Elizabeth Kane , also known as Alice and Red Alice , is a fictional character created by Greg Rucka and J. H. Williams III . Beginning as a supervillain , she first appeared in August 2009 in the comic book Detective Comics , published by DC Comics . Her relationship with her twin sister Kate Kane defines much of Batwoman's emotional life. During The New 52 , it is established that Kate and Beth are cousins of Bruce Wayne, the alter-ego of the superhero Batman , through his mother Martha Wayne ( née Kane).
137-603: Alice appears in the Arrowverse TV series Batwoman as part of the main cast, portrayed by Rachel Skarsten . Alice's origin is told in flashback . Elizabeth "Beth" Kane is the identical twin sister of Katherine "Kate" Kane, and was older than Kate by two minutes. She is the daughter of Jacob Kane and his wife Gabrielle Kane, both career soldiers in the U.S. Army . The Kanes are Jewish , and Jacob Kane inherited vast wealth along with his other siblings. Bette Kane (the superheroine known as Flamebird, and later Hawkfire)
274-548: A cage match fight, with Black Canary and Arsenal vs. Dark Archer, Arrow vs. Ra's al Ghul, Flash vs. Captain Cold and Heat Wave, which is interrupted by Reverse-Flash, until Firestorm intervenes and the Atom makes an appearance at the end. In September 2016, The CW released the promo "Superhero Fight Club 2.0" to promote the start of the 2016–17 season with the addition of Supergirl to their lineup, as well as their new mobile app, where
411-452: A multiverse to allow "everyone to make the best possible product, to tell the best story, to do the best world." The second season of The Flash began to explore this concept of the multiverse, by introducing Earth-2, which features doppelgängers of the inhabitants of Earth-1. Supergirl was confirmed as an alternate universe, later designated Earth-38, with The Flash crossover episode "Worlds Finest" (2016). Freedom Fighters: The Ray
548-432: A "weird moment" that shows "the cracks [that] form when it's just two shows that have to work together on the regular." Tassi then noted the further complications of adding Supergirl , saying, "The more shows you have, the more heroes you introduce, the harder it is to keep explaining away why they're not constantly around to help each other. Supergirl already has that problem built-in with Superman, who it seems will not be
685-465: A 2020 crossover would entail, with Guggenheim revealing in January 2020, that a general idea had been approved by Pedowitz and Berlanti. Guggenheim confirmed they had "no intention of trying something [as] ambitious" as the previous year's "Crisis on Infinite Earths", hoping "to really go back to the basics". He felt a crossover like "Crisis on Infinite Earths" was something "you've got to build to" and
822-572: A Metropolis police officer, arrived in Gotham as backup support for an approaching hurricane; the two share a brief glance in precinct headquarters after Kate gets treatment for minor injuries she received while foiling a burglary during the storm. Kane reveals her identity as Batwoman by proposing to her in costume in Batwoman #17. After Commissioner Jason Bard resigns, Maggie is appointed in his place. However, she ended up stepping down to return to
959-467: A clue left by Safiyah, Batwoman travels to the long-abandoned Kane house in Brussels. Safiyah is there, but denies kidnapping Beth. She reveals that getting Batwoman to Belgium was a ruse to get her away from prying eyes and eavesdropping equipment. Safiyah reveals that Knife has betrayed them both, kidnapping Beth and using drugs to force her Alice personality to reemerge. Alice has subsequently taken over
1096-751: A cover for Intergang , closing all leads to the criminal group in Gotham City. Maggie appeared in Detective Comics #856 at a charity ball attended by Kate Kane . While the two are dancing, Maggie mentions that she and Toby are no longer together and asks Kate for her phone number. Sawyer appears as a supporting character in the new Batwoman series launched in 2011 as part of The New 52 initiative. In that series she has begun dating Kate Kane, whose secret activities as Batwoman complicate their relationship. The prequel event Zero Year establishes she and Kate had first crossed paths when Maggie, as
1233-421: A fictional universe where all of The CW series exist together. On September 22, 2020, it was announced that Supergirl would conclude after its sixth season. A backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff based on Painkiller was in development, directed by Salim Akil , and aired as the seventh episode of the fourth season of Black Lightning with Jordan Calloway reprising his role from the show. On November 16,
1370-517: A five-part crossover with episodes of Supergirl , Batwoman , The Flash , Arrow , and Legends of Tomorrow . Additional crossovers include " Worlds Finest ", an episode which sees Barry Allen travel to Supergirl's Earth for the first time, and " Duet ", a musical crossover with The Flash and Supergirl . For the 2021–22 season, the eighth season of The Flash began with a five-episode event known as " Armageddon " that featured additional heroes and actors from other Arrowverse series. Pedowitz said
1507-456: A gathering of the Religion of Crime in an attempt to recruit those followers to find Seer. Though this recruitment fails, the twins still identify the location of Seer; Kate relays this information to Nightwing and Oracle . During the mission, Beth has an interior conversation with her Alice persona, and comes to terms with keeping her under control and accepts that, for better or worse, Alice
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#17327871435771644-542: A good time, but veteran viewers were rewarded with major storyline motion." Following the release of the first trailer for Supergirl , Paul Tassi wrote for Forbes about why he felt that series should be kept separate from the Arrowverse: He called the moment in the Arrow third-season finale where Barry Allen appears briefly, but abruptly leaves since " Arrow needs to let its own characters solve its problems",
1781-602: A hooded vigilante known as the Green Arrow. Crime-scene investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma after being struck by lightning due to the S.T.A.R. Labs ' particle accelerator explosion and finds himself with superhuman speed. Barry vows to use his new powers to protect Central City as the Flash, a masked superhero, while he pursues his mother's murderer, the Reverse-Flash . Kara Zor-El , who
1918-424: A larger multiverse. Andy Muschietti , director of The Flash (2023), revealed that Gustin had been considered to make a cameo appearance in the film, but was ultimately cut. In The Flash episode " Welcome to Earth-2 " (2016), glimpses of the multiverse are seen, including an image of John Wesley Shipp as the Flash from the 1990 television series , implying that the series exists on an alternate Earth within
2055-448: A live-action appearance on The Flash and/or Arrow as well. The next month, it was reported that another spin-off series, described as a superhero team-up show, was being discussed by The CW for a possible 2015–16 midseason release. Berlanti, Kreisberg, Guggenheim and Sarah Schechter would be executive producers of the potential series, which would be headlined by several recurring characters from both Arrow and The Flash . That May,
2192-402: A low décolletage and dress cut away in front to expose her thigh-high stockings and garter . The Alice personality's speech balloons are black with white borders. The text is also white, as well as serif transitional , partly italicized, and in upper and lower case . This indicates her psychosis. The Beth personality's speech balloons are white with black, sans-serif , all-caps text. This
