00:00It was expected to happen, and now it's official.
00:07Ruby Rose's Batwoman is flying forward at the CW.
00:10The network has handed out a series order to the DC Comics drama starring Rose,
00:14as well as Riverdale spin-off series Katie Keene, led by Lucy Hale,
00:18and a new Nancy Drew series.
00:20However, the Jane the Virgin spin-off, Jane the Novella, has been passed over.
00:24Batwoman stars Orange is the New Blacks, Rose is out lesbian and highly trained
00:28street fighter Kate Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman.
00:31It becomes the first live-action scripted drama series with a lesbian superhero
00:35played by an out actress at the top of the call sheet.
00:37Rose's Batwoman made her debut late last year in the CW's three-way DC Comics series
00:42crossover Elseworlds.
00:48Meanwhile, Katie Keene stars Pretty Little Liars grad Lucy Hale and Riverdale's Josie McCoy,
00:52a.k.a. actress Ashley Murray, who will depart Riverdale to focus on Katie Keene full-time.
00:58For more on this story and the latest pilot pickup news, head to THR.com.
01:09And my fellow Riverdale fans, let me know if you're as excited to check out Katie Keene as I am.
01:13Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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