History Series / Batwoman2019

* DependingOnTheWriter: Wayne Enterprises fluctuates from being a shell of its former self to being just as huge as it is in other adaptations from episode to episode in order to fit the plot of the day.

** The most unsecured location in all of Gotham, where people get kidnapped and wanted terrorists can just stroll in without any effort, appears to be the Crows HQ parking lot. Alice even lampshades this in one episode, telling Jacob to invest in better security for the parking gargage.

The series initially focuses on Kate Kane (Creator/RubyRose), who returns to her hometown of Gotham after several years living overseas, being greeted by her father, Jacob (Dougray Scott), head of the Crows Security firm, adopted mother, Catherine Hamilton (Elizabeth Anweis), and stepsister, Mary (Creator/NicoleKang). By that point, Franchise/{{Batman}} has disappeared from Gotham for quite a while, after an incident involving him having to break his strict moral code, and the city is being threatened by the anarchist Wonderland Gang, led by Alice (Creator/RachelSkarsten). Although Kate dislikes Batman for not being able to save her mother and sister, her position softens once she finds out that Batman is actually her cousin, Bruce Wayne. Realizing that the city will forever be unsafe so long as it has no protector, Kate carries on Bruce's legacy by becoming Batwoman. She is assisted by Luke Fox (Creator/CamrusJohnson), son of Batman's late ally Lucius Fox, and Sophie Moore (Creator/MeaganTandy), her ex-girlfriend and member of the Crows Security, in her endeavor.

Gotham City. One of the most infamous cities in the DC Universe. A place of crime, of corruption, and of despair. But where there is despair, there is hope, in the form of the city's resident protector, resident billionaire Bruce Wayne, better known as {{Franchise/Batman}}. But after his disappearance following an incident involving him having to break his strict moral code, his cousin Kate Kane attempted to carry on his legacy, becoming Batwoman.

However, Kate herself has disappeared; with Gotham without a protector (again), it's up to Ryan Wilder (Creator/JaviciaLeslie), homeless, former junkie, and a woman with the courage to keep Gotham safe from the evils that plague it, including Alice (Creator/RachelSkarsten), leader of the Wonderland Gang, an anarchist group which has been threatening Gotham ever since Batman disappeared, and Tommy Elliot, a former friend of Kate Kane, who recently underwent a radical transformation, leading Gotham to believe their favorite son had come home. Donning the mantle of Batwoman, Ryan is supported in her endeavor by Kate's partners in the Bat Team: [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Mary Hamilton]] (Creator/NicoleKang), her stepsister, and [[ComicBook/{{Batwing}} Luke Fox]] (Creator/CamrusJohnson), tech support and son of Batman's late ally Lucius Fox, though she finds herself struggling to escape Kate's shadow, as both Mary and Luke are still holding hope for Kate's survival, as are Kate's father, Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott), and her ex-girlfriend, Sophie Moore (Creator/MeaganTandy).

On May 19, 2020, Creator/RubyRose, who played Kate, announced her departure from the series after completing Season 1. While it was initially assumed that the role of Kate Kane would be recast, it was later [[https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/batwoman-kate-kane-exit-explained-caroline-dries-showrunner-cw/ confirmed]] that a new character (and CanonForeigner) named Ryan Wilder would be introduced to carry on the legacy. Two months later, Javicia Leslie was cast in the role. On March 21, 2021, it was announced that Kate would indeed be recast, albeit in a supporting role. Creator/WallisDay took over the role from the second season's twelfth episode.

* RetCon: Kate Kane being the acting CEO of Wayne Enterprise, something that was never mentioned at all in two seasons. Then out of nowhere this is pointed out in Season 3 and the fact before she left she made Ryan the acting CEO. In real life the Board of Directors would be heavily against such and act, especially with Ryan's criminal past.

** The hacker in "How Queer Is Everything Today?" had this as her backstory. She'd been reluctant to come out as her parents were anti-gay. Her girlfriend insisted though, and [[ForcedOutOfTheCloset told them when she wouldn't]]. Kate later also comes out as a result in her Batwoman persona (she'd already been as herself), thus eliciting some negative comments from a popular talk show host who complains of superheroes getting politicized (who, ironically, is voiced by the openly lesbian Creator/RachelMaddow) after saying "{{Not that theres anything wrong with that}}".
** Diane Moore clearly dislikes Batwoman for coming out as a lesbian. Sophie coming out to her also makes her quite unhappy, saying her daughter's "choice" will simply make things harder for her.

