Batwoman Canceled: Are CW DC TV Shows in Trouble?
Which leaves big question marks still hanging over two other DC shows on The CW. The first is Naomi, executive produced by Ava DuVernay and which is currently airing its first season. It seems unlikely that the network would announce a cancelation before it airs its season finale on May 10.
Legends of Tomorrow has yet to be given a renewal by the network for an eighth season. Despite the fact that it finally introduced beloved DC Comics time-travelling superhero Booster Gold in its season finale and ended on a tremendous cliffhanger, the series also spent its final episodes giving many characters loving send-offs, potentially setting the stage for its cancelation. A vocal #RenewLegendsOfTomorrow campaign has been keeping up the pressure on social media, but as of now, there remains no word on the fate of the Waverider crew.
There are two wild cards in all of this. The first is that The CW itself is up for sale, with Texas-based Nexstar media likely to take a controlling stake in it. As The CW is co-owned by Viacom and WarnerMedia, and with the latter’s new corporate masters Discovery looking for efficiencies in the wake of their recent acquisition, an unprofitable area like The CW and its roster of relatively high-budget superhero shows seems like a target for contraction.
The other is that The CW has ordered a pilot for another DC series, Gotham Knights, which deals with a near-future Gotham City and an extended Bat-family of legacy heroes. Numerous characters have been cast, including Supernatural-alum Misha Collins as Harvey Dent. It’s unclear if this is the kind of project that could move to HBO Max if it ends up not going forward at The CW, as the streamer already has its own roster of DC and Batman-related shows it’s developing.
It seems that the latest we would hear about the final fate of Naomi, Legends of Tomorrow, and the Gotham Knights pilot (as well as whether The Flash season 9 will indeed be its final season) would be May 19, when The CW holds its upfront presentation. Hopefully that date will only bring good news for Arrowverse fans.
Source: Den of Geek
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