Supergirl TV series 2015 ON THE CW
At 12 years old, Kara Zor-El escapes doom on planet Krypton to find protection on Earth with the Danver family, where she grows up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex, and learns to hide the extraordinary powers she shares with her cousin, Superman. Now an adult living in National City and working for media mogul Cat Grant, Kara finds her days of keeping her abilities a secret are over when super-secret agency head Hank Henshaw enlists her to help protect the city's citizens from threats. Finally coming into her own, Kara must juggle her new responsibilities with her very human relationships.
Supergirl is an American superhero television series developed by Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg that originally aired on CBS and premiered on October 26, 2015. It is based on the DC Comics character Supergirl, created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino with Melissa Benoist in the title role. Supergirl is a costumed superheroine who is Superman's cousin and one of the last surviving Kryptonians. The series is the third series set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the franchise.
The series was officially picked up on May 6, 2015, after receiving a series commitment in September 2014 and received a full season order on November 30, 2015. Since the second season, the series has aired on The CW. The show has received generally positive reviews from critics, who have praised the creative direction, the performances, and the themes addressed. In January 2020, The CW renewed the series for a sixth season, which premiered on March 30, 2021 and it will serve as the series' final season.
A spin-off, Superman & Lois, premiered in February 2021.
Kara Zor-El was sent to Earth from Krypton as a thirteen year old by her parents Zor-El and Alura. Kara was meant to protect her infant cousin, Kal-El, but her spacecraft was knocked off course and sent into the Phantom Zone, where it stayed for 24 years. By the time the spacecraft crash landed on Earth, Kal-El had grown up and become Superman. The series begins eleven years later when Kara is learning to embrace her own superhuman powers as a Kryptonian and has adopted the superheroine alias "Supergirl".[1]
In the first season, Kara is forced to reveal her powers, and becomes National City's protector.[2] In the process, she discovers that hundreds of the criminals her mother imprisoned are hiding on Earth, including her aunt Astra and Astra's husband Non. Kara works with her adoptive sister Alex Danvers to fight these criminals, alongside the Green Martian J'onn J'onzz, her cousin's friend James Olsen, and tech genius Winn Schott.
In the second season, Kara and her allies deal with feuds between Earth's native populace and extraterrestrial community, and investigate the shadowy organization Project Cadmus, masterminded by Lillian Luthor, mother of Lex Luthor. Meanwhile, Kara befriends Lillian's stepdaughter, Lena Luthor, the new CEO of LuthorCorp, and struggles with romantic feelings for recent Earth arrival Mon-El, a princely survivor from Krypton's neighboring planet Daxam, whose parents wish to reclaim him. James becomes the masked vigilante Guardian; Alex begins dating Maggie Sawyer; and J'onn befriends a younger Martian, M'gann, from the White Martian race that killed his people.
In the third season, Kara struggles with the loss of Mon-El after he is forced to leave Earth. When Mon-El returns, he reveals that he has time-traveled to the 31st century and founded the Legion, as well as married Imra Ardeen. J'onn discovers his father M'yrnn J'onzz is alive and Alex deals with her heartbreak after breaking up with Maggie. Kara and Alex's new friend, Samantha Arias, discovers she is also a Kryptonian survivor, and begins a transformation from a loving single mother into the world-killing weapon known as Reign.
In the fourth season, Kara deals with a new wave of anti-extraterrestrial prejudice secretly instigated by Lex Luthor from prison, forcing her to fight for the civil and political rights of aliens. Ben Lockwood, a former college professor who suffered a series of personal tragedies at the hands of extraterrestrials, forms a human-first group called the Children of Liberty to end all aliens. Meanwhile, in the nation of Kasnia, a clone of Kara dubbed "Red Daughter" is trained by its military to fight Supergirl at Lex's request. Kara and Alex clash with the DEO's new addition, Col. Lauren Haley, who was sent to monitor the DEO's progress under Alex's direction. Col. Haley and the President try to force Supergirl to reveal her identity, and causing the feud to escalate when she refuses.
In the fifth season, Kara and her friends find themselves facing a new threat known as Leviathan, who sends their agent Rama Khan, a centuries-old immortal being who can bend the Earth, to kill Kara. Following a multiverse destroying Crisis, Kara adjusts to her new life on the newly created "Earth-Prime", while being forced to work under Lex and Leviathan continues their covert operations under Gamemnae.
