In the CW’s upcoming drama ARROW, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is rescued from a remote island in the Pacific five years after thought  being killed in a violent shipwreck. Returning to his home in Starling City, Queen secretly creates the persona of Arrow, a vigilante, to right the wrongs of his family and fight the ills of society. Created by GREG BERLANTI and based on the popular DC Comics character THE GREEN ARROW, the cast includes STEPHEN AMELL and KATIE CASSIDY.

Fielding questions yesterday from entertainment reporters at a Television Critics Association press conference, CW honcho MARC GUGGENHEIM talked about the series and its unflinching take on vigilantism. (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR FOR AUDIO)

ARROW debuts on The CW 10/10