Fans of the CW series “Batwoman” are probably shocked at the sudden announcement that the series star, Ruby Rose, will not be returning for a second season.

According to Variety, the 34-year-old model and actress made the announcement in a statement released to the public. In it, she explains that the decision she made was very difficult but did not elaborate further on her reasons for leaving the show.

Rose also took the statement as an opportunity to thank everyone she worked with on the Los Angeles and Vancouver sets of “Batwoman.” She also name-checked members of the production like Caroline Dries, Sarah Schechter, and Greg Berlanti, as well as Mark Pedowitz and Peter Roth.

For their part, Berlanti Productions, The CW, and Warner Bros. Television -- the outfits making the show -- thanked Rose for her contributions to the show. The three also reaffirmed their commitment to coming up with a great second season as well as finding a new actress for the role who is also part of the LGBTQ community.

While neither the production company or Rose have come up with an explanation for her departure, there was some speculation that it could be related to the two herniated discs Rose suffered while filming the first season of “Batwoman.”

Deadline, citing a source in the production, said it was not her injury that led to Rose’s departure but rather a common unhappiness shared by Rose and the production team over how the show was being made.

Before bagging the role of Batwoman, Rose’s longest television role was nine episodes on the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black.” Rose was reportedly unhappy with the long and grueling hours that went with being the lead star of a television drama, while the production was equally unhappy and could not see the partnership continuing for another season.

Ruby Rose being cast as Batwoman a couple of years ago was big news, as at the time she would be portraying the first openly lesbian lead superhero on a television series. The LGBTQ community also saw it as a victory for representation, as Rose herself is a genderfluid lesbian.

Her casting also attracted a lot of controversies. She was criticized for not being Jewish, as Batwoman in the comics is a Jewish woman. She was also criticized for not being “lesbian enough” to play the role because of her being genderfluid. The criticisms got rabid enough for Rose to deactivate her Twitter account and turn off public comments on her Instagram account.