No two metahumans have the same abilities (unless hereditary), and there exists a whole subculture of metahuman society that the outside world knows nothing about.ĭetective Reese reluctantly teams up with Huntress and the other Birds of Prey to defeat metahuman criminals.

The two are joined by Dinah Redmond, a telepath (after she assists them in defeating Larry Ketterly) Alfred Pennyworth, who serves Helena as she is heir to the Wayne estate and Detective Jesse Reese, a police officer confronted with crimes and abilities he cannot explain.Ī central feature of the series is the concept of metahumans: individuals born with powers that cannot be explained. In his absence, Oracle ( Barbara Gordon) and the Huntress ( Helena Kyle) have taken over his war on crime. The series is set in New Gotham City, several years after it has been apparently abandoned by Batman. The initial trailers for the series and its opening credits used footage of Michael Keaton (as Bruce Wayne / Batman) and Michelle Pfeiffer (as Selina Kyle / Catwoman) from Batman Returns, indicating that the series was to share a continuity with the Tim Burton Batman films.

Thirteen episodes were produced and aired in total. Despite the series debut garnering ratings of 7.6 million viewers (at the time, the network's largest premiere in the 18–34 demographic), the series was canceled after ratings fell sharply in subsequent weeks. The series takes place in a Gotham City abandoned by Batman. Birds of Prey is an American superhero television series that was developed by Laeta Kalogridis for The WB and is loosely based on the DC Comics series of the same name.

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