Throughout the series, Huntress would face Green Arrow and two different versions of Black Canary, Laurel Lance ( Katie Cassidy) and Sara Lance ( Caity Lotz). More accurately adapted from the comics (instead of forcing a loose connection to Tim Burton’s Batman films), Helena Bertinelli ( Jessica De Gouw) appeared in the first season of Arrow as the daughter of a crime boss in Starling City, as one of Oliver Queen’s love interests, and more importantly, as the vigilante known as Huntress. Although a range of DC superhero shows would spin off from Arrow - The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, and Batwoman - it was primarily through Arrow that the closest to a live-action Birds of Prey team would take shape. After UPN and The WB channels merged officially into The CW, and after the conclusion of Smallville, Greg Berlanti and other writer-producers who were also fans of DC created the “Arrowverse,” which began with 2012’s Arrow starring Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen. The next attempt at a live-action Birds of Prey was also on television. Meanwhile, The WB’s Superman show Smallville continued for 10 seasons with popular success.
It would be a while before Huntress, Batgirl/Oracle ( Dina Meyer), Dinah Lance/Black Canary ( Rachel Skarsten), and Harley Quinn ( Mia Sara) would be adapted into live-action again. Before its thirteen-episode season finished, The WB canceled Birds of Prey due to a lack of viewership. However, capitalizing on the Burton films didn’t bring in enough of an audience. Using footage from Batman Returns, the promos explicitly teased how Helena Kyle aka Huntress ( Ashley Scott) was the daughter of Batman and Catwoman, portrayed by Michael Keaton and Michelle Pfeiffer in Tim Burton’s films, respectively. In order to sidestep any association with the Schumacher films, the trailers for Birds of Preyexplicitly tied the show to Tim Burton’s more successful and popular take on Batman and Gotham City.
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