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The series is set in New Gotham City, several years after it has been apparently abandoned by Batman. In his absence, Huntress, Oracle and Dinah are now the protectors of New Gotham: the Birds of Prey, and had taken over his war on crime. They are joined by Alfred Pennyworth, who serves Helena as she is heir to the Wayne estate; and Detective Jesse Reese, a police officer confronted with crimes and abilities he cannot explain.
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- E1 PilotNext upOct 9, 2002 · 48 min · ★ 6.0
Synopsis
The Batman legend takes an unexpected turn when the Caped Crusader vanishes from the crime-ridden city of New Gotham and his legacy is taken over by a trio of beautiful and relentless heroines - the Birds of Prey. Barbara Gordon started out as Batman's protege, Batgirl, but an attack by The Joker left her confined to a wheelchair. Reinventing herself as Oracle, she takes under her wing Helena Kyle, the secret daughter of Batman and Catwoman, who quickly grows into the fierce and beautiful "Huntress", and Dinah, a teenage runaway who is drawn to the city by meta-human visions. With the help of the only honest cop in New Gotham, Detective Jesse Reese, the Birds of Prey fight their first battle against a mysterious madwoman who is bent on their destruction.
Guest stars: Chris Ellis (Larry Ketterly), AJ Michalka (Young Dinah), Mark Hamill (The Joker (voice)), Aaron Paul (Jerry), Maggie Baird (Mother), Joe Lala (Crowley), Brent Sexton (Detective McNally), Shawn Christian (Wade Brixton)
- E2 SlickOct 16, 2002 · 43 min
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Slick, an evil meta-human who can turn from solid to liquid, is hired by Dr. Quinzel to kill the honest cops who stand in her way. When Reese is the next intended victim, Helena comes to his aid and their mutual attraction continues to grow. Meanwhile, Barbara believes Dinah's story that she's just a runaway, but Helena remains suspicious.
Guest stars: Lise Simms (Det. Grace Tanner), Silas Weir Mitchell (Silas 'Slick' Waters), Phil Abrams (Coroner), Brian Tahash (Detective Kelly), Brent Sexton (Detective McNally), Shawn Christian (Wade Brixton)
- E3 Prey for the HunterOct 23, 2002 · 40 min
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Helena and Detective Reese clash again when they both try to track down a serial killer who destroys metahumans by taking on their powers. Meanwhile, Dinah ditches school when she learns from Helena there is a metahuman-only bar, and Barbara meets Wade's parents who think she is not normal enough for their son.
Guest stars: Joe Flanigan (Det. Claude Morton), Autumn Reeser (Girlfriend), Rob Benedict (Gibson Kafka), Nathan Holland (Carl), Josh Waters (Frost), Charlene Hall (Kindly Teacher), Callie De Fabry (Gabby), Shawn Christian (Wade Brixton)
- E4 Three Birds and a BabyOct 30, 2002 · 41 min
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When Helena rescues an abandoned baby boy and brings him back to the Clocktower, Barbara and Dinah try to help, but to everyone's surprise, the baby, Guy, is only happy when Helena is holding him. Even more surprising is the fact that Guy wakes up from his nap as a walking, talking 5-year-old and is soon a teenager. Now in a race against time, the Birds of Prey discover that Guy is programmed to live his entire life in three days, and to kill the first person he attaches to, putting Helena in grave danger.
Guest stars: Brody Hutzler (Mercenary), Bobby Edner (10 Year Old 'Guy'), Kevin Rankin (Dr. Lewis Melfin), Riley Smith (18 Year Old 'Guy'), Michael Welch (14 Year Old 'Guy'), Matthew Josten (4 Year Old 'Guy'), Richard Stobie (70 Year Old 'Guy'), Rachel Koda (Woman)
- E5 Sins of the MotherNov 6, 2002 · 40 min
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Barbara and Helena learn the truth about Dinah and Dinah learns the truth about her own past when her mother, Carolyn Lance, comes to New Gotham in search of the daughter she abandoned years before. Dinah is shocked to learn that Carolyn was once Batman's protege, Black Canary. Meanwhile, Helena learns that Detective Reese has family issues of his own when he becomes secretive about a ruthless gangster.
Guest stars: Lori Loughlin (Caroline Lance / Black Canary), Stephen McHattie (Frankie Spitz), Rob Benedict (Gibson Kafka), Stephen McHattie (Hawke), Rainbow Borden (Street Hood)
- E6 Primal ScreamNov 13, 2002 · 42 min
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At the request of Det. Reese, Helena goes undercover to help bring down a gang of thieves terrorizing New Gotham and quickly discovers that the gang is part of a larger infrastructure. Helena goes after the big boss until her cover is blown, putting her in grave danger. Meanwhile, Barbara has to deal with her fear of intimacy when her relationship with Wade takes a serious turn.
