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Birds of Prey (October 9, 2002 – February 19, 2003) was a short-lived action adventure series that aired on the WB during the Fall 2002 season. The series was created by David Carson and based loosely on the comic Birds of Prey (published by DC Comics) and set in Gotham City of the Batman universe. The series was canceled after airing only thirteen episodes.

Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Episodes 4 Related Terms and Articles

Premise

In the future, Batman has disappeared from Gotham. Unknown to him, Catwoman had his child, a daughter, Helena Kyle, a half metahuman girl who becomes the superhero known as Huntress. She fights alongside Oracle who was once Batgirl before an accident in the fight against The Joker left her a paraplegic. The pair take in a young girl, Dinah who has run away from home and is determined to fight crime. Dinah is also a metahuman just beginning to explore her abilities to open hidden doors in the mind. Later it was revealed that Dinah's mother is the superhero Black Canary. Together, the three women are the Birds of Prey dedicated to fighting crime in Gotham.

Cast

• Ashley Scott as Helena Kyle
• Dina Meyer as Barbara Gordon
• Rachel Skarsten as Dinah Lance
• Shemar Moore as Jesse Reese
• Ian Abercrombie as Alfred Pennyworth
• Shawn Christian as Wade Brixton
• Mia Sara as Dr. Harleen Quinzel

Episodes

1. Unaired Pilot
2. "Pilot" October 9, 2002
3. "Slick" October 16, 2002
4. "Prey for the Hunter" October 23, 2002
5. "Three Birds and a Baby" October 30, 2002
6. "Sins of the Mother" November 6, 2002
7. "Primal Scream" November 13, 2002
8. "Split" November 20, 2002
9. "Lady Shiva" November 27, 2002
10. "Nature of the Beast" December 18, 2002
11. "Gladiatrix" January 8, 2003
12. "Reunion" January 8, 2003
13. "Feat of Clay" February 19, 2003
14. "Devil's Eyes" February 19, 2003

Related Terms and Articles

• Birds of Prey episode guide