Showrunner Caroline Dries announced the cancelation on Twitter. "Just got the sad news that [Batwoman] will not be seeing an S4," she wrote.

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which consist of The Flash and Superman & Lois, which left the future of Batwoman up in the air. Recent reports suggested that only two of The CW's remaining DC shows

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would be renewed for additional seasons. With Batwoman off the table, that leaves Gotham Knights, Legends of Tomorrow and Naomi.

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The CW broke new ground in casting Leslie as not only the first Black, live-action Batwoman but DC's first time casting a Black woman as the lead hero in a television series.

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This is also the second time the character has been written as an out lesbian. In a January 2021 interview,

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