Batwoman

## Production

### Executive Producers

Caroline Dries, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Geoff Johns, David Nutter, Marcos Siega

### Production Company

Berlanti Productions, Mad Ghost Productions, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television

## Series Chronology

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Batwoman is an American superhero television series developed by Caroline Dries. It is based on the DC Comics character Batwoman and shares continuity with the other television series in the Arrowverse. The series premiered on The CW on October 6, 2019, and is primarily filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with location filming in Chicago, Illinois. In the first season, *Batwoman* follows Kate Kane overcoming her demons and past to become Gotham City's new symbol of hope as the vigilante Batwoman.

## Plot

Kate Kane seeks justice for Gotham city as Batwoman.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Ruby Rose as Kate Kane / Batwoman (season 1): An out lesbian who, armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, dedicates herself to defending Gotham in Batman's absence.[2][3] Gracyn Shinyei portrays a younger Kate.
* Rachel Skarsten as Beth Kane / Alice: Kate's presumed-dead twin sister and leader of the Wonderland Gang with an ever-changing personality as she sets out to erode Gotham's sense of security.[4] Ava Sleeth portrays a younger Beth.
	+ Skarsten also portrayed an alternate version of Beth who was displaced from her native Earth during "Crisis on Infinite Earths" and appeared on Earth-Prime. This version did not get lost during the car accident. She was later killed by August Cartwright, who mistook her for Alice.
* Meagan Tandy as Sophie Moore: A military academy graduate turned high-level Crows agent and Kate's estranged ex-girlfriend and Julia's lover who serves as one of Gotham's protectors.[5]
* Nicole Kang as Mary Hamilton: Kate's stepsister and a medical student/influencer-in-the-making who makes it her mission to provide aid to those living in Gotham's under-served communities.[5] In the season 1 finale, it is revealed that Mary sees her stepfather as a gun-for-hire.
* Camrus Johnson as Luke Fox: A staunch Batman loyalist and son of the late Lucius Fox who keeps Wayne Tower secure in Batman's absence. After Kate becomes Batwoman, he comes to understand that Gotham needs a new hero and becomes an ally to her.[5]
	+ Camrus Johnson also portrays his Earth-99 counterpart.
* Elizabeth Anweis as Catherine Hamilton-Kane (season 1): Kate's stepmother and one of Gotham's most powerful citizens who made her fortune as a defense contractor and the CEO of Hamilton Dynamics.[6] After Alice poisoned her and Mary, Catherine chose to give Mary the antidote.
* Dougray Scott as Jacob Kane: Kate and Beth's father and a former military colonel with a chip on his shoulder who commands a private security agency, the Crows, in an attempt to protect Gotham more effectively than Batman could.[7]
* Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder / Batwoman (season 2): A former drug runner now living out of her van, who is a highly skilled, yet undisciplined, fighter about to become the new Batwoman.[8]

### Recurring

* Greyston Holt as Tyler: A Crows agent and Sophie's soon to be ex-husband.
* Brendon Zub as Chuck Dodgson: A former Crows agent who serves as Alice's second-in-command and lover.
* Rachel Maddow as the voice of Vesper Fairchild: A snarky gossip maven and media personality.[10]
* Gabriel Mann as Tommy Elliot / Hush: A real estate mogul and former childhood friend of Bruce Wayne, who later becomes the villain Hush.[11]
	+ Warren Christie portrays Elliot in the guise of Bruce Wayne.[12]
* Brianne Howey as Reagan: A bartender, one of Kate's love interests, as well as Magpie's sister and former accomplice.
* Rachel Matthews as Margaret "Margot" / Magpie: Reagan's sister who operates as a jewel thief.[11]
* Christina Wolfe as Julia Pennyworth: A British spy, daughter of Alfred Pennyworth, and Kate's ex-lover turned Sophie's lover.[13]
* Sam Littlefield as Jonathan "Johnny" Cartwright / Mouse: A disfigured member of the Wonderland Gang with a talent for voice mimicry and impersonation who considered himself Alice's brother figure.[14] After losing interest in Alice's goals, she poisoned him. Nicholas Holmes portrays a younger Johnny.
* John Emmet Tracy and Sebastian Roché as August Cartwright / Dr. Ethan Campbell: A well-known plastic surgeon and philanthropist.[15] Ethan is later revealed to be August, Mouse's father who fished Beth out of the river following the accident and imprisoned her for his own nefarious purposes. Kate accidentally kills August in anger for what he did to Beth.

### Guest

* Chris Shields as Michael Akins: The mayor of Gotham City.
* Michelle Morgan as Gabrielle "Gabi" Kane: The first late wife of Jacob Kane and mother of Kate and Beth.
* Giles Panton as Shane McKillen: An employee of Catherine's.
* Jim Pirri as Bertrand Eldon / Executioner: A former executioner at Blackgate Penitentiary. After Jacob kills him, his motives lead to several criminals wrongly condemned to Blackgate to gain re-trials. He is loosely based on a minor Batman villain of the same name.
* Mark Gibbon as Angus Stanton: The assistant district attorney who fell victim to the Executioner.
* Cameron McDonald as Jack Forbes: The police commissioner of the GCPD.
* Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne / Batman (Earth-99):[16] An older parallel universe counterpart of Bruce Wayne. Conroy previously portrayed Batman in animated form as part of the DC animated universe.
* Nathan Witte as Miguel Robles: A Crows agent and an associate of Tommy Elliot's who was tasked with getting Lucius Fox's journals, only to accidentally get him killed and frame someone else for it. Years later, he took up the Detonator identity to cover his tracks, only to be thwarted by Batwoman and Luke.
* Kayla Ewell as Natalia Knight / Nocturna: A woman with porphyria who adopted a vampire-inspired persona.
* Alessandra Torresani as Duela Dent: The niece of Harvey Dent
* Jeryl Prescott as Diane Moore: The mother of Sophie.
* Debra Mooney as Mabel Cartwright: The mother of August and the grandmother of Mouse. She was the first person Alice ever killed.
* Alex Zahara as M. Butler: A therapist at Arkham Asylum. Mouse later kills and impersonates him.
* Carmine Giovinazzo as Johnny Sabatino: A gangster with connections to Tommy Elliot.