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Central City will be graced by a familiar face this season.

According to multiple reports, actor Rick Cosnett is returning to the role of Eddie Thawne in the eighth season of The Flash on The CW.

Cosnett was one of the original cast members in the first season of the series as Eddie Thawne, an ancestor of Reverse Flash Eobard Thawne. Eddie sacrificed himself to stop Thawne in the season one finale. It’s been confirmed that Eddie will return for a multi-episode arc in season 8.

“Rick’s been such a fantastic part of our Flash family since S1. And we have been looking for ways to bring him back to the show ever since,” Eric Wallace, executive producer and showrunner, said in a statement to Deadline. “Fortunately, we’ve been able to do so now in Season 8. And Rick has been fantastic in bringing an exciting new side to his portrayal of Eddie Thawne that honors the character’s past but also takes it somewhere unexpected.”

Cosnett has cameoed on the series since his characters death in both season 2 and 3. It will be interesting to see how his character will fit into the Flash dynamic going forward.