--- title: Matt Ryan's Constantine to Make a Cameo Appearance in 'Arrow' description: A John Constantine-Oliver Queen pairing has been in the works for a while canonical: https://time.com/3993382/constantine-arrow-cameo/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-11T21:33:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T10:05:45.247Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Matt Ryan's Constantine to Make Cameo Appearance in 'Arrow' og:description: A John Constantine-Oliver Queen pairing has been in the works for a while og:url: https://time.com/3993382/constantine-arrow-cameo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44a5cc2d932b8eab/69885ec7524fc0c419df3fcf/constantine.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Constantine og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Matt Ryan's Constantine to Make Cameo Appearance in 'Arrow' twitter:description: A John Constantine-Oliver Queen pairing has been in the works for a while twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44a5cc2d932b8eab/69885ec7524fc0c419df3fcf/constantine.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Matt Ryan's Constantine to Make a Cameo Appearance in _Arrow_ by [Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly Aug 11, 2015 9:33 PM UTC  CONSTANTINE -- Season: Pilot -- Pictured: Matt Ryan as Constantine -- (Photo by: Bob Mahoney) CONSTANTINE -- Season: Pilot -- Pictured: Matt Ryan as Constantine -- (Photo by: Bob Mahoney)Bob Mahoney—NBC Universal/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc by [Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly Aug 11, 2015 9:33 PM UTC Constantine lives—but there’s a twist! Matt Ryan will reprise his titular role from NBC’s short-lived _Constantine_ for one episode on the upcoming season of _Arrow_, CW announced at the Television Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour. Though both characters hail from DC Comics, it’s a rare move to have a character from a canceled show cross over to a current one, especially since there hasn’t been any indication that the anti-hero and the Emerald Archer live in the same universe. However, a John Constantine-Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) pairing has been in the works for a while. The idea first popped up when NBC axed the struggling freshman drama. Amell [tweeted](https://twitter.com/amellywood/status/596831807095578624) in May that he would make a cameo on the show if another network or Netflix brought the show back to life. Unfortunately, _Constantine_ was unable to find another home, though executive producer Daniel Cerone gave fans some hope ahead of Tuesday’s announcement [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/DanielVCerone/status/631138520199892992?lang=en). Based on the DC Comics property _Hellblazer_, _Constantine_ followed the titular con man-turned-occult detective as he begrudgingly kept dark forces at bay and struggled with the sins of his past. Production on the series was halted after 13 episodes with little hope the show would return for a second season after averging 4.5 million viewers and a 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic. _Arrow_ returns Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. ET on The CW. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/11/arrow-matt-ryan-constantine) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3993382/constantine-arrow-cameo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3993382/constantine-arrow-cameo/"},"headline":"Matt Ryan's Constantine to Make a Cameo Appearance in Arrow","datePublished":"2015-08-11T21:33:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:05:45.247Z","description":"A John Constantine-Oliver Queen pairing has been in the works for a while","url":"https://time.com/3993382/constantine-arrow-cameo/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44a5cc2d932b8eab/69885ec7524fc0c419df3fcf/constantine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44a5cc2d932b8eab/69885ec7524fc0c419df3fcf/constantine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Constantine","caption":"Matt Ryan as Constantine","creditText":"Bob Mahoney—NBC Universal/Warner Bros. 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