A new featurette for season 3 of Arrow was released via iTunes and teases the "most malevolent force" Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) has encountered on The CW show until now.

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ScreenCrush reported the big reveals from the clip, which was up on YouTube for a brief while, until it was pulled down over copyright issues. In the five minute video, the show's producer Andrew Kreisberg speaks about what fans can expect from the next chapter. Kreisberg states that the show will focus on themes of "identity." But the more exciting revelation was that season 3 will feature "the biggest, baddest, scariest, most malevolent force that Oliver has come up against."

This antagonist is most likely Ra's al Ghul, who has been rumored as being the prime villain in the next chapter.

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On September 4, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Matt Nable had been cast in the meaty role of Ghul. The villain will make his appearance in the fourth episode of the season, titled The Magician, which is also going to be the show's landmark 50th. The Australian actor is best known for his work in Riddick.

Ghul comes straight from the DC comicverse and is best-known for playing menace in the Batman series.

Season 3 of Arrow premieres on October 8 on The CW.

Watch the preview of season 3 here:

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