VIDEO : Emily Bett Rickards To Depart ?Arrow? Before Final Season

**Arrow** star Emily Bett Rickards announced on Instagram Saturday that she will exit the superhero series prior to its final season.
The actress shared a poem to her Instagram page about her character Felicity Smoak, aka Overwatch.
"Felicity and I
are a very tight two
But after one through seven
we will be saying goodbye to you"
**Arrow** will conclude with a 10-episode eighth season.
The final season of the series does not yet have a premiere date, although it will be sometime in 2019.
Rickards has been with the show since its beginning.