Arrow: Next of Kin

"Next of Kin" is the third episode of season six of the superhero action series Arrow, and the 120th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Laura Belsey with a script written by Marc Guggenheim and Beth Schwartz based on a story treatment by Adam Schwartz. It first aired on the CW Network on Thursday, October 19th, 2017 at 9:00 pm. In this episode, Oliver Queen finds that his continued activity as Green Arrow is causing a rift between his son and he. A former friend, Anatoly Knyazev comes to Star City with an ambitious agenda. Someone has publicly leaked information that Oliver Queen and the Green Arrow are one in the same and the F.B.I. takes a deep interest in the burgeoning scandal.