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Peter Outerbridge Cast As Black Mask In ‘Batwoman’

by Dave Elliott

Peter Outerbridge Cast As Black Mask In ‘Batwoman’

Batwoman will be dealing with one of Batman’s supervillains, as The CW reveal Peter Outerbridge will be joining the show as Black Mask in the latter half of Season 2.

In season two, which is “coming soon” to E4 in the UK, new lead Javicia Leslie plays Ryan Wilder, who first discovers Kate Kane’s Batsuit, but has no idea how drastically her life is about to change. A sassy, smart lesbian with a difficult past, Ryan sees the suit as her chance to finally be powerful and no longer a victim as she survives in the tough streets of the city.

While Ryan goes rogue in the shadows, Gotham grapples with their missing hero, believing Batwoman has fled the city after a public stand-off with Commander Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) and the Crows. But Kate Kane’s disappearance hits hardest at home where Jacob, Sophie (Meagan Tandy), Luke (Camrus Johnson), Mary (Nicole Kang) and even Alice (Rachel Skarsten) each struggle with the devastating news in their own way. Meanwhile, the False Face Society tightens its grip on Gotham distributing a perilous new drug known as Snakebite, “Bruce Wayne” (Warren Christie) finds his way home to wreak havoc, Safiyah (Shivaani Ghai) surfaces with plans for revenge, and a new set of villains descends on the city.

As chaos and uncertainly proliferate, Ryan realizes how much the symbol on the suit means to Gotham, launching her on a personal journey that takes her from fledgeling substitute to confident caped crusader, from living in her van with her plant to chasing villains in the Batmobile. Ryan Wilder becomes a very different Batwoman than Kate Kane – her own Batwoman – but with the same understanding of what it means to be a hero.

In the most recent episode to air in the USA, the mystery of what happened to Kate was finally revealed (warning, there are SPOILERS in this link). This leads on to the second half of the season which will introduce Peter Outerbridge as Roman Sionis, aka Black Mask. By day, Roman is a pragmatic and charismatic CEO who plays the “white knight” against Gotham’s corrupt systems. As Black Mask, an evil mastermind with a deep hatred of The Crows and masked vigilantes, he is willing to tear down Gotham to enact his revenge. First appearing in the comic books back in 1985, Black Mask was created by Doug Moench and Tom Mandrake.

Outerbridge might not be a name you first recognise, but the Candian actor has appeared in a string of dramas including ‘Nikita’, ‘Orphan Black’, ‘Zoo’, ‘Designated Survivor’, ‘The Expanse’, ‘Taken’, ’12 Monkeys’ and ‘The Umbrella Academy’. Most recently he had a main role in Netflix’s short-lived ‘V-Wars‘ opposite Ian Somerhalder.

Whilst we don’t yet have a premiere date in the UK for ‘Batwoman’ Season 2, E4 are now trailering it as “coming soon”, so it should arrive in the next couple of months. We’ll let you know when we have an exact date. The series is currently airing Sunday nights on The CW in the USA.

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