Amazon (Wonder Woman TV Series on CW)

[6souls]

A couple of months ago is was announced that The CW would be developing a Wonder Woman series. This is something that David E. Kelly tried to do for NBC, but they ended up passing on the series. When the new project was first announced we heard that it would be an origin story, and that it was being developed under the title Amazon.

It was previously said that the series "will focus on Wonder Woman as a young, budding superhero, rather than a fully formed defender of liberty. (Think Smallville, but instead of a "no tights, no flights" rule, this show might have a "no bracelets, no crown" mandate.)" Thanks to Deadline we have a little bit more information on the series from a ccharacter description being used in the casting process.

They are looking for a tall actress to take on the lead role, and are only looking to audition actresses 5'8" or taller. It was also revealed that her name will be Iris, not Diana. Here's the description...

She comes from a remote, secluded country and until now has spent most of her life as a soldier and a leader on the battlefield. Because of relentless brutality of her life at home, Iris looks at our world with absolute awe and astonishment. She’s delighted and just as often horrified by the aspects of everyday life that we take for granted: skyscrapers, traffic, ice cream. It’s all new and fascinating and sometimes slightly troubling to her. Iris is completely unschooled in our world, our culture, our customs. And she’s completely inexperienced at interpersonal relationships. She has no social filter, does not suffer fools, and tends to do and say exactly what’s on her mind at all times. She’s bluntly, refreshingly honest. She can tell when you’re lying to her. And she doesn’t have time or patience for politics or tact because she’s too busy trying to experience everything our world has to offer. There are too many sights to see and things to learn and people to care for. Hers is a true, noble, and generous heart. And she will fight and die for the people she loves. Iris is a fierce warrior with the innocent heart of a romantic and she will fight to the death to make the world safe for innocents and true romantics everywhere.

The script for the series is still being written by Allan Heinberg (Grey's Anatomy, The O.C. and the Young Avengers Comic Book), but it sounds like it could be a really good series.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/11/3...an-series.html
http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/cw-w...ect-meet-iris/

[Dryr]

It sounds awful. But, they did a pretty damn good job with Arrow and that sounded awful as well, so I'll give it a shot.

[grantlogan]

It sounds awful. But, they did a pretty damn good job with Arrow and that sounded awful as well, so I'll give it a shot.

Except this concept of Wonder Woman is totally off. Why even make it be about Wonder Woman?

[Qalbert]

brand

[tyven]

Geoff johns said her name will be Diana. Iris was code before they unveiled the show.

[Rhinox]

this sounds terrible.

besides its really hard for a series to become successful with a female Superhero as the main protagonist. Buffy is pretty much the only one that comes to mind.

[Abandon]

Dark Angel was excellent. *cough*

[Rhinox]

yea but it only last two season bro

[6souls]

Nikita is good, but I guess she falls under more of a anti-hero.

[Dryr]

yea but it only last two season bro

and the second one was awful, hence the cancellation.

there is a female super lead on a canadian show also airing on syfy right now, but she's actually the worst part of the show...

[Ragnus]

Man, they're just setting all of the groundwork for a Justice League CW series.

[Delirium]

I really hope they don't diminish or ignore the mythological parts of Wonder Woman's canon. They are my favorite part

[6souls]

In case you were wondering what's been going on with CW's Wonder Woman series Amazon, some of you will be happy to hear that it's actually still in development. The network is just taking their time with it, and it's currently in the process of being redeveloped.

While talking to reporters recently, CW President Mark Pedowitz emphasized that the series is still very much a part of the network's future plans. Here's what he said when asked about it:

Oh God yes. It is being redeveloped. We're waiting for the script to come in. We have not seen it yet. We are preparing to pilot it off-cycle should the script be what we want it to be. We do not want to produce something that doesn't work for that particular character. It is the trickiest of all the DC characters to get done.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/5/16...velopment.html
http://www.hitfix.com/news/the-cws-a...in-development

[Qalbert]

can't be worse than "I never said to merchandise my tits!"

[Iono]

there is a female super lead on a canadian show also airing on syfy right now, but she's actually the worst part of the show...

Lost Girl or Continuum? Both pretty awesome shows ;x


Alias was a good one.... Not really "super"hero I guess.