'Batwoman' First Look Footage: Ruby Rose Takes On Gotham As The Female, And Lesbian, Caped-Crusader

The CW, best known for their DC Comics TV shows such as “Supergirl,” “The Flash” and “Arrow,” are once again expanding their library of DC Comics shows with Batwoman, which airs tonight on the CW.

The actress that will be donning the cape and black suit will be Ruby Rose (“Orange Is the New Black” and “John Wick: Chapter 2”), who is also going to be The CW’s first LGBTQ lead actor. Rose will be starring as Kate Kane, the cousin of Bruce Wayne, as she takes on Gotham City as their new protector since the Batman abandoned it.

Speaking to E! News back in May, Rose spoke about how excited she was to play the part. “I love comics; I had done research. I love Caroline [Dries] I love Greg Berlanti and Sarah [Schechter]. So, I was really excited, as a job, as I would be with any role, but it wasn’t until, I think, everyone was talking about it, and everyone was asking me about it, and my friends with kids were like, ‘Oh my god, they’re going to dress up like Batwoman,’ and then I realized how big it was.”

“You so rarely get the opportunity to make a meal of a character. Alice is all over the place,” Rachel Skarsten, who plays the villain Alice told EW. The first look teaser released this week and which you can see below, features her antagonist character. “One minute she’s murdering someone, and the next minute she’s making a joke, and then she’s crying, and then she’s asking if you have a burger.”

Here is the series’ synopsis:

Kate Kane, armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, 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 demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope.

The new CW series also stars Dougray Scott (“Taken 3”), Meagen Tandy (“Teen Wolf”) and Camrus Johnson, who appeared in Marvel’s Luke Cage for a couple of episodes. The series is developed by Caroline Dries and Greg Berlanti, one of the co-creators of CW’s Arrowverse. While early reviews weren’t kind, the movie is back at a respectable 73% on Rotten Tomatoes so perhaps that’ll be enough for fans of these kinds of shows.

The series premieres tonight, Sunday, October 6, watch the first look teaser below.