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Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) may be leaving Gotham, but it looks like Batwoman is here to stay. In the wake of recent news that Rose has exited Batwoman after one season, Deadline now reports that instead of recasting her character; it will introduce a new lead character instead.
The series is reportedly casting a character named Ryan Wilder, who will take up the Batwoman mantle in Season 2. Ryan will be in her late 20s and is described as “likable, messy, a little goofy and untamed,” but “nothing like Kate Kane, the woman who wore the batsuit before her,” according to Deadline. A former drug-runner, Ryan is reformed, sober, and living out of her van. She is an out lesbian, like Kate, but that’s not the only thing they have in common. Ryan is apparently a highly skilled, if wildly undisciplined, fighter.
As for Kate, we presume she’ll be hastily written out of the series, leaving room for Ryan to take her place as the city’s defender. This kind of character shuffling is likely preferable to a straight-up recasting, which may have felt a little clunky, even this early in the series. Ryan could bring a little levity to the show if she’s as fun as her description promises.
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One question we’ve got about this new caped crusader, though. Ryan Wilder doesn’t exist anywhere in the DC comics, which seems a little out of step for the Arrowverse. It’s possible the series could be introducing a brand new character, but it’s also possible Ryan Wilder is just a pseudonym used for casting to keep the real identity of Batwoman’s replacement a secret.
Warner Bros. did not immediately return TV Guide’s request for comment.
Batwoman has finished its first season. It is available to stream on The CW website.
Arrow — “Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four” — Image Number: AR808A_0236r.jpg — Pictured: Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman — Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Source : TVGuide