2329-607: A magical tool known as the "sorcerer's stone", which will enhance her powers dramatically. She intends to transform the world into a version of Avalon , which herself as empress. To do so, she and her demon horde ascend to a space station in outer space (the highest point above the planet). Red Alice accompanies Batwoman, Etrigan the Demon, Clayface , and Ragman aboard a Space Shuttle into orbit to stop Morgaine. The helmet of Alice's spacesuit cracks in battle, and Ragman saves her life by absorbing her soul into his costume. Batwoman's team
2466-520: A military base near Gotham City . She seizes chemical weapons from the base and intends to kill everyone in the city by dispersing them from an aircraft. During her final battle with Alice, Batwoman pushes her from the aircraft and Alice falls into Gotham Bay. Batwoman believes Alice to be dead. The Gotham Police, however, never recover a body. Alice's final words implied that Col. Kane was her father. Taking Alice's blood spatters on her Batwoman costume, Kate Kane utilizes DNA testing to discover that Alice
2603-575: A nightmare to try and do both shows. We had to facilitate one." Gustin was optimistic that the crossover in 2016 would allow another crossover the following year with the rest of the Arrowverse shows. In May, it was announced that Supergirl would move from CBS to The CW for its second season, and that production would move from Los Angeles to Vancouver, where the CW Arrowverse series film. The second season premiered on October 10, 2016. It
2740-595: A non-speaking cameo appearance in a flashback in Batman: Bad Blood . Arrowverse The Arrowverse is an American superhero media franchise and shared universe that is centered on various interconnected television series based on DC Comics superhero characters, primarily airing on The CW as well as web series on CW Seed . The series were developed by Greg Berlanti , Marc Guggenheim , Andrew Kreisberg , Geoff Johns , Ali Adler , Phil Klemmer , Salim Akil , and Caroline Dries . Set in
2877-531: A potential Supergirl / Arrowverse crossover, so "Watch and wait and see what happens." The following month, it was announced that Gustin would appear on the Supergirl episode " Worlds Finest ". Berlanti and Kreisberg, also Supergirl executive producers, thanked "the fans and journalists who have kept asking for this to happen. It is our pleasure and hope to create an episode worthy of everyone's enthusiasm and support." In "Worlds Finest", Supergirl
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#17327871435773014-494: A prestigious university, with Diggle overseeing their education and training. Ramsey would also direct the pilot if ordered, with Berlanti, Schechter, David Madden, and Johns executive producing alongside Narducci and Clack. In March 2022, The Flash and Superman & Lois were both confirmed for a ninth and third season respectively, carrying them through the 2022–23 television season . In April 2022, Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow were both canceled. On August 1, 2022, it
3151-422: A regular fixture on the show, and I'm sure there will be many excuses as to why he's too busy to help Supergirl fight her latest battle. Add in Arrow , The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow mythology, and it's probably too much to juggle....I think Supergirl deserves to launch without Arrow and The Flash on its shoulders, and be allowed to find itself before being assimilated into an existing universe." With
3288-464: A reporter for the Metropolis Star . In Action Comics #600, Lex Luthor , then a corporate executive, met with Maggie to get her to stop investigating his activities and tries to blackmail her with documentation regarding her sexuality, which would discredit her and taint her career. When Luthor injures himself and flees the room due to kryptonite poisoning, Maggie is tempted with taking
3425-502: A rescue mission to save them. During the battle, Gabrielle was murdered by the terrorists. The terrorists kidnapped another young girl and murdered her too. Kate, seeing the body of a young girl under a blanket, is left with the impression her sister died. Col. Kane, however, knew that the terrorists had Beth. Despite looking for years, Col. Kane never found Beth. He never told Kate that Beth might still be alive. The Many Arms of Death needed twins to rule their organization, but since Kate Kane
3562-478: A secret and remain in the Army) and her military career, Kate begins drinking heavily and taking drugs while traveling around the world and spending large sums of money. While sailing near the island of Coryana, she falls overboard and receives a severe head injury after striking a coral reef . The island's ruler, Safiyah Sohail , saves Kate's life by sewing Kate's skull shut with gold thread. The two become lovers, to
3699-725: A series centered on the Yara Flor version of Wonder Girl was in development from Gerg Berlanti and Dailyn Rodriguez. On November 20, 2020, Black Lightning was announced to conclude after its fourth season. The CW officially passed on the Arrow -spinoff Green Arrow and the Canaries in January 2021, passed on Wonder Girl in February 2021, and passed on the Black Lightning -spinoff Painkiller in May 2021. In February 2021,
3836-409: A series regular across any of the shows in the Arrowverse. The deal was initially focused on Miller and his characters of Leonard and Leo Snart appearing on The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow . Berlanti stated that Miller's deal was "the first contract not applicable to just one show," adding "In success we hope to continue with other characters finding their way across all the shows." Barrowman signed
3973-519: A shared fictional multiverse much like the DC Universe and DC Multiverse in comic books, it was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast and characters that span six live-action television series and two animated series. The franchise began with Arrow , based on the character Green Arrow , which debuted in October 2012. It was followed by The Flash in 2014, and
4110-458: A similar deal to Miller in July 2016, allowing him to continue being a series regular on Arrow as well as The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow , followed by Cassidy for her character Laurel Lance. List indicators Yearly crossover events in the Arrowverse began in the 2013–14 television season , when Barry Allen was introduced in the eighth episode of Arrow ' s second season ahead of
4247-955: A special kind of hero and turned it down. The storyline was concluded in 2022 in The Flash ' s season 8 episode " The Man in the Yellow Tie ". After the revelation that Superman & Lois is set in an adjacent universe, the Diggle appearing in that series was confirmed to be an alternate version of the Arrowverse character. In the Superman & Lois episode, Diggle is seen in Smallville aiding Superman and Lois Lane. In October 2014, Johns explained that DC's approach to their films and television series would be different from Marvel Studios ' cinematic universe , stating that their film universe and TV universes would be kept separate within
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4384-648: A supporting character in Superman comic books . The character appeared in the live-action series Smallville , played by Jill Teed , and in the second and third seasons of the Arrowverse series Supergirl , played by Floriana Lima . Maggie Sawyer first appeared in Superman (vol. 2) #4 and was created by John Byrne . Maggie was introduced in Superman (2nd series) in April 1987, as Captain Sawyer of
4521-547: A through-line between each appearance. The Batwoman , Flash , Superman & Lois , and Supergirl episodes explore what Diggle has been up to since the end of "Arrow" when he encountered a glowing green box. Ramsey spoke to the grounded nature of Diggle as a character, and given that, "he refused the invitation of whatever was in the box" since the last thing he would want to do is "receive an invitation from something otherworldly". However, there are consequences for Diggle with that decision. His appearance on Superman & Lois
