The CW Picks Up BATWOMAN Starring Ruby Rose

The CW has given a pilot order to Batwoman, the DC drama project starring Ruby Rose, according to Deadline. The pilot is set to be directed by David Nutter (Game of Thrones, Arrow, The Flash).

Batwoman comes from Greg Berlanti's Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television and writer Caroline Dries. Batwoman marks the first gay lead character of a live-action superhero series.

In the CW's series, written by Caroline Dries based on the DC characters, armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane (Rose) 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.

Dries executive produces the Batwoman pilot alongside Berlanti Prods.' Berlanti and Sarah Schechter as well as former DC Entertainment president Geoff Johns via his new Mad Ghost Productions banner.

Read the original article on Deadline.

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