Batwoman (TV Series)
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| Batwoman | ||
| Genre | Superhero Crime Mystery | |
| Based on | Batwoman by Geoff Johns | |
| Developed by | Caroline Dries | |
| Starring | Ruby Rose Rachel Skarsten Meagan Tandy Nicole Kang Camrus Johnson Elizabeth Anweis Dougray Scott Javicia Leslie | |
| Composer(s) | Blake Neely Sherri Chung | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| Original language(s) | English | |
| No. of seasons | 2 | |
| No. of episodes | 21 (list of episodes) | |
| Production | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Caroline Dries Greg Berlanti Sarah Schechter Geoff Johns David Nutter Marcos Siega James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | |
| Production locations | Vancouver, British Columbia Chicago, Illinois | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera | |
| Running time | 42–43 minutes | |
| Production company(s) | Berlanti Productions DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Television | |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution | |
| Release | ||
| Original network | The CW | |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i | |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 | |
| Original release | October 6, 2019 – present | |
| Chronology | ||
| Related shows | Arrowverse | |
| External links | ||
Batwoman is an American superhero television series developed by Caroline Dries. It is based on the DC Comics character Batwoman and shares continuity with the other television series in the Arrowverse. The series premiered on The CW on October 6, 2019, and is primarily filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with location filming in Chicago, Illinois. In the first season, Batwoman follows Kate Kane overcoming her demons and past to become Gotham City's new symbol of hope as the vigilante Batwoman.
In May 2018, it was announced that Batwoman would appear in "Elseworlds", the Arrowverse series' 2018 crossover, with an announcement two months later that a series centered on the character was in development from Dries. Ruby Rose was cast as Kate Kane in August of the same year. In January 2019, the series received a pilot order from The CW, to be considered for a series order in the 2019–20 television season. The show was picked up to series in May 2019 and in October 2019 a full season of 22 episodes was ordered. Production on the first season ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the first season with only 20 episodes.
In January 2020, The CW renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on January 17, 2021. In May 2020, Rose had exited the series, and two months later, Javicia Leslie was cast as Ryan Wilder, a new character that is set to take up the position of Batwoman.
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[edit] Premise
Three years after billionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne and his vigilante alter-ego, Batman disappeared,[a] his cousin Kate Kane sets out to overcome her demons and become a symbol of hope by protecting the streets of Gotham City as Batwoman from criminals like the Wonderland Gang led by Kate's thought dead sister Alice.
In season two, the airplane that Kate was coming in from National City on crashes. While her Batsuit is found by ex-con Ryan Wilder, Kate's body is nowhere to be found. As her life was also affected by Alice, Ryan becomes the latest Batwoman to deal with her as an old person from Alice's past named Safiyah Sohail comes into view.
[edit] Cast and characters
- For guest cast members, see Batwoman (season 1) § Cast and characters, and Batwoman (season 2) § Cast and characters.
[edit] Main
- Ruby Rose as Kate Kane / Batwoman (season 1): Bruce Wayne's maternal cousin who, armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, dedicates herself to defending Gotham in Batman's absence. Gracyn Shinyei portrays a younger Kate. She goes missing in the beginning of the second season when her plane crashes on her way back from National City.
- Rachel Skarsten as Beth Kane / Alice: Kate's presumed-dead twin sister and the leader of the Wonderland Gang with an ever-changing personality who sets out to erode Gotham's sense of security. Ava Sleeth portrays a younger Beth.
- Skarsten also portrayed an alternate version of Beth who was displaced from her native Earth during "Crisis on Infinite Earths" and appeared on Earth-Prime. This version did not get lost during the car accident. She was later killed by August Cartwright, who mistook her for Alice.
- Meagan Tandy as Sophie Moore: A military academy graduate turned high-level Crows agent and Kate's estranged ex-girlfriend who serves as one of Gotham's protectors.
- Nicole Kang as Mary Hamilton: Kate's stepsister and a medical student/influencer-in-the-making who makes it her mission to provide aid to those living in Gotham's under-served communities. She eventually discovers Kate is Batwoman and joins her.
- Camrus Johnson as Luke Fox: A staunch Batman loyalist and son of the late Lucius Fox who keeps Wayne Tower secure in Batman's absence. After Kate becomes Batwoman, he comes to understand that Gotham needs a new hero and becomes an ally to her.
- Camrus Johnson also portrays his Earth-99 counterpart.
- Elizabeth Anweis as Catherine Hamilton-Kane (season 1): Kate's stepmother and one of Gotham's most powerful citizens who made her fortune as a defense contractor and the CEO of Hamilton Dynamics. After Alice poisoned her and Mary, Catherine chose to give Mary the antidote.
