It will be fascinating to see just how Kate Kane is written out. And very much not your stereotypical All-American hero.

A girl who would steal milk for an alley cat could also kill you with her bare hands, Ryan is the most dangerous type of fighter: highly skilled and wildly undisciplined. 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. She’s likable, messy, a little goofy and untamed. This character is identified as 'Ryan Wilder,' which is probably just a placeholder name to conceal the true identity, given that name doesn't come from the comics at all. They've uncovered a since-deleted casting notice, looking for an actor to play the new starring role. In a shocking twist, following reporting by Decider, THR has confirmed The CW is choosing not to recast Kate Kane at all.

Related: Batwoman: Why Ruby Rose Left The Arrowverse The internet has, naturally, been abuzz with speculation about just who could replace Rose as Kate Kane. Whatever the truth may be, it's clear Batwoman season 2 will be very different. There have been reports tension on set led both parties - Rose and the DCTV team- to believe things just weren't working out. It was a shock decision, easily the biggest casting controversy to ever engulf the Arrowverse, and it's still largely unexplained.

It seemed to set up a bold new direction for the show, with Ruby Rose's Kate Kane moving ever deeper in the shadow of the Bat.Īnd then, in a shocking twist, Ruby Rose left Batwoman. The first season of Batwoman came to a dramatic close, with Alice murdering a beloved ally and transforming Hush into a Bruce Wayne doppelganger. The CW isn't just recasting Ruby Rose's Batwoman - they're replacing her character, Kate Kane, altogether.

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