DC Comics' Wonder Girl Series in Production at CW

Greg Berlanti could be adding yet another DC project to his CW roster.

This would be the first Latina superhero led DC TV series, and "tells the backstory/origin story of the DC Comics character of Yara Flor, who was recently revealed as a new Wonder Woman".

Yara is the daughter of an Amazonian Warrior and a Brazilian River God, and she'll discover that she is none other than Wonder Girl. With her newfound power she must fight the evil forces that would seek to destroy the world. Rodriguez, who is the daughter of Cuban immigrants, is executive producing with Berlanti Prods.' Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden.

That said, fans shouldn't expect to see Diana Prince wielding her Lasso of Truth as Wonder Woman in the Arrowverse, but a different future Wonder Woman who is relatively new even to the comics.

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Dailyn Rodriguez is known for co-running the U.S. channel's Queen of the South and Greg Berlanti, under his production company Berlanti Productions, has been a staple of the CW DC Comics shows since Arrow's debut in 2012.

Deadline reports that the latest addition to the ever-growing cast of DC shows at the CW will now include Wonder Girl. January's Future State event will feature an adult version of the character, but DC is also set to publish a new Wonder Girl comic series from Joëlle Jones.

The name "Wonder Girl" has been around for generations, though it's been worn by different superheroines. With Rodriguez and Ben Lobato at the helm, Queen of the South ranks as USA's most-watched and highest-rated original scripted series.