Supergirl has been on our radar since last fall , when CBS opted to give a series based around a female superhero a go.
, when CBS opted to give a series based around a female superhero a go. Just a few weeks ago, the network announced that Supergirl will, in fact, be moving forward to series, also releasing a first look trailer at that time. With Supergirl officially headed to our televisions next TV season, now seems to be a great time to compile what we know about the series and present it in an easily digestible form. Here’s everything we've figured out about CBS’ Supergirl .
Interestingly, Supergirl will air in the timeslot opposite other DC Comics series Gotham . While not an ideal situation, executive producer Greg Berlanti has saidhe believes there's certainly room for both shows.
followed. You can check out the extended trailer in full, below.
Some time ago, The Supergirl premiere did leak onlinein full HD and was downloaded by numerous viewers. CBS eventually showed all of the pilot on preview night at Comic-Con, so a lot of people have already caught the first episode.
What’s Supergirl About?
Supergirl will follow 24-year-old Kara Zor-El, a young woman who traveled from the “doomed planet” Krypton and made her way to Earth, where she was adopted by the Danvers family at age 12. Years later, she’s a young professional working in National City and hiding the powers she shares with her already-famous cousin (Superman, if you somehow missed that). But, as seen in the trailer, she wants to break free and become the (super)girl she has always hoped to be. Most of this we saw in the first look footage, but CBS’ official plot descriptionalso includes the following:However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her to help them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime.
So, while the trailer features a lot of shots of Kara figuring out what powers she has and the best ways to use those powers (not to mention figuring out which costume is most comfortable), it seems as if Supergirl will flit past a lot of the origin stuff in the pilot in order to get down to the serious crime fighting pretty early on. This should help the show to appeal to a broader audience, as I’m not sure a ton of people are super down with the idea of Kara doing a lot of mundane office tasks for a demanding boss as she figures out who she wants to be.
Who Will Star in Supergirl?
After a relatively lengthy search, CBS announcedthe network had cast Supergirl just a few months ago. Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El, a.k.a. Kara Danvers. Our heroine will be 24 years of age and will work for the media mogul Cat Grant. More on Grant later. From the trailer, we can see that Kara is shy and a little awkward, but she seems to want to grow bolder and use her powers for good. Benoist is mostly known for her role in Glee , but she’s also appeared in a few movies, including the critically acclaimed flick Whiplash and the recent film The Longest Ride .
In addition to Supergirl herself, Kara’s adopted sister Alex Danvers will also play a key role in the series. Alex is played by actress Chyler Leigh, who is mostly known for playing another sister on television, formerly appearing in Grey’s Anatomy as Meredith’s half-sister, Lexie. Early footage indicates Alex is protective of her adopted sister but should come to terms with her powers after she totally saves a plane from crashing.
Winn Schott will also work with Kara and will be an early confidante for the superheroine, who at first doesn’t believe her secret. After she proves her flying prowess, he’ll help her to define her signature lookand move forward as Supergirl. Schott is played by Jeremy Jordan, whose biggest role to date has been a stint on Smash . Winn Schott, like several of the characters on the series, seems as if he will change personalitiesas the drama moves forward.
Back in January, Supergirl signed onMehcad Brooks to play Jimmy Olsen, a Daily Planet reporter who has just been hired as the art director in National City. He’s set to be a bit of a mysterious character on Supergirl and has also been spotlightedas a potential love interest for Kara, although more recent reports seem to indicate that won't gobeyond flirtation. Prior to this, Brooks has appeared in Necessary Roughness and as Eggson True Blood .
Supergirl ’s making a lot of room for female characters, and on the CBS drama, Calista Flockhart will be playing Cat Grant, the head of a media empire located in National City. In the comicsshe was a reporter at the Daily Planet who was briefly a love interest for Clark Kent. She’s moved to bigger and better things now, and is running a large office. Flockhart is famous for Brothers & Sisters and Ally McBeal .
Finally, David Harewood will playHank Henshaw, the head of the DEO (Department of Extranormal-Operation), which tracks extraterrestrial threats on Earth. He gets into a few harsh words with Kara during the trailer, and word on the street sayshe’ll eventually turn into supervillain Cyborg-Superman, just like in the comics.
Lucy Lane will also be a recurring character during Season 1. Supergirl has signed onJenna Dewan Tatum for the big gig (her character can be seen here), and we're looking forward to seeing what Lois Lane's sibling will do on the series.
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