Most of the series revolved around the emergence of Meta-Humans, people who have extraordinary abilities. The series focused on the crime-fighting escapades of Helena Kyle ( Ashley Scott), daughter of Batman and Catwoman, as per her pre-Crisis backstory Dinah Redmond ( Rachel Skarsten), a teenage runaway and estranged daughter of Black Canary and Barbara, who now fights crime via Mission Control as Oracle. The series established that Catwoman was killed in the Joker's sadistic crusade and something went down where he was captured and soon after Batman left Gotham. The series' backstory also features elements visually inspired by Batman Returns, namely the Batsuit and Catwoman's outfit. Premiering October 9, 2002, and with co-production handled by Smallville co-producers Tolin/Robbins Productions, Birds of Prey is set in the city of New Gotham, twenty years after events heavily influenced by The Killing Joke, where the Joker shot and paralyzed Barbara. However, since the topic of a live-action Batman was still an anathema due to the failure of Batman & Robin, the choice was made to instead loosely adapt the popular Birds of Prey comic series, focusing on Barbara Gordon ( Dina Meyer) as she deals with life following a personal tragedy. Since a young Man of Steel was proving popular, it made sense to explore his darker counterpart. Seeing its success, producer Laeta Kalogridis decided to explore the life of another DC character. By 2002, The WB had bounced back from the loss of its flagship series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, by launching Smallville, chronicling the life of Clark Kent as he grows into becoming Superman.
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