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CW gives fans first look at gay Batwoman in fresh series spin on the superhero
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he CW has unleashed the first trailer for its "Batwoman" series, starring Australian actress Ruby Rose as the caped crusader in female form.
The show, which will air alongside "Supergirl" on Sunday nights later this fall, follows the common theme of a a central hero fighting crime, but will make history with the debut of Rose as the first openly gay lead character -- male or female -- of a live-action superhero series.
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Also starring Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson, Nicole Kang, Rachel Skarsten and Dougray Scott, "Batwoman" follows Kate Kane -- an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter with a passion for social justice and a whole lot of attitude -- as she transforms from angsty rebel into the city's saving grace.
The robust trailer, which runs at just over three-minutes, introduces Kane and her father, Jacob Kane -- head of a private security firm, Crows Private Security -- as cousins to Bruce Wayne, who has gone in the midst of a crime wave when the adventure begins.
