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On February 19th, 2003, CW’s DC series Birds of Prey aired its final episode. The show featured the core trio of Huntress, Oracle, and Black Canary as they protected Gotham in Batman’s absence, and while the show was cancelled after just 13 episodes, it would get another moment in the spotlight. That happened in 2019 when the show became part of the Arrowverse’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover, and though the world the show was based in would be wiped out of existence thanks to the Anti-Monitor, it would feature the return of Huntress with the original actress reprising her role on the biggest DC stage.
Why Was Birds of Prey Cancelled?
Birds of Prey took the core team concept from the Birds of Prey comics, but there were a host of other changes in how they met and the individuals themselves. Huntress, who was played by Ashley Scott, was named Helena Kyle and was the daughter of Batman and Catwoman. She had metahuman powers from her mother in this iteration, who she was also much closer to thanks to not even knowing her dad was Batman until her mother was murdered by The Joker’s hitman.
That’s what brought her into Oracle’s orbit. Oracle was played by Dina Meyer, and during the show fans also got falshbacks that showed her time as Batgirl before the Joker shot her, causing her to be paralyzed. This brings us to Black Canary, who was played by Rachel Skarsten. Dinah ends up having visions of the tragedies that befell both Oracle and Huntress, and after seeking them out and proving herself, she joins the group full time.