In the sixth season, Lex attempts to become the Anti-Monitor and finish what he started after the latter failed in conquering the multiverse. He successfully imprisons Kara in the Phantom Zone as her friends figure out a way to bring her back out.
Episodes
Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El/Kara Danvers/Supergirl:
A 24-year old Kryptonian living in National City, who must embrace her powers after previously hiding them. She assists her adoptive sister Alex as part of the Department of Extra-Normal Operations (DEO) as she discovered the truth that her adoptive father also worked for the DEO so they would not take her, while Alex's co-workers at the DEO help her perfect her powers.[1][9][10] Kara worked as Cat Grant's assistant at CatCo.[11] Benoist expressed her excitement over portraying the character, and being able to "[tell] a story about a human being really realizing their potential and their strength".[12] At the end of season one, Kara was promoted by Cat and became a junior reporter at the beginning of season two. Malina Weissman (seasons 1 and 2) and Izabela Vidovic (seasons 3, 4 and 6) portray a young Kara.[13][14]
Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers / Sentinel:
Kara's human adoptive sister. She is a physician, scientist and government agent who serves as Hank Henshaw's right hand at the DEO.[11][15][16] Having been extensively trained in combat by Henshaw, Alex in turn provides rigorous training to Kara in order to decrease her over reliance on her powers. She and Kara grow suspicious of the DEO upon learning that their missing father was forced to work there in order to protect Kara, but Alex ultimately learns that Henshaw is really the Martian survivor J'onn J'onzz in disguise, whom her late father had rescued before his and the real Henshaw's apparent deaths. In season two, Alex learns that her father is alive and searches for him. She also meets and befriends police detective Maggie Sawyer and begins to develop feelings for her, forcing Alex to confront her sexuality. Jordan Mazarati and Olivia Nikkanen portray a young Alex.[17][14] At the end of season three, Alex becomes the new director of the DEO.
Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen / Guardian (seasons 1–5):
A former Daily Planet photographer, James moved to National City and became the new art director for his former colleague, Cat Grant, at CatCo Worldwide Media. He is initially a potential love interest for Kara.[10][11][18] Among his reasons for moving across the country are his breakup with his fiancée, Lucy Lane,[19] and keeping an eye on the newly revealed Supergirl for Superman. While working at the Daily Planet, James received the Pulitzer Prize for taking the first photograph of Superman. In the second season, James becomes Guardian.[20] He also becomes the acting CEO of CatCo after Cat Grant leaves the company. In the fourth episode of season 5, James goes back to his hometown and uncovers a great deal of corruption going on at a new prison. By the episode's end James decides to leave National City to run his hometown newspaper.
Jeremy Jordan as Winslow "Winn" Schott Jr. / Toyman (seasons 1–3; guest season 5):
A tech expert who worked alongside Kara at CatCo, he is Kara's best friend and serves as one of her allies, helping her develop her costume and aiding her in her adventures. Winn has unrequited feelings for Kara and is a rival with James for her affection. However, at the end of "For the Girl Who Has Everything", Winn has accepted that it is best that they remain as best friends and in "Solitude", he begins seeing Cat Grant's new assistant, who is also Kara's rival; Siobhan Smythe, who is subsequently fired by Cat and who, in "Worlds Finest", becomes a supernatural metahuman supervillain called Silver Banshee. In the series, he is the son of Toyman.[11][21][22] Cat nicknames him Toyman Junior after she finds out.[23] In season two, Winn left CatCo to work at the DEO as a desk agent. He also works with James Olsen as his vigilante partner. At the end of season 3, he left for the future with Mon-El and joined the Legion of Superheroes. He returns in a 2 part special episode in Season 5, helping the Superfriends take down his evil doppelganger.
