Freedom Fighters: The Ray is an American animated web series developed by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim. It premiered on December 8, 2017, on The CW's online streaming platform, CW Seed and is based on DC Comics character Ray Terrill / The Ray (portrayed by Russell Tovey), a housing rights advocate who gains light-based powers after being exposed to a genetic light bomb. The series is part of the Arrowverse franchise and is primarily set on the dystopian Earth-X, while also partly taking place on Earth-1, the parallel fictional universe of Arrow, The Flash, Vixen and Legends of Tomorrow. Premise Raymond "Ray" Terrill is a housing rights advocate who discovers a doppelganger of himself from another Earth. The man disappears, and gives him light-based powers, and he is recruited to join the Freedom Fighters on Earth where he battles the New Reichsmen. Cast and characters Main Russell Tovey as Ray Terrill / The Ray: A public interest advocate who gains light-based powers from his Earth-X counterpart and becomes a member of the Freedom Fighters on Earth-X. Tovey also voices his Earth-X counterpart, a member of the Freedom Fighters, who died fighting Overgirl, giving his powers to Ray. Jason Mitchell as John Trujillo: A co-worker of Terrill's that helps him learn about his newfound powers. Mitchell also voices his Earth-X counterpart, Black Condor, who is member of the Freedom Fighters Dilshad Vadsaria as Jenny Knight: A co-worker of Terrill's. Vadsaria also voices her Earth-X counterpart, Phantom Lady, who is a member of the Freedom Fighters. Recurring Melissa Benoist as Overgirl: An alternate supervillain version of Earth-38 Supergirl who is a member of the New Reichsmen on Earth-X. Benoist reprises her role from "Crisis on Earth-X". Iddo Goldberg as Red Tornado of Earth-X: A member of the Freedom Fighters. Matthew Mercer as Black Arrow: A member of the New Reichsmen that resembles Green Arrow, but is not the same as Dark Arrow. He is called Dark Arrow in "Crisis on Earth-X". Mercer also voices his Earth-1 counterpart Oliver Queen / Green Arrow, replacing Stephen Amell. Scott Whyte as Blitzkrieg: An alternate version of the Earth-1 Flash who is a member of the New Reichsmen on Earth-X. Whyte also voices his Earth-1 counterpart, Barry Allen / Flash, replacing Grant Gustin. Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon / Vibe of Earth-X: A member of the Freedom Fighters. Valdes also voices his Earth-1 counterpart, reprising his