Guest stars: Shane Johnson (Colin), Sarah Joy Brown (Lucy), Brent Sexton (Detective McNally), Shawn Christian (Wade Brixton)
- E7 SplitNov 20, 2002 · 42 min
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Already frustrated with her difficult relationship with Reese, Helena is intrigued when she meets Darkstrike, a metahuman who has come to New Gotham on the trail of a serial killer. Meanwhile, Barbara and Dinah discover that Darkstrike has a dangerous alter ego.
Guest stars: Kristoffer Polaha (Darkstrike), Brian Thompson (The Crawler), Annie Wersching (Lynne Emerson), Samantha Streets (Ponytail Girl), Adam Bussell (Boyfriend), Jonathan Fraser (Uniformed Patrolman)
- E8 Lady ShivaNov 27, 2002 · 41 min
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Helena is thrilled when her best friend from high school, Sandra, returns to New Gotham, but the Birds are troubled by a series of murders with the unmistakable mark of Batgirl's nemesis, Lady Shiva. Determined to fight Lady Shiva as an equal, Barbara dusts off her Batgirl costume and experiments with technology that allows her to leave the wheelchair.
Guest stars: Sung-Hi Lee (Sandy Woosan / Lady Shiva), Callie De Fabry (Gabby), Ethan Browne (Matt Kendell), Michael Don Evans (Armed Guard)
- E9 Nature of the BeastDec 18, 2002 · 41 min
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When a hit is put out on the life of legendary mob boss, Al Hawke, the only person he trusts to protect him is his son, Detective Reese. Reese turns to Helena for help, but when she learns that Reese's father is the same man who killed Dinah's mother, Black Canary, her loyalties are tested.
Guest stars: Neil Hopkins (Specialist), Bob Papenbrook (Misha Petrov), Mitch Pileggi (Al Hawke), Kristofer McNeeley (Frankie Spitz), Ilia Volok (Lieutenant)
- E10 GladiatrixJan 8, 2003 · 41 min
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When young metahuman women are abducted in New Gotham, Helena's investigation leads her to uncover a secret club where the captive women are drugged and forced to fight each other in an arena. When Helena is also abducted, it is up to Dinah to rescue her.
Guest stars: Donovan Leitch (Malcolm), Abby Brammell (Claire), Dot-Marie Jones (Guard), Heather Dawn (Young Woman)
- E11 ReunionJan 8, 2003 · 42 min
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When Helena's former classmates descend upon New Gotham for their fifth class reunion, two of the alums are brutally murdered. While Helena tries to find the killer, she fears that Reese's investigation will lead him to learn too much about her true identity.
Guest stars: Nelson Ascencio (Craig Finn), J.P. Manoux (Cameron Anderson), Bob Clendenin (Leonard), Jennifer Darling (Margaret), Rob Benedict (Gibson Kafka), Christopher Wiehl (Jack Barrett), Alex Scarlis (Stuart Thomsen), Sean McGowan (Joey Norvillino)
- E12 Feat of ClayFeb 19, 2003 · 42 min
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Citizens of New Gotham are being turned into clay by a villain whose crimes are similar to those of Clayface, the master of shape-shifting who has been in Arkham Asylum for many years. Helena confronts Clayface and learns that his son, Chris, is responsible for the new rash of crimes. She also finds out who was responsible for her mother's murder.
Guest stars: Patrick Fischler (Dr. Will Kroner), Ian Reed Kesler (Chris Cassius), Kirk Baltz (Clayface), Steve Hytner (Dr. Franklin Rominic), Brad Blaisdell (Guard #1), Shawn Christian (Wade Brixton), Ted Underwood (Guard #2)
- E13 Devil's EyesFeb 19, 2003 · 45 min
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Harley Quinn acquires the power to hypnotize others with her eyes, and persuades Helena to reveal the secrets of the Clocktower, along with Barbara's and Dinah's true identities. She soon has all the ammunition she needs to wreak havoc on The Birds as well as the rest of New Gotham.
Guest stars: Rob Benedict (Gibson Kafka), Steve Hytner (Dr. Franklin Rominic), Shawn Christian (Wade Brixton)
Cast & crew
Created by Laeta Kalogridis
Ashley Scott
Dina Meyer
Rachel Skarsten
Shemar Moore
Ian Abercrombie
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GenerationofSwineJan 12, 2023
A lot of shows recycle, if anyone watches The Rookie, you see the same houses, the same sets in almost every episode. Unfortunately Birds of Prey recycled too, only they seemed to recycle plots. Like in cartoon, each episode was kind of a stand alone and didn't seem to lead anywhere, it didn't seem to move us to a more over-arching plot. Which is kind of a shame, given that Birds of Prey was an exceptional comic in the 80s... but in the 80s the stories actually went somewh… Read more
ere. And then the other problem was , well, it got WB, and in this era CW too fast and quickly, insanely quickly lost the focus and quickly resorted to Daswon's Creek with superheros... you know, it turned into Smallville, only with a darker and grittier background that didn't exactly fit the stories they fell back on telling halfway through the first season. It was one of those shows that you got really excited about, but then realized what network it was on.