• By Jacquelyn White
• Posted Thursday, July 12, 2018

TV Thursdays in Teen Central

At 11, Barry Allen's life changed completely when his mother died in a freak accident and his innocent father was convicted of her murder. Now a crime-scene investigator, his dedication to learning the truth about his mother's death drives him to follow up on every new scientific advancement and urban legend. When his latest obsession -- a particle accelerator heralded as a world-changing invention -- causes an explosion, it creates a freak storm and Barry is struck by lightning. He awakes from a coma nine months later with the power of superspeed. When he learns that others who have gained powers use them for evil, he dedicates himself to protecting the innocent, while still trying to solve the older mystery.

Episode 1: Barry Allen, a forensic crime scene assistant for Central City Police Department, is struck by lightning during a storm that is created by a particle accelerator from S.T.A.R. Labs explodes. In a coma for nine months, Barry awakens in S.T.A.R. Labs, having been placed in the care of Dr. Harrison Wells and his assistants Dr. Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon. Barry learns that he can move at extraordinary speeds and that there were other "metahumans" created by the explosion. One of them, Clyde Mardon, is robbing banks with his ability to control the weather.

Rating: TV-PG@V

Where: Teen Central, second floor of Central Library
Who: Ages 12-18
When: Thursday July 26 at 3 pm