4658-505: A troublesome man on the island, accusing him of releasing the plague, and has him killed. Kate is horrified and, after a brief fight with Safiyah and Tahani (now known by the codename "Knife"), leaves Coryana. Years later, Batman asks Batwoman to help break the "Many Arms of Death", a terrorist organization. Batwoman learns that Beth is missing from the Weiße Kaninchen Sanatorium, and assumes Safiyah has her. Following
4795-416: A video about the production of Vixen ' s first season, Guggenheim referred to the series' shared universe as the "Arrowverse". Kreisberg confirmed that this was the name the producers used for it. The universe has also been referred to by the media as the "Flarrowverse", "Berlanti-verse" and "DC TV-verse". In September 2020, The CW released a trailer for the various series that would be airing on
4932-607: A wooden stake through her heart. Beth Kane appears several times in Batwoman stories in cameos and other minor roles. Alice is 24 years of age when she makes her first appearance. She suffers from a psychosis in which she presents a personality based on the fictional Lewis Carroll character, Alice, and speaks in quotations from Alice novels and stories. She is depicted as having chalk-white skin, short and wavy blonde hair, red nails and lips, and using heavy black mascara and eye-liner. She dresses in white, pseudo- Victorian fashion with
5069-466: A world in the multiverse where the Nazis won World War II. This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least two series and as a member of the principal cast for at least one of those, or appearing across at least three series. After Miller's exit as a series regular during Legends of Tomorrow ' s first season, it was revealed he signed a deal with Warner Bros. to become
5206-461: Is a cousin, and Bruce Wayne's mother Martha Kane Wayne was Jacob's sister. Jacob Kane is promoted to colonel and assigned to NATO headquarters in Brussels , Belgium. When the twins turned 12 years old, their mother took them to a restaurant for a birthday dessert. A terrorist group (later revealed to be the organization known as the "Many Arms of Death") kidnapped the family, and Col. Kane led
5343-464: Is defeated by Morgaine, and they crash back to Earth. On a transformed Earth, Ragman restores Beth's soul to her body. The other evil souls trapped in Ragman's costume try to hold Beth back, but she resists them and screams that she wants to atone for all the wrong she has done. Red Alice then assists Batwoman's team in defeating le Fey and undoing the spell. In a flashback in Batwoman (vol. 3) #7, Beth
5480-578: Is depicted receiving further psychiatric treatment at the Weiße Kaninchen Sanatorium near Geneva , Switzerland. The Alice persona reemerges in the "Many Arms of Death"/"Fall of the House of Kane" storyline. As depicted previously and during this story, Kate Kane comes out as a lesbian while obtaining her military education at the United States Military Academy . Depressed at the loss of her lover (who chose to keep her lesbianism
5617-604: Is established as being in an alternate universe where the Flash helps Kara fight the Silver Banshee and Livewire in exchange for her help in returning home. The events of the episode intersect with the events of the eighteenth episode of The Flash season two, "Versus Zoom". The crossover required "a lot more logistical trickery" than the usual Arrowverse crossovers, due to Gustin filming The Flash in Vancouver alongside Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow , while Supergirl
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5754-695: Is evil and has Kate under some sort of mental control. Beth says she wants to atone for the evil she did, and she shows familiarity with the steam-powered gun grappling hook Batwoman uses as well as incredible strength as she swings on filament lines above Gotham's city streets. When the witch Morgaine le Fey attacks an amnesiac Jason Blood in order to stop Etrigan the Demon from manifesting from Jason's body, Red Alice saves Jason from falling to his death. Red Alice later confronts Nocturna and accuses her of hypnotizing Kate. Nocturna has Batwoman attack Red Alice. Realizing she cannot defeat her sister physically, Beth offers her throat. The shock of almost being driven to kill
5891-504: Is her sister, Beth. The knowledge that her father hid Beth's possible survival from her led to a long rift in Kate and Jacob's relationship. Alice reappears alive inside a sarcophagus in Batwoman (vol. 2) #17. According to Department of Extranormal Operations (DEO) Agent Cameron Chase , the Religion of Crime (ROC) was in the process of founding a cult based on Batwoman. The cult retrieved Beth's body from Gotham Harbor and placed it inside
6028-467: Is now a part of her for good. Red Alice also appears in the comic book Batwoman: Future's End . Set five years into a potential future, Batwoman has become a vampire. Red Alice joins with Clayface, Jason Blood/Etrigan the Demon, and Ragman to try to stop her. During the battle, Batwoman kills Jason and Clayface. Red Alice fends off Batwoman's attacks using technology given to her by Bruce Wayne, and then reluctantly and tearfully kills her sister by driving
6165-406: Is set on Earth-X. The 2019 crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths", inspired by the comic of the same name , destroyed all of the universes within the Arrowverse multiverse, both on- and off-screen. At the time, the highest-numbered universe to be referenced was Earth-898, (later 1938) though the multiverse contained an infinite number of universes. The end of "Crisis on Infinite Earths" saw
6302-489: Is still a Captain. Maggie appeared in the series 52 . In Week Three, she arrives to a scene to find the body of Alex Luthor . She calls in Steel to ID the body, when Lex Luthor comes in with the press and announces that Alex was the one responsible for all of Luthor's wrongdoings. In conversation, former detective Renee Montoya makes a reference to Toby Raines. In Week Twelve, Maggie yells at Montoya for busting up
6439-400: Is the magical superheroine Zatanna ). In the story "Disinformation Campaign", part of the " Fear State " crossover storyline, Beth is still dealing with controlling her Alice persona. In order to discover information about Seer, an "Anti-Oracle" figure spreading misinformation throughout Gotham during the larger crisis, Beth works alongside her sister, disguising herself as Alice to infiltrate
6576-430: Is the same style used by all other characters in the comic, which represents her lucidity. Alice is usually armed with one or more handguns , sometimes carries sharp-edged weapons such as razor blades and knives, and has an acquired immunity to many poisons and chemical weapons. She has extensive knowledge of a wide range of chemicals, drugs, hallucinogens, and poisons. Red Alice has a similar appearance to Alice, although
6713-655: The 2019–20 television season . On March 6, 2019, it was announced that the eighth season of Arrow would be the final season of the series, with an abbreviated ten-episode season. On May 7, The CW ordered Batwoman to series. Discussing a potential Black Lightning crossover with the Arrowverse in July 2019, Cress Williams revealed that "there's been lots of talk [...] nothing official, but at this point, I wouldn't be surprised." Two weeks later in August, Williams confirmed reports that characters from Black Lightning would appear in "Crisis on Infinite Earths". Also in August, it
6850-442: The Arrowverse franchise: Arrow , The Flash , Supergirl , Legends of Tomorrow , Black Lightning , and Batwoman . All series in total amount to 699 episodes across 37 seasons of television. Billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns home after being stranded on a deserted island for five years. Upon his return to Starling City , Oliver rekindles his relationships and spends his nights hunting down wealthy criminals as
