Liam Hall to play Slade Wilson's son in 'Arrow'

Actor Liam Hall has been roped in to essay the character of Slade Wilson's son in the hit TV show "Arrow".

In the latest season, Slade aka Deathstroke is very close to reuniting with one of his sons. The show has cast Hall as Joe Wilson. In the season 5 finale, Oliver (Stephen Amell) has promised Slade information on Joe in exchange for Slade's help to defeat Prometheus, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Joe has followed in his father's footsteps by joining the secret Australian military agency A.S.I.S. After years of brutal combat, Joe now finds himself in a remote Kasnian prison, under the alias Kane Wolfman, fighting for his life

Deathstroke will return in episode 5 of the upcoming season as revealed by the episode's title "Deathstroke Returns".

Executive producer Marc Guggenheim previously teased about Deathstroke's return. "... And one of the stories I'm most looking forward to is a two-parter where we will flashback to Slade's past," he said.

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