Batwoman


 * For the titular character, see Kate Kane.

"Find your own way."

- Kate Kane

Batwoman is a television series based on the DC comics character with the same name starring Ruby Rose. It is developed by Greg Berlanti, and produced by Caroline Dries. A pilot was ordered on January 3, 2019 at The CW. On May 7, 2019, it was picked up to series on the network. It premiered on October 6, 2019.

Synopsis
Kate Kane never planned to be Gotham’s new vigilante. Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham, is a city in despair. Without the Caped Crusader, the Gotham City Police Department was overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs. Enter Jacob Kane and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia. Years before, Jacob’s first wife and daughter were killed in the crossfire of Gotham crime. He sent his only surviving daughter, Kate Kane, away from Gotham for her safety. After a dishonorable discharge from military school and years of brutal survival training, Kate returns home when the Alice in Wonderland gang targets her father and his security firm, by kidnapping his best Crow officer Sophie Moore. Although remarried to wealthy socialite Catherine Hamilton-Kane, who bankrolls the Crows, Jacob is still struggling with the family he lost, while keeping Kate –– the daughter he still has –– at a distance. But Kate is a woman who’s done asking for permission. To help her family and her city, she’ll have to become the one thing her father loathes –– a dark knight vigilante. With the help of her compassionate stepsister, Mary, and the crafty Luke Fox, the son of Wayne Enterprises’ tech guru Lucius Fox, Kate Kane continues the legacy of her missing cousin, Bruce Wayne, as Batwoman. Still holding a flame for her ex-girlfriend, Sophie, Kate uses everything in her power to combat the dark machinations of the psychotic Alice, who’s always somewhere slipping between sane and insane. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate soars through the shadowed streets of Gotham as Batwoman. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, she must first overcome her demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope.

Main cast

 * Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman
 * Rachel Skarsten as Beth Kane/Alice
 * Meagan Tandy as Sophie Moore
 * Nicole Kang as Mary Hamilton
 * Camrus Johnson as Luke Fox
 * Elizabeth Anweis as Catherine Hamilton-Kane
 * Dougray Scott as Jacob Kane

Recurring cast

 * Brendon Zub as Dodgson
 * Rachel Maddow as Vesper Fairchild (voice only)
 * Sam Littlefield as Mouse
 * Gabriel Mann as Tommy Elliot/Hush
 * Rachel Matthews as Margaret Pye/Magpie
 * Sebastian Roché as Doctor Campbell
 * LaMonica Garrett as Mar Novu/The Monitor and the Anti-Monitor
 * Gracyn Shinyei as Young Kate Kane

Confirmed plot points

 * Tommy Elliot will be on the show, and he will eventually become the villain Hush. This will be somewhat of an origin story for the character.
 * Season 1 is heavily based on Elegy, which was a series run of Batwoman written by Greg Rucka. It is also the first modern appearance of Batwoman.
 * Point Rock Academy plays a big part in Kate Kane's story, especially after she is kicked out for being a lesbian. The first season will show how that affected her life going forward.
 * Anything is possible in regards to Batman showing up, but ultimately, Batwoman is a show that is mainly focused on Kate Kane. He will play a part in each episode, as Kate writes journals to him.

Confirmed characters

 * Mouse: Mouse is described as a "dynamic figure" who is "working for Alice and the Wonderland Gang".
 * Thomas "Tommy" Elliot/Hush: A childhood friend of Kate’s AWOL cousin, Bruce Wayne, who grew up to become a real estate mogul boasting easy charm and a friendly smile, who also harbors a dark chip on his shoulder that threatens Kate's secret identity.
 * Margaret Pye/Magpie: An extremely intelligent and deft thief who, as her code name suggests, is drawn to shiny things and thus has a penchant for pickpocketing the rich.
 * Campbell: A plastic surgeon and philanthropist who is well-known and respected in Gotham City.

Trivia

 * On May 17, 2018, it was announced by Stephen Amell at the 2018 CW upfronts that Batwoman would appear in, the following Arrowverse annual crossover to air later that year.
 * On August 7, 2018, it was reported that Greg Berlanti was in early stages of development for the project, and Pedowitz confirmed that they'd be doing a pilot for mid-season.
 * In December 2018, Dries submitted a "strong" script for a potential pilot episode ,which led to the series receiving a pilot order from the CW the next month, to be considered for a series order in the 2019–20 television season.
 * Initially, David Nutter had been chosen to serve as director and executive producer on the pilot in January 2019, but by mid-February of that same year, he left the project due to personal reasons.
 * Nutter remained an executive producer on the episode, with Marcos Siega replacing him as director and also serving as an executive producer.
 * By April 2019, the series was reported by various entertainment news outlets to be considered "a lock" at The CW, and reportedly had a writing staff in place already.
 * On May 16, 2019, The CW released the first official trailer for the series.
 * By May 19, 2019, the trailer received a negative reaction on YouTube, with viewers accusing it of an overemphasis on feminism and going onto receive 86,000 "likes" compared to 428,000 "dislikes" as of August 22, 2019.
 * On May 31, 2019, it was reported that filming for the rest of the season began on July 4 and is scheduled to conclude on December 2, 2019.
 * On July 20, 2019, during San Diego Comic-Con, showrunner Caroline Dries revealed that the series will feature Tommy Elliot/Hush.
 * The first couple episodes served as a prequel to Kate Kane's appearance in the crossover.