6987-536: The Batwoman characters in this crossover after she "was really protective of them in 'Crisis' because it was like blowing open a whole genre world to our characters, but now people are a little bit more integrated" to the larger Arrowverse. In August 2020, Berlanti reiterated that "aspirations aren't quite as large" for the crossover, particularly with the COVID-19 pandemic necessitating additional safety precautions and guidelines for filming. However, by January 2021,
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#17327871435777124-599: The Metropolis Special Crimes Unit, a special branch of the Metropolis police force that handles superpowered menaces when Superman is unavailable. Maggie mostly replaced Inspector Henderson from the previous comics as Superman's main police contact. She was added to the Superman canon following the 12-issue maxi-series Crisis on Infinite Earths and the 6-issue miniseries that rebooted
7261-439: The Arrowverse multiverse; Shipp reprised his role as Barry Allen / The Flash from the 1990 series in the annual crossover events " Elseworlds " (2018), and " Crisis on Infinite Earths " (2019). His native universe was designated Earth-90 in the pre-Crisis multiverse. By May 2015, Amell had had discussions with DC Entertainment about portraying Queen on NBC ' s Constantine , starring Matt Ryan ; saying, "The reason that I
7398-597: The Arrowverse's longest crossover, and that the five parts would not air on consecutive nights, as with previous crossovers. Instead, three episodes would air in December 2019 and two in January 2020. It would also include Batwoman and Legends , which were not part of the "Elseworlds" crossover. In January 2019, Batwoman received a pilot pick-up from the CW. On January 31, 2019, the four series already running on The CW were confirmed for further seasons, carrying them through
7535-408: The Arrowverse's name, that fans and the media would not "suddenly start" using the name, and if The CW kept using the term, could "lead to a situation where the universe is called one thing officially, but another entirely by the majority of people who watch it". In May 2021, when discussing the 2021–22 season of shows, Pedowitz referred to the series as the "CWverse". Six television series make up
7672-574: The Arrowverse, but because a lot of the other shows are sadly no longer going to be on the air, it felt like the right thing to do." In April 2015, to celebrate the season three finale of Arrow and season one finale of The Flash , The CW released a short promo titled "Superhero Fight Club". The short features characters from Arrow and The Flash battling each other in a hero vs. villain showdown. Characters include The Arrow, Flash, Arsenal , Black Canary , Dark Archer , Reverse-Flash, Captain Cold , Heat Wave , Firestorm , Ra's al Ghul , and Atom in
7809-480: The Arrowverse, that were slowly removed. Once they were, it "became a can of worms" to try to tie into the universe, with Helbing discussing with DC during the first season that the series would instead be on an alternate earth, which he could not reveal publicly until the end of the second season, which concluded in June 2022. At that time he said, "I totally understand DC's position... This wasn't meant to alienate us from
7946-410: The Arrowverse. He said the two were the same character with "the same DNA", and likened each appearance to that of different comic book writers and artists working with the character: "He has the same outline, but he looks different. The hair is slightly different. He has a slightly different cadence sometimes. Different artists and different writers write him in different ways." Ryan also noted that while
8083-568: The CW officially confirmed DC's Legends of Tomorrow for a January 2016 premiere. Pedowitz later stated, "There is no intention, at this point, to spin anything else off" to add to the universe, though after Vixen was renewed for a second season he said, "Hopefully, that character could actually spin itself out, if not, maybe join as one of the Legends" in Legends of Tomorrow . In October, additional Arrow showrunner Wendy Mericle revealed that
8220-535: The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) in "Crisis on Infinite Earths" opened up more possibilities for crossovers between the DC films and Arrowverse. DC Films president Walter Hamada revealed prior to "Crisis", DC had been structured in a way that the television division had to clear the use of characters with the film division. Now, the company could "really lean into this idea of [the multiverse] and acknowledge
8357-557: The DEO safe house and finds Beth, but are captured. Batwoman and Batman agree to work together to stop Bones and free Beth. Bones, whose body generates cyanide , threatens to kill Beth rather than hand her over. Asaf shoots Bones in the head and Beth is freed. Col. Kane takes Beth to the Kane family's private island for psychiatric treatment. In Batwoman (vol. 2) #36, Beth is depicted flying back to Gotham City, where she takes up residence in
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#17327871435778494-427: The DEO did not open the sarcophagus for several months. Now in the custody of the DEO, Beth appears traumatized by her months spent in the sarcophagus. Sometimes she's lucid, and other times reverts to her "Alice" personality. Mister Bones , director of the DEO, believes himself to be Jacob Kane's illegitimate son, and wants to use Beth for his own purposes. Batwoman agrees to uncover Batman 's secret identity if
8631-410: The DEO will turn Beth over to her, destroy all its files on the Kane family, stop targeting Bette Kane, stop putting pressure on Maggie Sawyer , and agree to no longer see Batwoman as one of their agents. Thanks to Bette Kane's electronic listening devices, Batwoman's entire family and Maggie Sawyer realize what Batwoman is up against and how high the stakes are. Col. Kane sets up the "Murder of Crows",
8768-565: The God of War " and " Daddy Darhkest ", with the appearance taking place chronologically after "Haunted", revisiting the setting of Arrow ' s fourth season and the events following that season's final episode. Klemmer described the tone of the episodes as " The Exorcist meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ". Ryan was made a series regular for the fourth season of Legends of Tomorrow . Jesse Schedeen of IGN felt in October 2018 that none of
8905-463: The Many Arms of Death, and plans to destroy Gotham City by unleashing thousands of deadly disease-carrying bats. Batwoman destroys the bats by trapping them in her airship and then initiating its self-destruction. Batwoman manages to further mitigate the damage of the attack with the help of her mission partner Julia Pennyworth , who synthesizes an aerosolized vaccine and disperses it over Gotham from
9042-530: The Religion of Crime elect Alice to lead the group, giving her the title "High Madame". Beth is shown to be insane, as she dresses in clothes and makeup to resemble the character Alice from Lewis Carroll 's novels and only speaks in quotations from the Alice novels. She kills a number of members of her own group when they fail her or question her abilities. Alice kidnaps Col. Kane, who immediately recognizes his now-grown daughter, and uses him to gain access to
9179-406: The actor cast as Raymond "Ray" Terrill would appear in the live-action series, much like Mari McCabe / Vixen. In May 2017, The CW ordered Black Lightning to series. The series had previously been in development at Fox , at which point Berlanti had stated Black Lightning would not crossover with his other DC Comics television properties on The CW, nor would it exist in the Arrowverse. With
