Birds of Prey
New Gotham's undercover superhero Batman has disappeared, leaving behind a daughter from his long-time love Catwoman. Her name is Helena, the mysterious superhero known as "The Huntress". She has teamed up with the paralyzed hero "Batgirl," and together they meet up with their next teammate Dinah Lance. Dinah is a telepath and psychic who had terrifying dreams about Batgirl's brutal accident. They must learn how to work together and become not only a team of superheroes... but also a family.
- Metascore58
- 2002-2003
- 1 season
- The WB Television Network
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- TV-14
New Gotham's undercover superhero Batman has disappeared, leaving behind a daughter from his long-time love Catwoman. Her name is Helena, the mysterious superhero known as "The Huntress". She has teamed up with the paralyzed hero "Batgirl," and together they meet up with their next teammate Dinah Lance. Dinah is a telepath and psychic who had terrifying dreams about Batgirl's brutal accident. They must learn how to work together and become not only a team of superheroes... but also a family.
Season 1 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2002 - 2003
Episode 0
Unaired Pilot
50 mins
A duo of female crime fighters, protégés of Batman, gets a new member while investigating a strange series of deaths caused by fear. This unaired pilot was reedited and the role of Dr. Harleen Quinzel recast to create the new pilot.
Episode 1
Premiere
Wed, Oct 9, 2002 48 mins
Parapelegic Batgirl and the daughter of Batman and Catwoman welcome a wayward teenage girl in a quest to stop a madman from destroying New Gotham City.
Episode 2
Slick
Wed, Oct 16, 2002 43 mins
Slick, an evil metahuman who can turn from solid to liquid, is hired by Dr. Harleen Quinzel. When Jesse Reese is the next intended victim, Helena comes to his aid. Meanwhile, Barbara believes Dinah's story that she is just a runaway.
Episode 3
Prey for the Hunter
Wed, Oct 23, 2002 39 mins
Helena and Jesse clash again when they both try to track down a serial killer who destroys metahumans. Meanwhile, Dinah ditches school when she learns from Helena there is a metahuman-only bar, and Barbara meets Wade's parents.
Episode 4
Three Birds and a Baby
Wed, Oct 30, 2002 41 mins
When Helena rescues an abandoned baby boy and brings him back to the Clocktower, Barbara and Dinah try to help. To their surprise, the baby is programmed to live his entire life in three days, and to kill the first person he attaches to.
Episode 5
Sins of the Mother
Wed, Nov 6, 2002 40 mins
Dinah's mother Carolyn comes to town to find her daughter, but the past comes back to haunt both women when the head of a crime family comes after them. Dinah must fight to save the mother she has never really known.
Episode 6
Primal Scream
Wed, Nov 13, 2002 42 mins
Helena goes undercover to help bring down a gang of costumed robbers terrorizing New Gotham. She goes after the big boss until her cover is blown, putting her in grave danger. Meanwhile, Barbara has to deal with her fear of intimacy.
Episode 7
Split
Wed, Nov 20, 2002 41 mins
A metahuman calling himself Darkstrike visits New Gotham to team up with the Birds. Helena warms to the enigmatic stranger when he explains his history with the Crawler, a nefarious criminal with the habit of murdering his abductees.
Episode 8
Lady Shiva
Wed, Nov 27, 2002 41 mins
Helena is thrilled when her best friend from high school, Sandra Woosan, returns to New Gotham. However, the Birds are troubled by a series of murders with the unmistakable mark of one of Batgirl's nemesis, Lady Shiva. Lady Shiva holds a personal grudge against Batgirl for the death of her sister eight years ago. Determined to fight Lady Shiva as an equal, Barbara dusts off her Batgirl costume and experiments with technology that allows her to leave her wheelchair. Meanwhile, Dinah frets about a guy at her school asking her to attend the school's annual winter dance whom she confides in her mind-reading powers. But Dinah's path cross with Lady Shiva/Sandra whom she decides to target Dinah as her final revenge against Barbara.
Episode 9
Nature of the Beast
Wed, Dec 18, 2002 41 mins
When a hit is put on the life of legendary mob boss, Al Hawke (now with a new face and identity), the only person he trusts to protect him is his illegitimate son, Detective Reese. Reese turns to Helena/Huntress for help, but when she learns that Reese's father is the same man who killed Dinah's mother, Black Canary, her loyalties are tested as well as Dinah's whom wants to kill Hawke herself.
Episode 10
Gladiatrix
Wed, Jan 8, 2003 41 mins
When young meta-human women are abducted in New Gotham, Helena's investigation leads her to uncover a secret club where the captive women are drugged and forced to fight each other in an arena. When Helena is also abducted, it is up to Dinah to rescue her.
Episode 11
Reunion
Wed, Jan 8, 2003 41 mins
When Helena's former classmates descend upon New Gotham for high school reunion, two of the alums are murdered. While Helena tries to find the killer, she fears that Jesse's investigation will lead him to learn about her true identity.
Episode 12
Feat of Clay
Wed, Feb 19, 2003 41 mins
After a robber, Chris Cassius, breaks into a chemical factory and drinks a mixture that gives him the power to turn people to stone, Barbara cancels her vacation with her boyfriend, Wade. Unwilling to allow Barbara to continue neglecting her personal life, Alfred the butler brings Wade to the clock tower and exposes her secret.
Episode 13
Devil's Eyes
Wed, Feb 19, 2003 42 mins
Harley Quinn acquires the power to hypnotize others with her eyes. She has her men kill a meta-human so she can test her new power-stealing machine and decides to hypnotize all of New Gotham to be under her control. However, Harley finally discovers Helena's secret as the Huntress and she persuades her to reveal the secrets of the Clocktower, along with Barbara's and Dinah's true identities. Harley finally makes her move when she leads an all-out assault on Clocktower as well as taking Wade hostage, which leads to Barbara and Dinah to approach Reese to help them plan a counter-assault to re-take Clocktower which leads to all of the characters finally meeting face-to-face at Clocktower for an all-out confrontation between good and evil.