In the comics mythology, billionaire Oliver Queen becomes the superheroic Green Arrow and eventually (though briefly) socialist-leaning mayor of Star City after being shipwrecked on a desolate island and learning to survive there.  As an origin, it might seem unlikely to make the cut in a modern Arrow series targeting a hip young demographic.

This new casting breakdown reveals that series developers Marc Guggenheim, Greg Berlanti, and Andrew Kreisberg have indeed retained the origin of the finest arrow-shooting hero this side of Marvel's Hawkeye.  The TV Addict got their hands on the casting business, and their article contains some interesting suggestions for just who could play each character, so check it out.

Here, we've just excerpted the basic character descriptions below, but be sure to check The TV Addict.

Oliver Queen

"A 27 year old reformed bad boy, who after having spent five years shipwrecked on a tiny, brutally dangerous island in the South China Sea returns to town a different man. Or to be more specific, a tortured, thoughtful master of the bow with a ferocious determination to make a difference."

Dinah "Laurel" Lance

"28 years old, smart sexy, Laurel is a legal aid attorney determined to use her life as a one-woman war against the 1% following the death of her younger sister Sara. A sister, who as luck would have it, just so happened to have died aboard Oliver’s yacht."

Tommy Merlyn

"28 years old and devil-smooth, Tommy is a trustafarian like Oliver, a spectacularly rich young man whose life revolves around parties, clubs, liquor and lots of anonymous sex. Unlike Oliver, he can’t seem to understand his former best friend’s sudden change of lifestyle and direction."

Moira Queen

"48 years old, a beautiful woman, Oliver’s mother Moira is a very wealthy woman who is not used to being shaken. Having remarried during the five years that former husband Robert and Oliver were both presumed dead, Moira has had free rein over the Queen billions. Not surprisingly, she’s deeply interested in learning whether or not Robert will also return unexpectedly, to ruin her present marriage and go over the books with a fine-tooth comb."

John Diggle

"35 years old, African-American, Diggle is really, really big, a former military man who served with the Army Rangers in Afghanistan, and has been a bodyguard for hire for the last four years. Hired by Moira to be Oliver’s chauffeur and protector, Diggle soon finds he is trapped in a battle of wits, as Oliver repeatedly eludes his protection. But in fact, Diggle’s primary conflict is one of loyalty — he has to show that he’s working for Oliver, not Moira, before Oliver will give him a smidgen of trust."

Thea Queen

"17 years old (suggest 17-22 years), Oliver’s Lolita-esque sister, Thea was a 12 year old girl when he went on his infamous yachting voyage — but now she’s a celebutante who’s testing the boundaries of acceptable behavior. Thea loved her big brother with all her heart, and is delighted to have him back in her life — but she’s spreading her wings, and is unprepared for Oliver to become the Bad Cop in the family, restricting her access to boys and drugs."

Keep your eye out for new updates on the Arrow, the pilot that will hopefully meet a kinder fate than last year's Wonder Woman pilot and the 2006 Aqua Man pilot that took on another character co-created by Mort Weisenger.