- Dougray Scott as Jacob Kane: Kate and Beth's father and a former military colonel with a chip on his shoulder who commands a private security agency, the Crows, in an attempt to protect Gotham more effectively than Batman could.
- Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder / Batwoman (season 2): A highly skilled yet undisciplined fighter living out of her van with her plant who becomes the new Batwoman after finding the Batsuit in the wreck of the airplane bringing Kate back from National City.
[edit] Recurring
[edit] Introduced in season one
[edit] Introduced in season two
[edit] Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Average viewership (in millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 1 | 20 | October 6, 2019 | May 17, 2020 | 117 | 1.61 | |
| 2 | TBA | January 17, 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
[edit] Season 1 (2019–20)
- Main article: Batwoman (season 1)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Marcos Siega | Caroline Dries | October 6, 2019 | T15.10154 | 1.86 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Rabbit Hole" | Marcos Siega | Caroline Dries | October 13, 2019 | T13.21952 | 1.45 |
| 3 | 3 | "Down Down Down" | Dermott Daniel Downs | Holly Henderson & Don Whitehead | October 20, 2019 | T13.21953 | 1.22 |
| 4 | 4 | "Who Are You?" | Holly Dale | Nancy Kiu & Denise Harkavy | October 27, 2019 | T13.21954 | 1.29 |
| 5 | 5 | "Mine Is a Long and a Sad Tale" | Carl Seaton | Jerry Shandy & Ebony Gilbert | November 3, 2019 | T13.21955 | 1.16 |
| 6 | 6 | "I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury" | Scott Peters | James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | November 10, 2019 | T13.21956 | 1.09 |
| 7 | 7 | "Tell Me the Truth" | Michael A. Allowitz | Caroline Dries & Natalie Abrams | November 17, 2019 | T13.21957 | 1.01 |
| 8 | 8 | "A Mad Tea-Party" | Holly Dale | Nancy Kiu | December 1, 2019 | T13.21959 | 1.01 |
| 9 | 9 | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two" | Laura Belsey | Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson | December 9, 2019 | T13.21958 | 1.71 |
| 10 | 10 | "How Queer Everything Is Today!" | Jeffrey Hunt | Caroline Dries | January 19, 2020 | T13.21960 | 0.79 |
| 11 | 11 | "An Un-Birthday Present" | Mairzee Almas | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | January 26, 2020 | T13.21961 | 0.67 |
| 12 | 12 | "Take Your Choice" | Tara Miele | Ebony Gilbert | February 16, 2020 | T13.21962 | 0.85 |
| 13 | 13 | "Drink Me" | Dermott Daniel Downs | Jerry Shandy | February 23, 2020 | T13.21963 | 0.82 |
| 14 | 14 | "Grinning from Ear to Ear" | Michael Blundell | Denise Harkavy | March 8, 2020 | T13.21964 | 0.75 |
| 15 | 15 | "Off with Her Head" | Holly Dale | Natalie Abrams | March 15, 2020 | T13.21965 | 0.75 |
| 16 | 16 | "Through the Looking-Glass" | Sudz Sutherland | Nancy Kiu | March 22, 2020 | T13.21966 | 0.77 |
| 17 | 17 | "A Narrow Escape" | Paul Wesley | Daphne Miles | April 26, 2020 | T13.21967 | 0.63 |
| 18 | 18 | "If You Believe in Me, I'll Believe in You" | James Bamford | James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | May 3, 2020 | T13.21968 | 0.64 |
| 19 | 19 | "A Secret Kept from All the Rest" | Greg Beeman | Jerry Shandy & Kelly Larson | May 10, 2020 | T13.21969 | 0.70 |
| 20 | 20 | "O, Mouse!" | Amanda Tapping | Holly Henderson & Don Whitehead | May 17, 2020 | T13.21970 | 0.74 |
[edit] Season 2 (2021)
- Main article: Batwoman (season 2)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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[edit] Production
[edit] Development
[edit] Casting
[edit] Recasting of Batwoman
[edit] Filming
[edit] Release
[edit] Broadcast
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[edit] Reception
[edit] Ratings
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episode | First aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewership rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | 18–49 rank | Avg. 18–49 rating | ||
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| Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | ||||||||
| 1 | Sunday 8:00 pm | 20 | October 6, 2019 | 1.86 | May 17, 2020 | 0.74 | 2019–20 | 117 | 1.61 | 113 | 0.5 |
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