BATWOMAN Gets Pilot Order from The CW

One step closer to a Batwoman TV series.

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The CW is moving forward with a Batwoman series, based on the DC Comics character, and has given a pilot order.  David Nutter, who previously directed the pilots for The CW's The Flash and Arrow, will also helm the Batwoman pilot.

The proposed series, starring Ruby Rose as Batwoman/Kate Kane, is from showrunner and writer Caroline Dries (The Vampire Diaries) and executive producer Greg Berlanti.

The article's official description states, "Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city's criminal resurgence.  But don't call her a hero yet.  In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope."

Rose debuted as Batwoman in "Elseworlds", the three-part CW Arrowverse crossover event that aired last month across The Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl.  During the crossover, Batwoman was established on Earth-1, the same as Green Arrow and The Flash.  The character was introduced as Bruce Wayne's cousin, who protects Gotham in Wayne's absence after he mysteriously left three years earlier.  She also took charge of Wayne Enterprises, planning to redevelop it into a real-estate development firm.

In "Elseworlds, Part 2", she arranged for the bail of Oliver Queen, Barry Allen, and Kara Danvers after they were arrested by the Gotham City Police Department.  After the heroes confronted Doctor Destiny/John Deegan in Arkham Asylum, he arranged a mass breakout, which Kane helped stop as Batwoman.  Following the battle, Batwoman told the heroes to leave Gotham, after they got what they needed.  Supergirl revealed she knows who Batwoman is after using her X-ray vision, and mentioned Superman's relationship with her Earth's Batman.  At the end of "Elseworlds, Part 3", Batwoman called Oliver to tell him that a now-incarcerated Deegan had made "friends" with the Psycho-Pirate inside Arkham.