Batwoman


 * For the titular character, see Kate Kane.

Batwoman is an upcoming television series based on the DC comics character with the same name starring Ruby Rose. It is currently in development by Greg Berlanti, to be 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. The first season is scheduled to air 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. In order 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 own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope.

Main Cast

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

Recurring Cast

 * LaMonica Garrett as Mar Novu/Monitor and Anti-Monitor
 * Sam Littlefield as Mouse

Confirmed plot points

 * Burt Ward, who played Robin in the Batman television series from the 1960s, will make a cameo appearance in the show.
 * LaMonica Garret will return as Mar Novu/Monitor who appeared in the Elseworlds crossover, but in addition will also be playing the Anti-Monitor.
 * 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 One will be 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 will play 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 this is Kate Kane’s show and they will focus on her. He will play a part in each episode, as Kate writes journals to him.
 * The villain Magpie will make her Arrowverse debut on the show.
 * Sam Littlefield is in the show as part of the Alice in Wonderland Gang, portraying a "dynamic" character named Mouse.

Trivia

 * On May 17, 2018, it was announced by Stephen Amell at the 2018 CW upfronts that Batwoman would appear in, the Arrowverse next 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.
 * The pilot episode will take place before the aforementioned crossover, where Kate first appeared.
 * On July 20, 2019, during San Diego Comic-Con, showrunner Caroline Dries revealed that the series will feature Tommy Elliot/Hush.