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One of the side-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated protocols is that there won’t be any crossovers in the Arrowverse this year.

Plans had been underway for Superman & Lois and Batwoman to crossover, and new Batwoman star Javicia Leslie had hoped for an all Black super-crossover – but with Black Lightning finishing this year, that seems unlikely. “I’m so heartbroken about the COVID situation because I know that it’s Black Lightning‘s last season, and I would have loved to do a crossover with them. Nafessa [Williams] and Jordan [Calloway] are really good friends of mine, and it would have been great to play with them and be superheroes all on the same show. That would have been epic,” Leslie told TVLine.

Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries also noted, “We’re not really able to cross over because physically, we can’t cross crews due to the fear of exposure to COVID. So if Supergirl weren’t ending this year, I would say there would be more of a possibility. But I’m afraid that at least this year, we’re not going to be able to tap into that dynamic.”

Batwoman starts its second season on Sunday January 17 on the CW.