As the story returns to present day, we find that Barbara Gordon, played by Dina Meyer, is paralyzed. She has given up her secret identity as Batgirl. She has become a computer wizard and now goes by the name of Oracle. She is now partnered with Huntress, the daughter of Batman and Catwoman. Huntress, played by Ashley Scott) possesses Batman's sense of justice and Catwoman's meta-human abilities.
Huntress has trouble dealing with her parentage and the fact that Batman, her father, has abandoned her. She is seeing a therapist, Dr. Quinn, to help her deal with her feelings. In reality, Dr. Quinn is the evil villainess Harley Quinn. Though they battle each other on the streets, neither Huntress nor Dr. Quinn knows of each other's secret identity.
The two crime fighters are soon joined by a young runaway named Dinah, played by Rachel Skarsten. Dinah has the ability to see into the past and future of those whom she touches. The Oracle and Huntress soon take Dinah under their wing and the "Birds of Prey" trio is born.
They soon join forces with Detective Jake Reese, one of the few honest cops left in this new version of Gotham City. Inferences in the pilot have it that Detective Reese, played by Shemar Moore, and Huntress will become romantically involved.
MikeTollin and Brian Robbins are the executive producers of "Birds of Prey." They are the same team responsible for "Smallville," the excellent rendition of the "Superboy" legend which also airs on the WB. The people at DC were looking to bring "Birds of Prey" to television and Tollin and Robbins were a natural choice to do so.
Thankfully, "Birds of Prey" does not have the campy features of the classic 60s version of "Batman." The writers do have a sense of humor, however. They have fun with the fact that these super heroines don't wear costumes and that, despite having millions of dollars worth of computer equipment in her home, Barbara Gordon has nothing to eat in her refrigerator.
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