The CW is reportedly looking to replace Kate Kane with an entirely new character for Batwoman Season 2 after Ruby Rose's shock departure from the lead role. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the show has opted to find a new identity for Batwoman rather than recast Rose's role of Kate Kane, a cousin of Bruce Wayne, following the circulation of a leaked casting call in a Batwoman Reddit forum. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/08/08/why-arrowverses-batwoman-casting-is-perfect"] Decider picked up on the since-deleted callout searching for an actor to portray the new character, identified in the listing as "Ryan Wilder" (though it is not clear whether this is a placeholder name), a woman in her mid-20s who "is about to become Batwoman." "She's likeable, messy, a little goofy and untamed.