When the second season of Batwoman premieres, a new character will take over the Gotham guardian's cape and cowl. During the ATX Television Festival, showrunner Caroline Dries spoke about the decision to create a new character, citing Greg Berlanti's help in making the final decision.
"Greg helped me make this call — and he’s way smarter than me about this sort of stuff — he’s like, 'You know, I think we should just reboot the character in terms of reboot Batwoman as a different character.' Just to also respect everything that Ruby [Rose] put into the Kate Kane character," Dries said in her interview with Julie Plec.
"I just think it helps the audience a little bit, too, that we’re not asking them to not address the elephant in the room," Dries continued. "I’m inventing a whole new character. In her past, she was inspired by Batwoman. She is going to take on the mantle and is completely maybe not be the right person at the time to be doing it. That’s what makes it fun."
Ruby Rose, who portrayed Kate Kane, decided to part ways with the show after its first season. New casting details for a character named "Ryan Wilder" have surfaced, with Berlanti Productions and the CW looking for an LGBQT actress to fill the role.
Returning to The CW in Jan. 2021, Batwoman stars Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson, Dougray Scott and Nicole Kang. The series airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
(via Give Me My Remote)