Greetings Batwoman fans! As we enter September, we would usually already be elated with the first trailer for season two of Batwoman and much of the second season would have been filmed. But, due to Covid-19 restrictions, the show is just now getting underway and production is starting to spin up. With that, we get news that we usually would have from Comic Con (cancelled due to Covid-19). A season 2 big bad has been cast according to Fandomwire.com. Shivaani Ghai has been added to the season 2 cast as Safiyah! In the comics this character is tied to Kate Kane but with Ruby Rose's departure, the Arrowverse show has linked her up with Alice. The character's description states:

A fiercely protective ruler of a small community on the island of Coryana. A woman with as many enemies as aliases, she is compassionate and charismatic with both physical and psychological prowess. She is beloved by her people and will stop at nothing to protect what’s hers. No one goes unnoticed by Safiyah, specifically when it comes to those who have encountered the Desert Rose.

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Having been in quarantine for five months now, we can see how cancelling San Diego Comic Con was a necessary thing to do. Cases remain on the rise and the need for a vaccine against this virus has never been higher. That, however, doesn't mean the show mustn't go on. DC Fandome is a virtual event meant to replace the usual big announcements that are made at Comic Con. What was a fully interactive 24 hour event is now a two day event. All of the Batwoman and television panels have been moved to Sept 12th. Oddly enough, it doesn't seem like any of these panels will be live because they all just start being available at 10 am. Our thinking is that they've all been recorded already and they will simply be available at 10am on Sept 12th. Count on Batwoman.tv to bring you all the juicy Batwoman annoucements as soon as they are available!

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Here we go, we've all been wondering who would be the new Batwoman and today we have an answer. Warner Bros. Television, The CW and Berlanti Productions announced today that Javicia Leslie has been cast as the new Batwoman. Javicia will make her debut in the iconic cape and cowl when “Batwoman” returns to The CW for its second season in January 2021, airing Sundays at 8:00–9:00 pm ET/PT. When Javicia was asked about taking on the role, she said:

I am extremely proud to be the first Black actress to play the iconic role of Batwoman on television, and as a bisexual woman, I am honored to join this groundbreaking show which has been such a trailblazer for the LGBTQ+ community.

As we announced earlier, the character of Kate Kane won't be recast and a new role has been developed for Batwoman. Ryan Wilder is described as:

Character description: Ryan Wilder is about to become Batwoman. She’s likable, messy, a little goofy and untamed. She’s also nothing like Kate Kane, the woman who wore the Batsuit before her. With no one in her life to keep her on track, Ryan spent years as a drug-runner, dodging the GCPD and masking her pain with bad habits. Today Ryan lives in her van with her plant. A girl who would steal milk for an alley cat and could also kill you with her bare hands, Ryan is the most dangerous type of fighter: highly skilled and wildly undisciplined. An out lesbian. Athletic. Raw. Passionate. Fallible. And very much not your stereotypical all-American hero.

Prior to joining “Batwoman,” Javicia starred for two seasons on the CBS/Warner Bros. Television drama series “God Friended Me” and the BET drama “The Family Business,” as well as the feature film “Always a Bridesmaid.”

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The recasting of Batwoman seems to be continuing via the new character route and not recasting Kate Kane. Several petitions have gone up to ask the show to please consider keeping Kate Kane as the character who is Batwoman but the casting call for the new character of Ryan Wilder is still being read for. In some of the readings for the part, dialogue would seem to suggest that not only will Kate Kane die is some fashion, but the notorious Scarecrow villain will appear to ravage fear upon Gotham. Tying this villain personally to the new character of Ryan comes from Scarecrow killing Ryan's mother. That acts as her motivation for wanting to put on the Batsuit. News of the Scarecrow's involvement with Ryan comes to us from DanielRPK and TheDirect. 

On the other hand, many actors have been expressing interest in taking the part of Batwoman. Notably Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Stephanie Beatriz and Krypton's Wallis Day. While those actors may be taking note of the part, The Cinema Spot has Vanessa Morgan being eyed for the role. Vanessa is no stranger to the CW. She plays Toni Topaz on Riverdale. She recently criticized the network and show for not giving equal pay and story-time to black characters.

[I'm} tired of how Black people are portrayed in Media, tired of us being portrayed as thugs, dangerous or angry scary people. Tired of us also being used as sidekick non-dimensional characters to our white leads. Or only used in the ads for diversity but not actually in the show.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Riverdale creator did respond to Vanessa's critique:

We hear Vanessa. We love Vanessa. She’s right. We’re sorry and we make the same promise that we did to her. We will do better to honor her and the character she plays. As well as all of our actors and characters of color. CHANGE is happening and will continue to happen. Riverdale will get bigger, not smaller. Riverdale will be part of the movement, not outside it.

Vanessa is still on Riverdale which could make the jump to Batwoman difficult but, showrunners for Riverdale have announced a time jump from season 4 to the new season 5 which could make writing Vanessa's character out of the show a lot easier.

UPDATE: Showrunner and Executive Producer Caroline Dries has made a statement on her Twitter account to help clear up some of the rumors going around. This will be the first official statement from a showrunner since Ruby Rose's departure, The statement is as follows:

As a lesbian who's been working as a writer for the past fifteen years, I'm well aware of the "Bury Your Gays" trope and I have no interest in participating in it. That's why it's important to me as the showrunner to clarify any misinformation out there about Kate Kane and recasting Batwoman. Like you, I love Kate Kane - she's the reason I wanted to do the show. We'll never erase her. In fact, her disappearance will be one of the mysteries of season two. I don't want to give away any of our surprises, but to all our devoted fans, please know that LGBTQ+ justice is at the very core of what Batwoman is and we have no intention of abandoning that.

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