9316-514: The aftermath, Sawyer becomes involved in a covert 'war' between Superman's allies and Project Cadmus , led by Paul Westfield , which had stolen Superman's body for their own ends. Sawyer's close friendship with injured ex-police officer Eddie Walker is examined in flashback as Walker becomes the hero Loose Cannon . Maggie Sawyer is the main character in the four-issue limited series comic title Metropolis SCU written by Cindy Goff, penciled by Peter Krause and inked by José Marzan Jr. , which
9453-459: The animated web series Vixen in 2015. The franchise further expanded in January 2016 with the debut of Legends of Tomorrow , starring characters who previously appeared on both Arrow and The Flash . Later that year, the CBS series Supergirl , having already crossed over with The Flash , moved to The CW for the remainder of its run. A second animated web series, Freedom Fighters: The Ray ,
9590-407: The animated web series, Freedom Fighters: The Ray , and featured characters and concepts from that series. The 2018–19 crossover, " Elseworlds ", included Supergirl , The Flash , and Arrow and saw the introduction of Batwoman ahead of her debut in her own series. At the end of "Elseworlds", it was revealed that the 2019–20 television season crossover would be " Crisis on Infinite Earths ",
9727-437: The chance to extend Matt Ryan's run as Constantine by at least one more hour of television. I think you'll see he fits very neatly into our universe. It never feels forced". In July 2017, Guggenheim indicated that "really good conversations" had taken place with Ryan to appear again in the Arrowverse, and in October 2017, it was revealed that Ryan would appear in two episodes of the third season of Legends of Tomorrow , " Beebo
9864-470: The character Green Arrow and developed by Andrew Kreisberg , Greg Berlanti , and Marc Guggenheim . Stephen Amell was cast in the titular role. When developing the series, Guggenheim said that the creative team wanted to "chart [their] own course, [their] own destiny", and avoid any direct connections to the series Smallville , which featured its own Green Arrow ( Justin Hartley ). In July 2013, it
10001-425: The character debuted in the " Elseworlds " crossover event. The series, if picked up, would be written by Caroline Dries , with plans to air in 2019. In August, Ruby Rose was cast as Kate Kane / Batwoman. In December, it was announced that " Crisis on Infinite Earths " would be the fifth annual crossover, following the "Elseworlds" crossover. Further details explained that "Crisis" would run for five hours, marking
10138-548: The character's Arrowverse appearances thus far "really directly reference the events of the Constantine series, leaving it up in the air as to whether this John Constantine is the same character from that series or if Ryan is merely playing a different, very similar version of his character." In November 2018, Ryan spoke to the relationship between the character seen in the NBC series and the one seen on Legends of Tomorrow and in
10275-418: The comic book crossover event series Earth-Prime was released. The six-issue event features five issues focusing on each current series ( Batwoman , Superman & Lois , Legends of Tomorrow , Stargirl , and The Flash , respectively) with the sixth issue being a crossover between the series. Actors, writers, and executives from each of the series were involved in their creations, with the stories approved by
10412-497: The comics, The Man of Steel . She tries to prove the police force is more efficient than a vigilante in fighting crime, and so becomes a constant thorn in Superman's side during the early days of his career, even trying to apprehend him occasionally. Eventually, after being injured and saved by Superman during a terrorist plot, her attitude towards him warms up. Later stories revealed that she originally came from Star City . She married fellow police officer James Sawyer, although she
10549-402: The creation of a new multiverse, most notably the new Earth-Prime, a world featuring inhabitants from the pre-Crisis Earth-1, Earth-38, and Black Lightning ' s Earth, combining all of the CW series at the time and moving forward with all of them on one fictional earth. Six additional Earths within this new multiverse were revealed in the crossover. Ezra Miller 's cameo as Barry Allen from
10686-464: The crossover episodes "fun" and said positively that "too much happened that was unrelated to one show or the other – and that's a good thing. While the crossover episodes were definitely open to new viewers of either The Flash or Arrow (or both, presumably), with each episode wrapped up tidily by the end of its hour, plenty of show-specific plot stuff was advanced without spelling it out for newbies. New viewers to either show could follow along and have
10823-419: The crossover was no longer moving forward because of the pandemic, with Dries explaining they could not have the crews of each series interact for fear of COVID-19 exposure. In December 2020, David Ramsey was revealed to be reprising his role of John Diggle on Superman & Lois , Supergirl , The Flash , and Batwoman , as well as on Legends of Tomorrow as "a historical Western character". Ramsey directed
10960-456: The debut of The Flash . The next year, the eighth episodes of the third season of Arrow and the first season of The Flash formed a two-part event known as " Flash vs. Arrow ". In January 2015, The CW president Mark Pedowitz said that there would be an Arrowverse crossover every season. In the 2015–16 television season , a two-part event, " Heroes Join Forces " between the eighth episodes of
11097-455: The detriment of the other shows involved." Walker felt that audiences knowing which characters would appear in Legends , and how, took "the thrill out of the story" of the other series as such information spoiled some of their upcoming plot twists, including the resurrection of Sara Lance or the fact that Ray Palmer "could never really pose a threat to Oliver [Queen] and Felicity [Smoak]'s relationship, or run Palmer Technologies long term, since it
11234-432: The distress of Tahani, Safiyah's former partner. Coryana is a "pirate nation", providing tax havens, untraceable bank accounts, freedom of movement for arms dealers, and more, none of which worries Kate. Unwittingly, Kate becomes an asymptomatic carrier for a deadly bacterium found on the reefs on which she was injured; this bacterium causes a disease which ravages Coryana's fox population. To protect Kate, Safiyah scapegoats
11371-458: The drugs are out of her system) is living with Kate in Kate's Gotham apartment. Somewhat psychologically and physically incapacitated by the drugs, she is cared for by Kate and Julia Pennyworth. The "Alice" persona is now theorized to be something magical implanted in Beth by the Religion of Crime, not induced by trauma. She receives outpatient therapy from a woman with a top hat (the comic implies this
11508-505: The duo's secondary airship. As Batman (summoned by Julia) attempts to subdue Alice, Batwoman fights him off while arguing that Alice belongs with her and not in Arkham Asylum. She convinces him that family (Alice is Bruce Wayne's cousin, too) is more important. He allows her to keep control of Alice, although Batwoman's relationship with Batman becomes strained. Three months after being rescued from Knife, Beth (sane once more now that
11645-506: The elite group of ex-military and intelligence operatives who trained Kate, to provide backup support for Batwoman. The Crows and Hawkfire kidnap Agent Asaf, Mister Bones' top subordinate at the DEO, and induce him to reveal the location of Beth Kane in exchange for Batwoman's help in discrediting Bones (which will allow Asaf to take over the directorship of the DEO). Hawkfire and the Crows break into