David Harewood as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter:
The head of the DEO who takes Hank Henshaw's likeness after Henshaw is killed in Peru while hunting J'onn. J'onn takes Henshaw's likeness in order to reform the DEO from within as well as to watch over Alex and Kara.[11][15] The evolution of Henshaw was discussed during the filming of the pilot, with the executive producers jokingly saying that Harewood would be a good actor to play the Martian Manhunter in a potential television series, to which DC Comics' Geoff Johns asked why it could not be done in Supergirl. Harewood reflected that he had difficulty "find[ing] an angle to play Hank Henshaw" in the pilot, and became excited when he was told about the change to his character's backstory.[24] Harewood also recurred in the series as the real Hank Henshaw, who became Cyborg Superman.[25]
Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant (season 1; guest seasons 2–3):
The outwardly shallow and superficial, but inwardly sweet, founder of the media conglomerate CatCo Worldwide Media, who feels, since she "branded" Kara as "Supergirl", that she has proprietary custody over the new hero.[11][26] Before she founded CatCo, she was a gossip columnist at the Daily Planet, and before that, the personal assistant to the Daily Planet's Editor-in-Chief, Perry White. Cat investigates and reveals that Supergirl is Superman's cousin, which then causes Kara to become a target for some of Superman's rogues gallery. Cat also serves as a mentor to Kara, dispensing advice about being a woman in a man's world. In the episode "Hostile Takeover", she suspects that Kara is Supergirl. In the second episode of season two, Cat announces she is taking a leave of absence from CatCo, leaving James to run the company in her stead. It is also revealed that she had known of Kara's identity as Supergirl. In season three, she became the White House Press Secretary for President Olivia Marsdin.
Chris Wood as Mon-El (seasons 2–3; guest season 5):
A prince from the planet Daxam with similar powers to Superman and Supergirl, Mon-El lands on Earth in the pod at the end of season one.[27][28][29]
Floriana Lima as Maggie Sawyer (season 2; guest season 3):
A detective for the National City Police Department who takes a special interest in the cases involving aliens and metahumans.[30] The first openly gay character introduced, Maggie dates Alex Danvers, even becoming engaged. However, this is broken off. Lima became a recurring actress for the third season, departing in the season's fifth episode. Lima noted the role was only intended to last for one season.[31]
Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor (seasons 3–6; recurring season 2):[32]
The CEO of L-Corp (formerly known as Luthor Corp) and the younger paternal half-sister of Lex Luthor. She arrives in National City after Lex has been incarcerated, hoping to rebrand Luthor Corp as a force for good.[33] As the daughter of Lionel Luthor, to whom she is close, Lena tries to redeem her family name after Lex's crimes have tarnished it and to break from her half-brother and step-mother's legacy. Initially, she believed that she was the adopted daughter of Lionel and Lillian Luthor, but Lena learns that she is actually Lionel's illegitimate child from his extramarital affair. Lena meets Kara after Kara is assigned to interview Lena about L-Corp. Shortly after, the two develop a very close relationship. In fandom, this relationship between Kara and Lena is referred to as Supercorp, and is one of the most popular femslashes. Camille Marty portrays a young Lena.[34]
Odette Annable as Samantha Arias / Reign (season 3; guest season 5):
Another Kryptonian sent to Earth as an infant and single mother to her daughter Ruby. Samantha's villainous alternate personality, Reign, emerges in the middle of season 3, but she is unaware of it and her alter ego's actions.[35][36]
Jesse Rath as Querl "Brainy" Dox / Brainiac 5 (seasons 4–6; recurring season 3):
A half-A.I., half-organic 12th-level intellect and member of the Legion of Superheroes from the planet Colu in the 31st Century.[37]
Sam Witwer as Benjamin Lockwood / Agent Liberty (season 4; guest season 5):
The brilliant, ruthless, and terrifying founder and figurehead of Children of Liberty, a human-supremacist hate group that supports a human-first world order.[38]
Nicole Maines as Nia Nal / Dreamer (seasons 4–6):
A soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect others and the newest addition to the CatCo reporting team. The character is the first transgender superhero on television.[39]
April Parker Jones as Colonel Lauren Haley (season 4):
A hardline career military woman who lives and dies by the orders of her commanding officers. Dedicated to her country, she always acts in its best interest — even if it's not her own.[39]
Azie Tesfai as Kelly Olsen (seasons 5 & 6; recurring season 4):
James's younger, no-nonsense sister, recently returned to the United States following a military tour overseas.
Andrea Brooks as Eve Teschmacher (season 5; recurring seasons 2–4; guest season 6):
A former CatCo assistant who became part of Lena's research team at L-Corp before being revealed as a dastardly turncoat spy working for Lex Luthor. She is also revealed to be an unwilling spy working for Leviathan, which has been manipulating Lex Luthor.
Julie Gonzalo as Andrea Rojas / Acrata (seasons 5–6):
A CEO of Obsidian Tech who is the new editor-in-chief of Catco Worldwide Media and an old friend of Lena Luthor.
