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EXCLUSIVE: It has been a fast rise for young actress Ciara Renée, who graduated from Baldwin Wallace University with a degree in music theater in May 2013. Since then, she made her Broadway debut in

. Last fall, she made her TV debut with a guest shot on NBC’s

spinoff series, playing the role of Kendra Saunders aka Hawkgirl.

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creators Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim, was to bring in three new DC superhero characters never seen on TV, along with a slew of

recurring fan favorites. Hawkgirl is not expected to be one of them as the character has appeared in a Season 9 episode of the WB/CW drama

played by Sahar Biniaz, as well as in a couple of animated series including

In the new series, Saunders is a young woman who is just beginning to learn that she has been repeatedly reincarnated over the centuries. When provoked, her ancient warrior persona manifests itself, along with wings that grow out of her back, earning her the moniker Hawkgirl.

Who IS this Hawkgirl and what happened to Carter and Shiera Hall?? Arrow steered too far away...

they don't need this spinoff. keep it clean

yes, because giant green rage monsters whos anger causing them to become stronger or serums that cause...

spinoff, eyed for next midseason, Renée joins Brandon Routh (

‘s Leonard Snart/Captain Cold), Dominic Purcell (

‘s Mick Rory/Heat Wave), Victor Garber (Dr. Martin Stein) and Caity Lotz whose role is still TBD as her 

character Sara Lance was killed off, with her sister Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) taking over as the Black Canary.

spinoff has been casting three new roles. With one of them turning out to be Hawkgirl, Lotz could end up playing one of the three new-to-TV DC characters, along with the two new male roles, now casting.

, executive produce the new series alongside Guggenheim and Sarah Schechter for Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti Prods.

Renee, repped by Stone Manners Salners Agency, recently starred as Esmeralda in a workshop production of the Disney musical

 at the Papermill Playhouse in New Jersey and the La Jolla Playhouse.

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i forgot they had cyborg in Smallville…it’s been so long.

man I Still can’t believe Lee Thompson Young is dead… :[

Ahh, Batman, the superhero with no powers, training or special abilities, and Superman, the one with way too many powers and special abilities. The couple that made DC a laughingstock among those that like believable characters. Maybe they should team up with Spider Man and put all the comic book suck in one TV show, to save the rest.

You know what makes DC sucks? The New52. Superman looks like an MMA douche thug and Batman’s a mecha now. “Nuff Said.”

Batman has no training? What alternate reality are you from.

Word. Try he’s been training since his parents died.

yes, because giant green rage monsters whos anger causing them to become stronger or serums that cause some people to gain strength where others it turns into lizards or goblins is more believable than an alien or or super bad ass regular human who had a harsh childhood. That being said, Spidy is one of my fav, but sir, you clearly are just a fan boy playing defense. Both universe are good in their own way. Would be nice if people realize that no one is better than the other. It’s all a matter of personal opinion and preference. So deal with it.

Great. One more DC character for CW turns into crap…

You don’t have to watch if you don’t want to. So stop complaining.

No, I won’t ‘stop complaining’ about something just because you don’t want

Besides, how can I opinate ’bout something if I don’t watch it?

I’d much rather the characters get the exposure they deserve than not at all. And I can’t speak for Arrow, as I haven’t watched it, but if you aren’t enjoying The Flash, it’s your own fault.

So true. The flash is a great show. I love it. I think that it’s even better than Gotham.

You should learn to spell, and also not complain…dont watch something just so you can bitch about it later

Flash is rather a great show, which had earned the character a lot more fame and fans. I really love CW’s The Flash as well as The Arrow. Both shows are awesome, I’m watching them from season one, so before any commenting do check them out. Flash is getting awesome everyday.

did you realize there is more than 1 dimension in the dc universe think about that and wonder which dc past, present and future it is

I agree, and I didn’t even know there was a Hawkgirl!

If they cast three more characters (the ones previously unseen in live action TV shows), we’ll have, in essence, a mini-Justice League – but as long as they’re adding characters, I’m hoping that Animal Man will be one of them (and it would be nice to see a Doom Patrol character in the mix, too – say Robotman/Cliff Steele).

My biggest worry is that the show will suffer from having too many lead/featured characters and be a clunky mess – but so far, Berlanti has done a good job so, fingers crossed.

They can always do a Justice League only TV show, have stars come in to do missions each week like the Suicide Squad on Arrow.

Many congrats to Ciara! I teach at the high school she attended, and I’m familiar with her stage work there. Very proud of this alum of Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, PA! This is one fanboy that will certainly be watching!

Blah, wont be watching as this casting is terrible. If Robbie Amell had agreed to spin-over I would have been there though.

Um….not to be too big a nerd, but the hawkgirl art you have pictured is Shiera Hall, not Kendra Saunders who is a brunette of Latina descent…

so hawkgirl on the board how you think who be next ?star girl saturn girl power girl or zatana someone else ??

Hmmm…the whole “Hawkgirl appeared in Smallville” claim is a debatable point; first off, it was technically Shayera Hall, one of the DC COMICS alter egos for ‘Hawkgirl’, so IF Berlanti & Co still referred to her as “new character”, I wouldn’t be surprised (she IS new to live-action, in full regalia, anyway …)

Details aside, sounds like good casting (remember, the actors cast as ‘Tommy Merin’ in ‘Arrow’ and ‘Cisco Ramone’ on ‘Flash’ both got their start on Broadway)

Yes to this! I can’t wait. Arrow is getting lame, thank goodness Caity Lotz’s Sara Lance is alive. And Ciara Renee is an awesome casting choice. Bring it on.

Focus on the action and characters not pandering to fans. *cough cough* Arrow.

Except it sounds like Caity Lotz won’t be playing Sara Lance. She’ll be playing a yet to be announce character who is not Sara Lance. This bothers me because she’s in the same universe, interacting with some of the same characters.

Ugh. I hope they change the backstory. Reincarnation is so 1960-70’s. What’s with stage names, these days, too? If you can’t be creative enough to pick something better than “Ciara Renee”, you’re probably not creative enough to be a good actress.

Love me some Arrow and Flash, but I’m not holding out hope for this one.

Really?your concerned about her name?!? Please just go back to sleep and stop wasting people’s time.

Sooo… Those two unnamed characters, could they be Blue Beetle and Booster Gold? With Booster Gold and Rip Hunter as time travellers that team up with different heroes in differente time periods? Would explain a living Sarah Lance. Or at least one time jump story to bring Canary back from the dead?

I Hope she does well. Its about time we see some diversity with our heroes.

Brandon Routh – from Superman to The Atom….poor guy

Poor Brandon Routh, gone from Superman to The Atom…

meh. The more I read about the casting of this show, the less likely I am to even sample it.

wrong picture… she is playing Earth’s 2 version of Kendra Saunders.

Is this Hawkgirl or Duckgirl? Why must women pose with that Duckface all the time?

You mean two flops weren’t enough for CW, they want a third one..?!!!!

So Robbie Amell isn’t going to reprise role as Ronnie Raymond or am I totally missing that part of the casting?..

true fans would know that batman trained his mind to be like a detective when he was young and did some training of fighting it wasnt intil he was at least 16 or so that he started training in martial arts not from when his parents died

i will repeat this as it came up as a reply to someones comment but did you realize there is more than 1 dimension in the dc universe think about that and wonder which dc past, present and future it is and which world it belongs to is it earth 1 or the many other alternate dimensions as fans should remember owlman and also if your watching the flash remember the flash animated movie flashpoint and tv series have got to give u some mystery and twists otherwise it wouldnt be as good to watch the shows

they don’t need this spinoff. keep it clean

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