11782-508: The episodes of Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl he starred in. According to Superman & Lois showrunner Todd Helbing, Ramsey's return was originally conceived as a five-episode story across the various series that was "pretty cool". However, because of the production difficulties that arose from the COVID-19 pandemic, his appearances were adjusted since it would have been "impossible to make it make sense", though there would still be
11919-427: The episodes would "not quite be a crossover, but it will have a crossover-type feel". The Flash showrunner Eric Wallace noted that these event episodes were meant to be a temporary replacement for the yearly crossovers because of the various COVID-19 production protocols, saying, "we want to deliver the same feeling to the audience [with the event episodes] that you would get with a crossover kind of story". In 2022,
12056-554: The evidence left behind on his desk, but decides against it. Maggie has a close working relationship with Turpin, her second-in-command at the SCU. However, she originally had a strained professional relationship with Inspector Henderson. It was later revealed that Henderson simply disapproved that higher-ranking officers, such as Turpin, reported to her, a Captain. He resolves the situation by promoting her to Inspector when he becomes Commissioner during The Death of Superman storyline. In
12193-615: The fact there can be a Flash on TV and one in the movies, and you don't have to pick one or the other, and they both exist in this multiverse." Berlanti agreed, feeling that "moving forward, there's more opportunity to do more things like this". In February 2021, Casey Bloys, chief content officer for HBO and HBO Max , indicated that DC and WarnerMedia were working to ensure the creative decisions for their shows on HBO Max and The CW, as well as their films, were aware of each other "so that there's nobody overlapping" and everything worked to make sense together. Bloys added everything would exist in
12330-431: The five series running on The CW ( The Flash , Supergirl , Legends of Tomorrow , Batwoman , and Black Lightning ) were confirmed for further seasons, carrying them through the 2020–21 television season . Superman & Lois was also ordered to series. At the end of "Crisis on Infinite Earths", the new Earth-Prime was formed, which saw Black Lightning ' s earth merge with the former Earth-1 and Earth-38, creating
12467-428: The fourth season of Arrow and the second season of The Flash was used to set up a new team-up series, Legends of Tomorrow . For the 2016–17 television season , the " Invasion! " crossover included The Flash , Arrow , and Legends of Tomorrow , with the event beginning at the end of Supergirl . A true four-part crossover occurred in the 2017–18 television season with " Crisis on Earth-X ", which also tied into
12604-605: The fourth season of Legends of Tomorrow mentions the Astra storyline from the NBC series, it would not explore the Brujeria storyline, though Constantine "still carries that baggage around with him". Although initially conceived as a spin-off of Supergirl with many of the cast in the universe reprising their roles, the series' second-season finale established it as set in an adjacent universe. Showrunner Todd Helbing explained his initial pilot script included multiple references to
12741-469: The goal of the next crossover was to "return to the roots" of the Arrowverse crossovers. In May 2020, Pedowitz revealed the crossover would be two hours, occurring on episodes of Batwoman and Superman & Lois , with an expected air date in Q1/Q2 of 2021. Pedowitz added that the event would also see other Arrowverse characters appear. Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries was excited to integrate more of
12878-599: The head of the Major Crimes Unit, and is a significant character in the comic Gotham Central . The move has placed some strain on her relationship, since Toby did not follow her to Gotham. Following the events of Infinite Crisis , Harvey Bullock discovers corruption in the GCPD apparently all the way up to Commissioner Michael Akins. In the end, James Gordon returns to his former position as commissioner. Maggie Sawyer, however, does not appear to be involved and
13015-520: The influence of Tahani's drugs, Alice appears similar to the way she looked in her first appearance. She wears a simplified, tailored short dress with bodice and lace-up thigh boots. Her hair is no longer shaved on one side of her head, but she continues to paint her lips and nails red. To depict her insanity, her speech balloons are either black or deep red and outlined in white. She also no longer speaks in Lewis Carroll quotations. Beth Kane makes
13152-413: The latter, in addition to continuing storylines from the former series. In 2023, the franchise concluded with the ninth and final season of The Flash. The 2018 and 2019 crossovers, " Elseworlds " and "Crisis on Infinite Earths", saw multiple DC television series and films retroactively added to the franchise's multiverse. "Crisis on Infinite Earths" also rebooted the multiverse, with Supergirl joining
13289-449: The live-action series of the Arrowverse have taken place, beginning with " Flash vs. Arrow " in 2014 and concluding with " Crisis on Infinite Earths " between 2019 and 2020. Additionally, Matt Ryan has reprised his role as John Constantine from the NBC series Constantine , initially in guest appearances in episodes of Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow , before becoming a series regular for
13426-433: The main universe of Arrow , The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow , and would continue to exist in a parallel universe. The Earth the Supergirl series inhabits is Earth-38 in the broader multiverse, and has been informally referred to as "Earth-CBS" by Guggenheim, named for the network where Supergirl first aired. In August, the CW announced the animated web-series Freedom Fighters: The Ray for CW Seed, intending that
13563-608: The mothballed family manor house on the Kane estate. She has returned to renew her relationship with Kate, having had a major breakthrough in her psychiatric treatment some weeks earlier (although she still speaks in quotations from Carroll at times). Clearly aware of Kate's superhero identity, she breaks into Kate's city apartment and reunites with Batwoman. Calling herself Red Alice, Beth is introduced to Natalia Mitternacht (the vampire also known as Nocturna). Kate has abandoned her long-term relationship with Maggie Sawyer and formed one with Natalia. Beth instinctively realizes that Natalia
13700-417: The move to The CW, Pedowitz said the series "at this time, is not part of the Arrowverse. It is a separate situation." Showrunners Salim Akil later clarified that they were not ruling out eventual crossovers, but wanted to establish the series and its own world first. In July 2018, it was revealed that the CW was developing a script for a potential series centered on Batwoman , intending to launch it after
13837-430: The network in 2021, which featured the name "The CWverse" in it. Many outlets felt the change was due to Arrow having ended and the character no longer a part of the shared universe. However, Matt Webb Mitovich of TVLine felt that with the inclusion of Stargirl in the trailer, which exists on a parallel earth to the Arrowverse, the name was perhaps a way to discuss all of the superhero series airing on network at
13974-627: The one person she loves more than anyone else allows Kate to break the hold Nocturna has on her. When Nocturna brags about the murders she's committed in Batwoman's name, Beth reveals that she's captured the admission on her mobile phone and live-streamed the admission to the Gotham Police Department. Afterward, Beth helps Kate deal with Natalia's emotional and sexual betrayal and successfully encourages her to reconcile with Maggie Sawyer. Red Alice also participates in Batwoman's battle with Morgaine le Fey. Morgaine manages to recover
