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Rose, who broke ground by playing television's first on-screen lesbian superhero, shocked people back in May with her announcement that she was leaving the series after just one season.

Soon after the announcement on Wednesday, Rose took to Instagram to praise the casting, writing in part, \"This is amazing!! I'm so glad Batwoman will be played by an amazing Black woman.\"

\"I want to congratulate Javicia Leslie on taking over the bat cape,\" she added. \"You are walking into an amazing cast and crew. I can’t wait to watch season 2 you are going to be amazing!!\"

\"Batwoman\" is scheduled to return in early 2021.

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