Series synopsis
Freedom Fighters: The Ray is an American action & adventure animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on CW seed on December 8, 2017. It ended on July 18, 2018. It stars Russell Tovey, Jason Mitchell, Dilshad Vadsaria and Sunil Malhotra.
Reporter Raymond "Ray" Terrill is investigating a group of government scientists who are developing a weapon using light, when he is attacked with a "genetic light bomb" that ends up bestowing him with light-based super powers.
Premise
Reporter Raymond "Ray" Terrill is investigating a group of government scientists who are developing a weapon using light, when he is attacked with a "genetic light bomb" that ends up bestowing him with light-based super powers.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Russell Tovey as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
- Jason Mitchell as John Trujillo / Black Condor (voice)
- Dilshad Vadsaria as Jenny Knight / Phantom Lady (voice)
- Sunil Malhotra as Jacob (voice)
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Mrs. Terrill (voice)
- Christopher Corey Smith as Donald (voice)
- Bruce Thomas as Robert Terrill (voice)
- Iddo Goldberg as Tornado Rojo (voice)
Supporting cast
- Matthew Mercer as Flecha Negra (voice)
- Scott Whyte as Blitzkrieg (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | December 8, 2017 | December 8, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 6 | July 18, 2018 | July 18, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The Ray and the rest of the Freedom Fighters fight to save refugees in Nazi-occupied Earth-X. |
December 8, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Overgirl and Black Arrow get the upper hand in the battle for Earth-X. |
December 8, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Ray Terrill lives a quiet but complicated life until a visitor from another world changes everything. |
December 8, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Barry, Cisco, Oliver and Curtis recruit Ray as a crime-fighter. He is thrown into the thick of things when Mari McCabe (a.k.a. Vixen) seeks their assistance in defeating a giant robot attacking Detroit. |
July 18, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Ray proves instrumental in defeating the giant robot. Oliver offers to train him. After he returns home, his house is attacked by Overgirl, who steals the Red Tornado's cerebral cortex from him. |
July 18, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 After being attacked by Overgirl, Ray tells his parents that he has to go away for a while. He comes out to them and they are accepting of his sexuality. Ray has Cisco send him to Earth-X. |
July 18, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CW seed |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 8, 2017 |
| Last aired | July 18, 2018 |
| Runtime | 6 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday |