Legends of Tomorrow now regarded as a TV cult classic

Movieweb reports that DC's Legends of Tomorrow is now regarded as a television cult classic, ten years after its debut on The CW on Jan. 21, 2016.

The series began as a mismatched team of time travelers built from supporting Arrowverse characters and endured a rocky first season before finding its voice. The show shifted leadership from Rip Hunter to Sara Lance/White Canary, leaned into absurdist, episodic adventures often compared to an American Doctor Who mixed with a New Girl/How I Met Your Mother dynamic, and produced memorable moments such as the Gorilla Grodd meme, an episode involving a young George Lucas, and a sequence using John Noble's voice for a season villain. It also introduced and developed diverse characters — including the Arrowverse debut of the Justice Society, the live-action Muslim superhero Zari, Matt Ryan's Constantine, and original favourites like Ava Sharpe, Mona Wu, and Gary Green.

The series ended on a cliffhanger: the Season 7 finale aired on Mar. 2, 2022 and teased Booster Gold, but The CW cancelled Legends of Tomorrow on Apr. 29, 2022 amid a change in ownership and cost-cutting at Nexstar. A Netflix deal made revival at Paramount+ or HBO Max impossible, and subsequent Arrowverse crossovers did not resolve the show's plotlines, leaving the unresolved finale to bolster its cult status and fan speculation about a possible return.

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Culture, Arrowverse, Sara Lance, Rip Hunter, Booster Gold, Zari