Demon hunter John Constantine is making more than one appearance on TV this season—in addition to the new animated CW Seed series Constantine, he'll also drop by Legends of Tomorrow for a two-episode arc.
Executive producer Phil Klemmer told Rotten Tomatoes that Matt Ryan, who played the DC Comics character for one season on NBC's live-action series Constantine, will appear on Legends.
He later told The Hollywood Reporter, "Having Matt Ryan reprise his iconic — dare we say legendary — role of John Constantine on Legends is something that [executive producer] Marc [Guggenheim] and I have been working toward since Season One, and now the stars have finally aligned."
Ryan made an appearance as Constantine in Season Four of Arrow, and he'll return to the CW DC universe for episodes nine and ten of Legends of Tomorrow Season Three, which Klemmer told THR takes place chronologically after his appearance on Arrow.
"As for the character of Constantine, we knew that an alienated, chain-smoking, bisexual, world-weary demonologist would feel right at home among our Legends," Klemmer told THR. "His appearance in episode 310 will involve the following: a revisiting of Arrow season four and the events following that season's finale episode; a confrontation with this season's Big Bad on Legends — the name we've only heard whispered until now, Mallus; some hot sex — something that has been in short supply on the Waverider thus far in Season Three; and Damien Darhk [Neil McDonough], because how can you do an episode about dark magic and not have Damien Darhk? More than anything, the episode promises to be scary as you know what — tonally it's The Exorcist meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Demonic possession in a mental institution — what's not to love?"
Legends of Tomorrow airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on The CW.
