2014)	1
The Flash (2014 TV series) Season 1	1
The Flash (2014 TV series) score	1
The Flash (2014 TV series), Season 1 Episode 1	1
The Flash (2014) pilot episode	1
The Flash (TV series) episode "The Runaway Dinosaur"	1
The Flash Season 1	1
The Flash Season 2	1
The Flash Season 3	1
The Flash Season 4	1
The Flash Season 5	1
The Flash Season 6	1
The Flash Season 7	1
The Flash season 1	1
The Flash season 2	1
The Flash season 2 episode "Legends of Today"	1
The Flash season 3	1
The Flash season 4	1
The Flash season 5	1
The Flash season 6	1
The Flash season 7	1
The Flash season 8	1
The Flash season 9	1
The Flash, Season 1 Episode 1	1
portraying Chester P. Runk on The Flash	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T719652 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Flash (2014 TV series)
Context triple: [Clancy Brown, knownFor, The Flash (2014 TV series)]

A. Justice League
Justice League is a 2017 superhero film based on the DC Comics team, featuring Batman, Wonder Woman, and other heroes uniting to save the world.
B. Teen Titans (TV series)
Teen Titans is an animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics team, following a group of teenage heroes as they battle villains while dealing with personal struggles and team dynamics.
C. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 superhero film in the DC Extended Universe that brings Batman and Superman into conflict while setting up a broader Justice League storyline.
D. The CW
The CW is an American broadcast television network known for targeting younger audiences with series in genres like teen drama, superhero shows, and fantasy.
E. Man of Steel
Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder that reboots the Superman franchise, starring Henry Cavill as the titular hero.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Flash (2014 TV series)
Target entity description: The Flash (2014 TV series) is a DC Comics–based superhero drama following crime scene investigator Barry Allen, who gains super-speed and protects Central City from metahuman threats.

A. Justice League
Justice League is a 2017 superhero film based on the DC Comics team, featuring Batman, Wonder Woman, and other heroes uniting to save the world.
B. Teen Titans (TV series)
Teen Titans is an animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics team, following a group of teenage heroes as they battle villains while dealing with personal struggles and team dynamics.
C. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 superhero film in the DC Extended Universe that brings Batman and Superman into conflict while setting up a broader Justice League storyline.
D. The CW
The CW is an American broadcast television network known for targeting younger audiences with series in genres like teen drama, superhero shows, and fantasy.
E. Man of Steel
Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder that reboots the Superman franchise, starring Henry Cavill as the titular hero.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American television series ⓘ action television series ⓘ drama television series ⓘ superhero television series ⓘ
audioFormat	Dolby Digital 5.1 ⓘ
basedOn	DC Comics character The Flash ⓘ
composer	Blake Neely ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Andrew Kreisberg ⓘ Geoff Johns ⓘ Greg Berlanti ⓘ
developedForTelevisionBy	Andrew Kreisberg ⓘ Geoff Johns ⓘ Greg Berlanti ⓘ
distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution ⓘ linked to: Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
featuresConcept	metahumans ⓘ super-speed ⓘ
filmingLocation	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ⓘ linked to: Vancouver
firstAired	2014-10-07 ⓘ
genre	action ⓘ drama ⓘ science fiction ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ
hasCrossoverEvent	Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse) ⓘ linked to: Arrowverse Elseworlds (Arrowverse) ⓘ Heroes Join Forces (Arrowverse) ⓘ Invasion! (Arrowverse) ⓘ
lastAired	2023-05-24 ⓘ
mainCharacter	Barry Allen ⓘ
narrativeFocus	Barry Allen as a crime scene investigator ⓘ Barry Allen protecting Central City from metahuman threats ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	184 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons	9 ⓘ
openingTheme	Theme from The Flash ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalNetwork	The CW ⓘ
partOf	Arrowverse ⓘ
pictureFormat	HDTV 1080i ⓘ
portrays	Candice Patton as Iris West ⓘ Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon ⓘ Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow ⓘ Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / The Flash ⓘ linked to: The Flash (2014 TV series) Jesse L. Martin as Joe West ⓘ Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells / Eobard Thawne and variants ⓘ
productionCompany	Berlanti Productions ⓘ DC Entertainment ⓘ Warner Bros. Television ⓘ
relatedWork	Arrow (TV series) ⓘ linked to: Arrow Batwoman (TV series) ⓘ linked to: Batwoman Legends of Tomorrow (TV series) ⓘ Supergirl (TV series) ⓘ linked to: Supergirl
setInFictionalLocation	Central City ⓘ
spinOffFrom	Arrow (TV series) ⓘ linked to: Arrow
starring	Brandon McKnight ⓘ Candice Patton ⓘ Carlos Valdes ⓘ Danielle Nicolet ⓘ Danielle Panabaker ⓘ Grant Gustin ⓘ Hartley Sawyer ⓘ Jesse L. Martin ⓘ Kayla Compton ⓘ Keiynan Lonsdale ⓘ Tom Cavanagh ⓘ
subgenre	crime drama ⓘ

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