Staz Nair as William Dey (seasons 5–6):
A new star reporter at Catco Worldwide Media who is secretly remains under the London Times newspapers' employ and undercover to investigates Andrea Rojas, suspecting that she is a criminal.
LaMonica Garrett as Mar Novu / Monitor (season 5; guest season 4):
The Monitor is a Multiversal being testing different Earths in the multiverse in preparation for an impending "crisis", providing the Book of Destiny to John Deegan, releasing J'onn J'onzz's brother, and retrieving the corpse of Lex Luthor, while the Anti-Monitor is his polar opposite, an evil being dedicated to ending the multiverse.[40][41]
Peta Sergeant as Nyxly (season 6):
A 5th Dimension Imp princess who Kara meets in the Phantom Zone, who desires revenge on her father for banishing her and killing her brother, and is willing to do whatever is necessary to get it.[42]
By September 2014, Warner Bros. Television was looking to create a television series centered around Supergirl. Executive producers for the series include Greg Berlanti (also a creator/producer for Arrow and The Flash), Ali Adler, who are both writing the script, and Berlanti Productions' Sarah Schechter. DC Comics' Geoff Johns is also expected to be part of the project. Titles under consideration for the series included Super and Girl.[43] Berlanti confirmed the show shortly after, and stated it was in development and had yet to be pitched to networks.[44] Berlanti's take on the character was based on the actress Ginger Rogers, who he felt "had to do everything Fred Astaire did but backward and in heels"; this comparison "really resonated" with executive producer Sarah Schechter.[45] On September 20, it was announced that CBS had landed Supergirl with a series commitment,[1] with an expected premiere in 2015 of the 2015–16 television season.[26] In January 2015, CBS Entertainment Chairman Nina Tassler revealed the show would be a procedural, saying, "There will be [crime] cases, but what [executive producers] Ali Adler and Greg Berlanti pitched was a real series arc for her. The beauty of it is now with shows like The Good Wife and Madam Secretary, you can have serialized story elements woven into a case of the week. She's a crime solver, so she's going to have to solve a crime."[46]
In January 2015, it was announced by The Hollywood Reporter that Melissa Benoist would star as Supergirl.[47] Benoist later revealed that auditioning for the part "was a long, drawn-out, three-month process";[48] she was the first actress looked at for the role,[49] although Claire Holt and Gemma Atkinson were also considered.[50][51] In March 2015, Blake Neely, composer for Arrow and The Flash, revealed he would be composing for Supergirl.[52] The show was officially picked up to series on May 6, 2015.[53] It was originally set to premiere in November 2015,[54] before being moved up to October 26, 2015.[55] The pilot episode was screened at San Diego Comic-Con International 2015 on July 8 and 11, 2015.[56] In July 2015, Adler spoke on how much influence Superman would have on the show, saying, "Our prototype is the way the president is seen on Veep. It's certainly [inspired by] so much of what Julia Louis-Dreyfus' character goes through. Ultimately, this is a show about Supergirl and we really want to see it through her lens."[57] On November 30, 2015, CBS ordered an additional seven episodes of Supergirl, for a full season of 20 episodes.[58]
On May 12, 2016, Warner Bros. Television announced that the series had been renewed for a second season of 22 episodes and would move to The CW.[59][60] The season debuted in October 2016.[61] With the move of the production to Vancouver, it was unclear if Calista Flockhart would remain with the series, as her original contract stipulated that she work near her home in Los Angeles. The CW president Mark Pedowitz said Flockhart wanted to remain with the series and that "We're in ongoing discussions... we're happy to have her in [in whatever capacity] works out."[62] Flockhart ultimately reached a deal to be recurring in the second season, with the production flying her to Vancouver every few weeks to film material.[63]
On January 8, 2017, The CW renewed the series for a third season,[64] which debuted on October 9, 2017.[65] The third season saw Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner become the series' executive producers and co-showrunners along with Kreisberg until his firing, following Adler's departure; Adler will remain an executive consultant for the series. Both Queller and Rovner joined Supergirl midway through the first season as co-executive producer and consulting producer, respectively, with Rovner promoted to executive producer ahead of the second season.[66]
On April 2, 2018, The CW renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on October 14, 2018.[67][68] On January 31, 2019, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season.[69] The fifth season premiered on October 6, 2019.[70] On January 7, 2020, the CW renewed the series for a sixth season, which premiered on March 30, 2021.[71][72] On September 22, 2020, it was announced that the series would conclude after its upcoming twenty-episode sixth season.[73]