* MissingMom: Gabi, Kate and Beth's mother, was killed in their childhood when a bus the Joker hijacked rear-ended the car she was driving (with them inside). It was run off the bridge she had been driving on-Gabi was [[OffWithHisHead decapitated]] and killed instantly on hitting the water below. This traumatic event overshadows her daughter's afterward (particularly with Beth, as we see it helped lead her to become Alice).

** In the pilot Alice gives Jacob Kane a choice between warning a park full of innocent moviegoers about a bomb, or watching [[LikeADaughterToMe Sophie Moore]] get thrown to her death.
** In "A Narrow Escape" a bomber called The Detonator returns, whose shtick is forcing people viewed as heroes into this. They're strapped to bombs, with a button disarming them which will trigger another bomb planted somewhere else which will murder people. It's to show they're not ''really'' so heroic, as they won't sacrifice themselves for others. However, it turns out this is a copycat using the same m.o. to cover up crimes for a different end.
** An inadvertent example occurs when an alternate Beth Kane who never became Alice is created from the collapse of TheMultiverse in ''Crisis''. Unfortunately this anomaly causes both Alt-Beth and Alice to start dying, leaving Kate with the choice of which version she wants to save.

* NotSoDifferent:

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* AdaptationDyeJob: Kate and Jacob have brown hair here rather than red. However, the Batwoman suit eventually is modified with a red wig, just like her comic look.

* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Kate claims DD-214 means a dishonorable discharge, when that's in fact the general discharge form for anyone exiting US military service regardless of reason. Additionally, her discharge under DADT would not have been dishonorable anyway, as those are essentially the same thing as a felony conviction; they're reserved for only the most serious offenses and require conviction at a general court-martial.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Kate and Jacob have brown hair here rather than red. However, the Batwoman suit eventually is modified with a red wig just like her comic look.
** In season 2, Stephanie Brown who is blonde in the comics became a redhead.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Overlaps with AdaptationNameChange. In the comics, Bette Kane is a cousin of Kate's. On the show however, Mary Hamilton, a character loosely based on Bette, is Kate's step-sister.

* PoliceAreUseless: After Batman's disappearance, the people of Gotham felt this about the GCPD, so Crows Security was hired by the city to bolster public safety. The GCPD is still around, but the Crows conduct many of the same activities: patrols, security, the hunting of fugitives, etc.

** Season 1: Alice, Kate's twin sister, with Mouse and eventually [[spoiler: Tommy Elliot/Hush]] as CoDragons.
** Season 2: A BigBadEnsemble between Black Mask, the crime lord who faked Kate's death, and Safiyah, Alice's EvilMentor.

** The most unsecured location in all of Gotham, where people get kidnapped and wanted terrorists can just stroll in without any effort, appears to be the Crows HQ parking lot.

** The most unsecured location in all of Gotham, where people get kidnapped and wanted terrorist can just stroll in without any effort, appears to be the Crows HQ parking lot.

* SwissCheeseSecurity: Wayne Enterprises seems to have the same level of security as [[Series/TheFlash2014 STAR Labs]]. Not only is Kate able to break in through a seemingly unlocked window, but Tommy Elliot jokes that he just used a "hidden key".

** Season Two: A BigBadEnsemble between Black Mask, the crime lord who faked Kate's death, and Safiyah, Alice's EvilMentor.

* BigBad: Season One has Alice, Kate's twin sister, with Mouse and eventually [[spoiler: Tommy Elliot/Hush]] as CoDragons.

** In season 2, Stephanie Brown who is blonde in the comics became a redhead

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the Pilot, Rachel Skarsten’s hair as Alice is a very obvious wig. The wig she wears afterwards is a lot more straight and convincing.

** Some newspaper clippings in the Batcave mention relatively obscure Baman villains, such as Maxie Zeus or the Penny Plunderer.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the Pilot, Rachel Skarsten’s hair as Alice is a very obvious wig. The wig she wears afterwards is alot more straight and convincing.

EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the Pilot, Rachel Skarsten’s hair as Alice is a very obvious wig. The wig she wears afterwards is alot more straight and convincing.