14111-420: The other live-action series on a new Earth-Prime along with the series Black Lightning , which had been separate up to this point. The franchise has been successful, creating a large fandom around the world, and has received positive reviews; critics have praised the themes, acting, action sequences, direction and character development. In January 2012, The CW ordered a pilot for Arrow , revolving around
14248-486: The pieces are in place, except for that one final piece, which is what's the fate of Constantine ? That's the tricky thing. But it comes up in the writers' room constantly—we have a number of ideas, one idea that's particularly exciting to me. We're in a little bit of a wait-and-see mode". In July 2015, Mericle added on the subject, "It's something we've been talking to DC about and it's just a question of some political things, but also [Ryan]'s schedule." In August 2015, it
14385-476: The powers of animals, using them to fight as Vixen to stop threats like those that claimed her family. Raymond "Ray" Terrill is a reporter who gains light-based powers after being exposed to a genetic light bomb. Ray discovers the bomb in his investigation of a secret government project attempting to harness the power of light and weaponize it. The Ray is a member of the Freedom Fighters on Earth-X,
14522-477: The premiere of Legends of Tomorrow , Screen Rant's Alice Walker discussed how the series "has hurt Arrow and The Flash ", noting that the latter required minimal setup when it was spun-off from the former and had an element of mystery surrounding its quality with "a "wait and see" attitude" from audiences, while Legends was instead met with much excitement long before its release leading to each piece of news concerning it being "publicized and met with fanfare – to
14659-433: The producers and considered in-canon to the series. The Batwoman issue, released on April 5, was written by show writers Natalie Abrams and Kelly Larson, and actor Camrus Johnson, with art by Clayton Henry. The Superman & Lois issue, released on April 19, was written by show writers Adam Mallinger, Jai Jamison, and Andrew Wong, with art by Tom Grummett and Norm Rapmund. The Legends of Tomorrow issue, released on May 3,
14796-505: The producers for replicating the success of Arrow but with "a lighter tone" and "a hero with genuine super powers" in The Flash , and calling the crossover an appropriate moment for everyone concerned to take a short but well-deserved victory lap." Lowry also said that the crossover "does a nifty job of bringing the two series together, although probably not in a manner likely to boost the shared audience between them much more than already exists." Meredith Borders at Birth.Movies.Death. called
14933-540: The producers had begun having someone track all the characters and plots used by each series, in order to make sure everything lines up, but the following April, The Flash executive producer Aaron Helbing noted that "sometimes the schedules don't line up exactly...and that stuff is out of our control", such as when Barry was shown using his abilities on Arrow , while not having them the same week on The Flash . In January 2016, Tassler's successor Glenn Geller said "I have to be really careful what I say here" in regards to
15070-401: The promo "Suit Up", featuring the various heroes putting on their costumes in order to promote the return of Arrow , The Flash , Legends of Tomorrow , and Supergirl from their first mid-season break, as well as the premiere of Black Lightning . After the first Arrow / Flash crossover, Brian Lowry of Variety talked about the spin-off series and the crossover, applauding
15207-423: The promo could exclusively be viewed initially. The new Superhero Fight Club sees Green Arrow, Flash, Atom, Firestorm, White Canary , and Supergirl go up against a new fight simulator created by Cisco Ramon and Felicity Smoak , while John Diggle and Martian Manhunter observe. After defeating the simulator, Cisco releases Gorilla Grodd into the arena for the heroes to face. In January 2018, The CW released
15344-451: The right side of her head is shaved. She dressed in roughly the same pseudo-Victorian costume (although without the long dress in the rear), but her clothing is now colored burgundy . Her makeup is also different. She now sports a spray-painted purplish-red domino mask around her eyes. Red Alice exhibits familiarity with a number of gadgets and weapons used by Batwoman, as well as the physical strength and dexterity needed to use them. Under
15481-411: The same universe as Arrow and The Flash , and in January 2015, The CW president Mark Pedowitz revealed that he was also open to a crossover among the series and networks. However, CBS president Nina Tassler stated that month that, "those two shows are on a different network. So I think we'll keep Supergirl to ourselves for a while." In August 2015, Tassler revealed that while there were no plans at
15618-400: The sarcophagus. The sarcophagus brought Beth back to life, and kept her in suspended animation. Agent Chase, tasked by the DEO to discover the secret identity of Batwoman, uncovered the cult. All the cult members died defending the sarcophagus, which was brought back to DEO headquarters by Agent Chase. Scanning by DEO technicians revealed Beth was inside, and although she was apparently conscious
15755-603: The streets of Gotham as Batwoman and becoming their symbol of hope. From the second season onward, after Kate's plane mysteriously crashes and she is believed to be dead, Ryan Wilder takes up the mantle of Batwoman . Two television series make up the Arrowverse web series franchise: Vixen , and Freedom Fighters: The Ray . All series in total amount to 24 episodes across four seasons of television. After her parents were killed in Africa by local corruption, Mari McCabe inherits her family's Tantu Totem, gaining
15892-515: The three remaining series that were not set to conclude at the time ( The Flash , Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman ) were confirmed for further seasons, carrying them through the 2021–22 television season . In March 2021, Superman & Lois was renewed for a second season. In January 2022, Justice U was in development from Michael Narducci and Zoanne Clack. It would star David Ramsey reprising his role as John Diggle, in which Diggle recruits five young meta humans to live undercover as freshmen at
16029-481: The tie, the shirt...the whole wardrobe is being taken out for [ sic ] storage and shipped up to Vancouver [where Arrow shoots]." John Badham , a director on Constantine , directed the episode that Constantine appears in. Mericle confirmed that this version of Constantine would be the same character that had appeared in Constantine . On filming the episode, Guggenheim referred to it as "a Constantine / Arrow crossover" and felt that "we got
16166-402: The time to do story crossovers, the three series would have crossover promotions. In January 2015, the CW announced that an animated web-series featuring the DC heroine Vixen would debut on CW Seed in late 2015 and be set in the same universe as both Arrow and The Flash . Amell and Gustin would reprise their respective roles in the series, and the character of Vixen was expected to make
16303-425: The time. Mitovich also pointed out the term had been used a year prior in a similar trailer, which had featured the Arrowverse series plus Black Lightning , which was not part of the universe at that time. Jake Abbate of SuperHeroHype also referred to the name as encompassing the "programming block" of superhero shows on the network. Daniel Gillespie from Screen Rant felt if this was The CW's attempt to change
16440-474: The two shows; it now had to serve the much larger purpose of setting up an entirely new world." Walker stated that the premiere of Legends "means that Arrow and The Flash can finally stop dedicating so much time and plot to laying the groundwork for the spin-off, and start focusing on the fundamentals of their own shows again." Maggie Sawyer Margaret Ellen Sawyer is a fictional character that appears in stories published by DC Comics , and has been
