We’ve already managed to glimpseย Batwomanย thanks to last years Arrowverse crossover, Elseworlds. This fall, we’ll see much more of the character asย Batwomanย gets her own show. Developed by Caroline Dries (The Vampire Diaries) Batwomanย will air on Sundays back to back withย Supergirl.
In the run-up to the fall release, The CW has furnished us with a poster and trailer for the show. First off, the trailer:
https://youtu.be/vrIiPcv4_iY
The trailer shows the events before Elseworlds as Kate Kane becomes the titularย Batwoman.ย With Batman gone, Gotham has fallen into a bit of disarray (as if it could get worse) with no one protecting the citizens, and that’s whereย Batwomanย comes in, she’s the new hero that we all deserve.
Withย Arrowย ending after the next season there will be a big focus onย Batwomanย to replace it. The trailer has at least piqued my interest and I look forward to what the show brings to the table. Hopefully, we’ll see a gritty, enjoyable and realistic show bring the character to life. We can only wait and see.
Batwoman herself is played by Ruby Rose ofย Orange is the New Blackย fame, Orange is the new bat. The trailer also introduces us to a few other characters. We see her father, Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) as the head of Crows Private Security, a firm set up to try and reduce the crime that’s been running rampant in Gotham. Rachel Skarsten will play supervillain Alice and Camrus Johnson plays Luke Fox, the son of Batman’s favorite tech genius, Lucius.
Batwomanย will add to the already quite generous selection of DC shows on the CW. I’ve already mentioned Arrowย (until it ends) andย Supergirl,ย they also currently air The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow, with each of these shows combining to form the Arrowverse. On top of that, there’s Black Lightningย which runs in a world of its own.
I look forward to seeing whatย Batwomanย brings and, thankfully, there’s not long to wait as it airs in the fall.
