When we admitted that we originally thought they would cast someone a bit older, Kreisberg confesses, "It wasn't entirely the plan" to go younger. However, they did have one goal in mind while casting.

"I think what we really wanted and what we really were firm about was we weren't looking for another Stephen. There isn't another Stephen...Stephen doesn't need a bolt of lightning to be a superhero, he just is. We didn't want to copy that because we feel like we already have that," he explains. "It was very important for us to find somebody who did need a bolt of lightning to become a superhero. But at the same time, could actually stand up to Stephen."

And casting an actor on the younger side actually worked to the show and the character's advantage, as Kreisberg explains, "He's 25 and out of college and working, but people don't necessarily take him seriously. That's something that he has a chip on his shoulder about."