16577-409: The war against Godspeed. Cecile Horton tells Diggle she senses pain in his head from an infinite presence, and during a fight, Diggle has a dizzy spell and collapses to the ground, hearing the repeated phrase "worlds await". He leaves Central City soon after. Finally, Diggle heads to National City to help Kelly Olsen with her decision to become the new Guardian, telling her he had an opportunity to become
16714-480: The world and time itself. High school principal Jefferson Pierce, who retired from his superhero persona Black Lightning nine years ago after seeing the effects it had on his family, is forced to become a vigilante again when the rise of the local gang called The 100 led by Tobias Whale leads to increased crime and corruption in his community of Freeland. After the disappearance of Batman, Kate Kane must overcome her own demons before being able to protect
16851-406: Was also announced that Supergirl would appear on Arrow , The Flash , and Legends of Tomorrow during the 2016–17 season crossover episodes, though Guggenheim cautioned that "She is going to be coming over but we're not going to do a full on Supergirl crossover". Kreisberg also confirmed that, despite the series moving to The CW, the title character's universe would not be integrated into Earth-1,
16988-414: Was announced that The Flash would be concluding with its upcoming ninth season, which also acted as the conclusion of the Arrowverse, due to Superman & Lois having been confirmed to take place in an adjacent universe. In May 2023, The CW officially passed on Justice U . The Arrowverse concluded with the series finale of The Flash , " A New World, Part Four ", on May 24, 2023. In August 2015, in
17125-475: Was announced that Berlanti, Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns would be creating a spin-off television series based on The Flash . The character, played by Grant Gustin , was set to appear in three episodes of Arrow ' s second season. The third episode was supposed to act as a backdoor pilot for the new series, but a traditional pilot was eventually ordered instead. In November 2014, Berlanti expressed interest in making his CBS series Supergirl exist in
17262-419: Was confirmed that Ryan would appear in Arrow ' s fourth-season episode " Haunted " for a "one-time-only-deal". Guggenheim said, "This is something the fans were clamoring for," praising DC for being so "magnanimous and generous in giving us this one-time dispensation." Due to Arrow and Constantine sharing the same studio, the producers of Arrow were able to use Ryan's original outfits: "The trench coat,
17399-598: Was described by Helbing as "more of a one-off" while still touching on the overall story thematically. Ramsey appeared in " Rebirth " on Batwoman , " Stressed Western " on Legends of Tomorrow , " P.O.W. " on The Flash , " Through the Valley of Death " on Superman & Lois , and " Blind Spots " on Supergirl . While in Gotham City for a neurological exam, Diggle crosses paths with Luke Fox and gives him some advice. Diggle then assists Team Flash in Central City with
17536-479: Was going to guest star on Constantine ...was [Constantine's] an expert when it comes to the Lazarus Pit, which is now something that is a part of and will continue to be a part of Arrow ." Amell stated that, even though Constantine was not renewed for a second season, a crossover "was and is still on the table". Guggenheim revealed a desire to integrate John Constantine into the Arrowverse, saying, "A lot of
17673-480: Was produced in Los Angeles . The producers chose to use the Flash as the character to crossover, due to his ability to travel between various Earths, and because it was "a little more fun at first to bring the veteran from that show to the chemistry of a new show." Berlanti stated that "in a perfect world", the crossover would have featured both Gustin and Amell's Green Arrow, "but logistically that would have been
17810-548: Was published from November 1994 to February 1995. The series features Lois Lane joining the S.C.U. to gain a deeper understanding of their operations. Meanwhile, a rogue scientist attempts to destroy the Earth via lasers from space. For this miniseries appearance, Sawyer received the 7th Outstanding Comic Strip GLAAD Media Awards in March 1996. In mid-2000s comics, Maggie has been transferred to Gotham City 's police force as
17947-501: Was released in 2017, which followed Ray Terrill / The Ray , who would make a live-action appearance during that year's crossover event " Crisis on Earth-X ". In addition to the live-action and web-based series, the franchise has spawned three promotional tie-in live-action web series: Blood Rush , Chronicles of Cisco and The Flash: Stretched Scenes ; released in 2013, 2016 and 2017 respectively. A fifth series, Batwoman , premiered in 2019. Six ensemble crossover events involving many of
18084-589: Was reported that another untitled spin-off has been plotted. In September 2019, it was reported that The CW was developing a female led spin-off series with Katherine McNamara , Katie Cassidy and Juliana Harkavy as the leads. The following month, Marc Guggenheim released an image indicating Green Arrow and the Canaries as a potential name for the show. The same month, a Superman & Lois spinoff series entered development with Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch reprising their roles as Clark Kent / Superman and Lois Lane from Supergirl . In January 2020,
18221-622: Was rescued this meant Beth was not useful to them. Beth's fragile psyche led the Many Arms of Death to send her to the United States, where she was raised by the Religion of Crime. 15 Years later, Kate Kane becomes Batwoman. Alice makes her first appearance in 2009 in Detective Comics #854. With the death of Bruno Mannheim , the supervillain group known as the Religion of Crime is leaderless. The thirteen covens that make up
18358-480: Was sent to Earth from Krypton as a 13-year-old and taken in by the Danvers family, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. After an unexpected disaster, Kara is forced to reveal her powers, and becomes National City 's protector. Rip Hunter travels back in time to the present day where he brings together a team of heroes and villains in an attempt to prevent Vandal Savage from destroying
18495-436: Was uncertain about her own sexual identity, and they had a daughter named Jamie. Maggie later came out as a lesbian . James divorced her and won sole custody of Jamie and he refused to let Maggie have any contact with their daughter. Maggie ultimately moved to Metropolis when the SCU position became available and she resumed relations with her family in later stories. Maggie has been in a long-term relationship with Toby Raynes,
18632-408: Was widely known that he would be a huge part of Legends ." Additionally, the annual Arrow / The Flash crossover suffered from also trying to set up Legends , which was "too much to ask from the already crowded storylines and ended up feeling like an exercise in synchronicity, with producers planting more seeds than they could reap. The crossover event was no longer a fun way to contrast
18769-612: Was written by show writers Lauren Fields and Daniel Park, with art by Paul Pelletier and Andrew Hennessy. The Stargirl issue, released on May 17, was written by show writers James Robinson and Paula Sevenbergen, with art by Jerry Ordway . The 2019 crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths" incorporated several DC Entertainment properties into the Arrowverse multiverse, including those that had already been established in previous series and crossovers. The new properties that appeared in "Crisis on Infinite Earths" included: By November 2019, Guggenheim, Berlanti, and Pedowitz had discussed what
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