Green Arrow & Black Canary (HBO Original Series)

Oliver Queen, the arrogant, womanizing heir to Queen Industries, disappears when his family yacht sinks in the East China Sea. Everyone presumes him dead. However, Oliver survives and washes ashore on Lian Yu, which, far from being a deserted island, turns out to be a clandestine narcotics processing center and a black prison operated by the ruthless triad of Chien Na Wei (China White). For five years, the rich kid is subjected to torture, starvation, and manhunts. To survive, Oliver is forced to shed his humanity and is trained in the art of archery by a rogue mercenary, transforming into a lethal and silent hunter. Meanwhile, in the rainy and decaying streets of Star City, Dinah Laurel Lance wages her own war. The daughter of a former vigilante from the 1970s (connected to the remnants of the old JSA) and an alcoholic police detective, Dinah is a former SCPD officer who was kicked off for not looking the other way. Now, operating in underground fight clubs and as an undercover agent, she seeks to dismantle the distribution network of "Vertigo," a new synthetic drug that is devastating the slums known as The Glades. Her only advantage is a devastating sonic scream, in addition to her impeccable martial arts skills. When Oliver is finally rescued and returns to Star City, he brings with him a list of the corrupt oligarchs who have poisoned his city, including his own mother. His lethal, solitary crusade as a hooded vigilante soon violently collides with Dinah's street-level investigation. Though initially distrustful of one another—the radicalized millionaire versus the working-class warrior—they discover that the Vertigo cartel, the Lian Yu triad, and the corporate elites of Star City are all part of the same conspiracy. Together, they will forge an explosive, brutal, and deeply romantic alliance to reclaim their city, arrow by arrow and blow by blow.

Story added by SasakiGold on June 13, 2026