Season 1 (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)

"In 2166, an immortal tyrant named Vandal Savage conquered the world and murdered my wife and child. I have assembled an elite team to hunt him throughout time and stop his rise to power. Unfortunately, my plan is opposed by the body I'd sworn my allegiance to, the Time Masters. In the future, my friends may not be heroes, but if we succeed, they will be remembered as Legends."

- Rip Hunter's opening monologue

The first season of ​ premiered on January 21, 2016, and concluded on May 19, 2016. It consists of 16 episodes.

Synopsis
When heroes alone are not enough... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat – one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?

Main Cast

 * Victor Garber as Firestorm (Martin Stein)
 * Brandon Routh as Atom (Ray Palmer)
 * Arthur Darvill as Rip Hunter
 * Caity Lotz as White Canary (Sara Lance)
 * Franz Drameh as Firestorm (Jefferson Jackson)
 * Ciara Renée as Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) / Edith Boardman / Chay-Ara / Kate Manser / Kendra
 * Falk Hentschel as Hawkman (Carter Hall) / Joe Boardman / Khufu / Hannibal Hawkes / Carter / Hawkman/Carter Hall (Scythian Torvil) *
 * Amy Pemberton as Gideon
 * Dominic Purcell as Heat Wave/Chronos (Mick Rory)
 * Wentworth Miller as Captain Cold (Leonard Snart)

Recurring Cast

 * Casper Crump as Sasha Mahnovski/Curtis Knox (Vandal Savage)
 * Martin Donovan as Zaman Druce
 * Kiefer O'Reilly as Jonas
 * Alex Duncan as Miranda Coburn *
 * Jordan Davis as Chronos
 * Steven Blum as Chronos

In-Universe Guest Stars

 * Stephen Amell as Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) / Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
 * Katie Cassidy as Black Canary (Laurel Lance)
 * Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk
 * Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon
 * Joseph David-Jones as Green Arrow/Conner Hawke (John Diggle Jr.)
 * Matt Nable as Ra's al Ghul
 * Johnathon Schaech as Jonah Hex
 * Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance
 * Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak
 * Isabella Hofmann as Clarissa Stein
 * Katrina Law as Nyssa al Ghul
 * Patrick J. Adams as Hourman (Rex Tyler)

Notes:
 * 1) Falk Hentschel is credited as a series regular through 1x02  and subsequently as a recurring guest star. Additionally, Hentschel is not credited for his appearance in.
 * 2) Alex Duncan is credited in the co-starring bill in  and subsequently as a guest star.

Soundtrack
On September 2, 2016, an album consisting of incidental music from the season was released digitally on Spotify and Amazon Music.