"Arrow" Spies "Homeland" Baddie as New Villain
by Vlada Gelman
8/22/13


Oliver Queen, meet Abu Nazir.

"Arrow" has tapped "Homeland" alum Navid Negahban, who played the Showtime series’ dastardly master terrorist, as a Big Bad for Season 2, E! Online reports.



Negahban will debut as Ollie’s new foe, Al-Owal, in Episode 5 (which is currently titled 'The Hunted'). The scimitar-wielding baddie will first set his sights on someone very close to the bow-toting vigilante.

Al-Owal’s origins are akin to Ra’s al Ghul — as in Batman’s infamous mentor-turned-adversary — in that both he and Malcolm Merlyn were (are…?) members the shadowy organization The League of Assassins.



"Arrow" returns Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 8/7c.

http://tvline.com/2013/08/22/arrow-season-2-cast-navid-negahban-villain-al-owal/