Now on Streaming: Two Crime Dramas You Already Know — Thanks to Arrowverse Favorites! 🌟🎬

A new face from the Arrowverse is pulling double duty this season — starring in Countdown on Prime Video and The Waterfront on Netflix.

🎯 Countdown: A familiar Arrowverse hero dives into a gritty undercover mission.

🌊 The Waterfront: The same actor brings raw charisma to a coastal crime dynasty teetering on collapse.

One actor — two crime worlds.
👇 Want to see where your favorite Arrowverse alum pops up next? Click to uncover their double role.

Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen in Arrow

For years, the Arrowverse sat at the center of attempts to bring the pantheon of DC characters to television audiences. Beginning with 2012’s Arrow and growing to encompass a slew of interconnected shows like Batwoman, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow, the universe’s main continuity came to an official end with 2023’s The Flash season 9 finale.

While DC fans now have a whole new era of film and television content to look forward to as James Gunn pushes forward with his revamped DC Universe, many viewers continue to mourn the loss of the franchise’s first major interconnected television universe. However, two new shows are proving that the former faces of the Arrowverse continue to draw viewers.

Countdown & The Waterfront Both Feature Arrowverse Cast Members

Prime Video’s & Netflix’s New Crime Dramas Feature Some Familiar Faces

Jensen Ackles' Meachum and Jessica Camacho's Oliveras walking up to a crime scene looking intense in Countdown season 1 Jessica Camacho plays Gypsy as she raises her hand up in The Flash Wally and Jesse standing shoulder to shoulder in The Flash Jake Weary and Melissa Benoist in The Waterfront Melissa Benoist's Supergirl flying in the Arrowverse Jensen Ackles' Meachum and Jessica Camacho's Oliveras walking up to a crime scene looking intense in Countdown season 1 Jessica Camacho plays Gypsy as she raises her hand up in The Flash Wally and Jesse standing shoulder to shoulder in The Flash Jake Weary and Melissa Benoist in The Waterfront Melissa Benoist's Supergirl flying in the Arrowverse

Currently sitting in the Top 10 charts for their respective streaming services, Prime Video and Netflix, both Countdown and The Waterfront feature actors who would be familiar to any Arrowverse fans. Joining Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles in his new crime drama, Countdown, are two former cast members from The Flash, Jessica Camacho and Violett Beane.

Camacho, who plays Countdown’s DEA agent Amber Oliveras, first joined The Flash as the Earth-19 bounty hunter Gypsy in season 3 and would eventually embark on a long-distance relationship with Carlos Valdes’s Vibe. While Beane, who plays FBI agent Evan Shepherd, played Earth-2’s Jesse Wells AKA Jesse Quick.

Meanwhile, Netflix’s The Waterfront boasts an Arrowverse Kryptonian in the form of Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist. Playing a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, Benoist’s latest role is a major departure from her previous costumed crime-fighting exploits.

Why Countdown & The Waterfront Are Worth Watching For Arrowverse Fans

The Supergirl and Flash Stars Get A Chance To Flex Their Acting Muscles

Melissa Benoist smiling as Supergirl in season 7.

Having played Kara Zor-El for all of Supergirl’s six seasons, it may be hard for many Arrowverse fans to see Supergirl herself tackle a grittier and deeply flawed character in the form of Bree Buckley. Intelligent, but hot-tempered and struggling to maintain her sobriety, Benoist’s new Netflix character showcases her flexibility as a performer and allows viewers to see her in an entirely different light.

As for Countdown’s own Arrowverse alumna, it also offers viewers a chance to see both Camacho and Beane bring their crime-fighting experience to a world without costumed superheroics. Moreover, it also places them directly opposite Ackles, who for many years was also a fan-favorite pick to play Batman within the Arrowverse.

While these new shows may offer a very different kind of viewing experience from the pulp appeal of both The Flash and Supergirl, these latest streaming offerings continue to offer fans a chance to reconnect with several of their former Arrowverse favorites.