W.A.Y.N.E is a Canadian action adventure telivision series developed by J.J Abrams (Fringe), Lionel Wigram (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) and Andrew Kreisberg (Fringe, Arrow). It is based on the fictional vigilante Batman, with inspiration from the canceled 1999 television series Bruce Wayne. It premiered in North America on the CW on February 25th, 2014, with international broadcast in mid-2014. The series follows billionare playboy Bruce Wayne, portrayed by Joe Manganiello, who, after twelve years studying abroad following the death of his parents, returns home to Gotham City to fight crime and corruption as a masked vigilante dubbed "the Caped Crusader" by the Gotham City Police Department. W.A.Y.N.E. features various other characters from the DC universe, including Stephen Amell'