Arrow's Juliana Harkavy Says Working On The Walking Dead Prepared Her
07/28/2017 09:57 pm EDT
The Arrowverse is a dangerous place, but the newest Black Canary isn't phased by that at all thanks to her time in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead.
Actress Juliana Harkavy debuted last season as Dinah Drake, the latest to use the Black Canary title. ComicBook.com's Russ Burlingame had the chance to learn how her time as Alisha on The Walking Dead helped prepare her for Arrow.
"That is a, it really was a great starting point, because I did two episodes of the Walking Dead, I was there for about a month. It was like the perfect dip your feet into the water, see what this is like, see how you like it and I loved it. The fans were amazing. It was a great first entry into this world and I didn't even realize that it was preparing me at the time but yeah, it was."
Harkavy follows Sara Lance (Caity Lotz) and Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) in the role, though both are still involved with the Arrowverse in some capacity.
When asked if the three-peat aspect of the character makes her nervous she said "You know I'm always a little bit nervous, like as an actor. I don't even know if it has anything to do with this role. As an actor you're always scared you're going to lose your job, or that you might not have one, so I just take every moment as such a blessing that I'm on the show. I hope it continues forever, and if it doesn't, even if I had done one episode as the Canary it would've been fulfilling for like a lifetime "
You can find the description for Arrow below.
After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the North China Sea. He returned home to Star City, bent on righting the wrongs done by his family and fighting injustice. As the Green Arrow, he protects his city with the help of former soldier John Diggle (David Ramsey),computer-science expert Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards), his vigilante-trained sister Thea Queen (Willa Holland), Deputy Mayor Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne), brilliant inventor Curtis Holt (Echo Kellum), and his new recruits, street-savvy Rene Ramirez (Rick Gonzalez) and meta-human Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy).
Oliver has finally solidified and strengthened his crime-fighting team only to have it threatened when unexpected enemies from his past return to Star City, forcing Oliver to rethink his relationship with each member of his "family".
Based on the characters from DC, ARROW is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti ("The Flash," "Supergirl"), Marc Guggenheim ("DC's Legends of Tomorrow," "Eli Stone"), Wendy Mericle ("Desperate Housewives," "Eli Stone"), Andrew Kreisberg ("The Flash," "Eli Stone," "Warehouse 13") and Sarah Schechter ("The Flash," "DC's Legends of Tomorrow").
Supergirl premieres on Monday, October 9th at 8 pm, while The Flash debuts on Tuesday, October 10 at 8 pm. Legends of Tomorrow moves to Tuesdays this Fall, airing right after The Flash on October 10. On Thursday, October 12 at 9 pm Arrow will premiere to round out the DC roster.
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