The 2017-2019 was a necessary evil. After justice League I think the franchise definitely needed a break.
The positive here is that we will at least get some casting news in the next few months and may get some glimpses of filming next year.
Also, because the penguin is a success and the batman was a success, we may get some information on another show sooner rather than later.
For those that are interested to see what Gunn does with superman, that will likely be the main focus for WB over the next 10 or so months.