She's allowed to change her mind and decide to walk away, especially in circumstances so unprecedented that a whole television network has shifted its release schedule.īatwoman will indeed live on with another actress in the title role. When actors sign on for a pilot or a spin-off, there's no guarantee they'll see that second season, and perhaps when Rose signed up for Batwoman, everything felt rosier to her personally than it does now.
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Even for TV leads that take other projects, like Rose's fellow DC star Melissa Benoist did when she appeared on Waco, it takes precise timing and a whole lot of luck to be sure the schedules align. Television is a long-term commitment - many actors avoid it specifically because it takes up so much time that it prevents one from being open to other opportunities years at a time. She has also been open about past struggles with her mental health, so it's understandable that being closer to home might feel most beneficial. When you consider that TV pre-production and filming can take up almost half the year on its own and that Australia is thousands of miles away, it would be extraordinarily difficult to spend much time Aussie-side while playing a principal role in a sprawling superhero television franchise like the Arrowverse. Television work in America necessitates keeping a part-time home in LA and living there at least during the filming season, though it's beneficial to remain during all the required press tours as well. Why exit so suddenly, when everything seems to be going just the way any television actor would want? Let's dig into some of the possibilities as to why Ruby Rose has opted to leave her role as Kate Kane on Batwoman. It's not as though the show has performed poorly - Batwoman's premiere season punched in a comparable weight class to more established shows in the cable network's Arrowverse lineup to be the network's third-most watched program last year. Thank you to everyone who made season one a success - I am truly grateful." and The CW who put so much into the show and always believed in me. Thank you Peter Roth and Mark Pedowitz and the teams at Warner Bros. I am beyond appreciative to Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Caroline Dries for not only giving me this incredible opportunity, but for welcoming me into the DC universe they have so beautifully created. "This was not a decision I made lightly as I have the utmost respect for the cast, crew and everyone involved with the show in both Vancouver and in Los Angeles. "I have made the very difficult decision to not return to Batwoman next season," Rose wrote in a statement.