Arrow is a 2012 English-language Action Adventure series created by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg. The show was Produced by J. P. Finn, Wendy Mericle, Todd Pittson, Ben Sokolowski, Keto Shimizu, Glen Winter, James Bamford, Jon Wallace, Jennifer Lence, Oscar Balderrama and Carl Ogawa under the banner of Berlanti Productions in collaboration with DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. airing on The CW. Oliver Queen and his father are lost at sea when their luxury yacht sinks, apparently in a storm. His father dies, but Oliver survives for five years on an uncharted island and eventually returns home. But he wasn't alone on the island where he learned not only how to fight and survive but also of his father's corruption and unscrupulous business dealings. He returns to civilization a changed man, determined to put things right. He disguises himself with the hood of one of his mysterious island mentors, arms himself with a bow and sets about hunting down the men and women who have corrupted his city. Written by Anonymous. Arrow features Stephen Amell in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Katie Cassidy, Colin Donnell, David Ramsey, Willa Holland, Susanna Thompson and Paul Blackthorne. The show is based on Characters by DC Comics. The music was composed by Blake Neely. Cinematography was done by Glen Winter, Gordon Verheul, Gregory Middleton, C. Kim Miles and Corey Robson and editing by Kristin Windell, Andi Armaganian, Paul Karasik, Jessie Murray, Thomas Wallerstein and Carol Slutz. The show has a running time of 40-43 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 170 episodes during it's run of 8 seasons. Arrow was made on a budget of $0 million. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by Warner Bros. Television Distribution.