The costume for Supergirl was created by Colleen Atwood, who also designed the costumes for Arrow and The Flash.[46] Benoist stated that she is aware of the costume worn by Kara in more modern depictions of the comics, and expressed that the "micro-mini hemline" of the skirt in the version created by Michael Turner could be "a little daunting ... but that's good. I like being pushed."[12] Promotional photos of Benoist wearing Atwood's design were released on March 6, 2015. Atwood indicated that she wanted to "embrace the past ... but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today."[74][75] Atwood later revealed details about the costume such as the cape being fastened to an undersuit so as not to pull the costume and that the fabric used was Eurojersey.[76] The reveal of the Martian Manhunter costume in "Human For a Day" was created through visual effects, though a physical version was created to appear in later episodes, with it proving to be one of the most challenging costumes for the costume team.[24]
Reception of the Supergirl costume upon its reveal was mixed. Entertainment Weekly's Natalie Abrams commented that the new look of the costume looks and feels different in a good way. The new costume avoids exposing the character's midriff, as it does in the Michael Turner version of the costume from the comics, as well as having Benoist wear stockings underneath the skirt with over-the-knee boots. Abrams compared the texture of the costume to that worn by Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel, as well as the positioning of the cape on the suit, and the decision to do away with the bright blue and red color scheme.[77] Andrew Dyce, from Screen Rant, found the new costume to perfectly balance itself between classic nostalgia and modernism.[78] The Washington Post noted that Atwood's design was successful, praising her ability to take "cartoon-y tints" and moving them to darker tones.[79]
E! Online was less impressed with the design, negatively comparing it to a "cheap Halloween costume", with washed out colors, and not buying into the "gritty, 'street style'" look Atwood was intending.[80] TV Guide questioned Atwood's design, and noted that although the promotional image has Benoist trying to appear as a powerful hero, the thigh-high boots and pleated skirt comes across as a "model advertising a moderately-priced Halloween costume".[81]
The suit was redesigned in season five to include pants rather than the traditional skirt.[82]
In February 2015, it was announced that Andrew Kreisberg, co-creator of Arrow and The Flash, had joined the series as a writer and executive producer;[15] and Arrow / The Flash and Smallville alum Glen Winter was announced to be directing the pilot.[83] Principal photography for the pilot took place from March 4[84] to March 29, 2015.[85] Filming locations included the Warner Bros. lot, where Lois and Clark was shot.[86] Each episode cost approximately $3 million to broadcast, which is one of the highest license fees ever for a first year show.[87]
The second season was filmed in Vancouver, rather than Los Angeles where the first season was shot. This was done to reduce the high production costs of the series, one of the issues that made CBS wary to renew the series on their network.[59] Filming for the third season began in Vancouver on July 6, 2017, and ended on April 28, 2018.[88] On March 12, 2020, Warner Bros. Television shut down production on the series due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[89] Season six was scheduled to begin filming on September 28, 2020 and conclude on April 5, 2021,[90] but has been temporarily postponed because of delays in receiving COVID-19 test results for the cast and crew.[91][92]
In Canada, Supergirl aired in a sim-subbed simulcast on Global with the American broadcast in the first season;[93] the second season saw it move to Showcase in the same arrangement.[94]
The series premiered on October 29, 2015, in the United Kingdom on Sky One.[95] The series premiered in Australia on December 6, 2015, on FOX8.[96]
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 92% approval rating from critics with an average rating of 7.53/10, based on 72 reviews. The site's consensus states: "Melissa Benoist shines as Superman's plucky little cousin in Supergirl, a family-friendly comic-book adaptation that ditches cynicism for heart."[97] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, reported "generally favorable reviews" with an assigned score of 75 out of 100, based on reviews from 38 critics.[98] Cliff Wheatley of IGN gave the pilot episode a 7/10, praising Melissa Benoist's performance as Kara and the fun take on the Superman mythos.[104]
Rotten Tomatoes gave the second season a 92% approval rating from critics with an average rating of 7.88/10, based on 20 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "The arrival of the more famous cousin in Supergirl does nothing to detract from the show's lead, who continues to deliver strength, action, and relatability."[99] Metacritic reported "universal acclaim" with an assigned score of 81 out of 100, based on reviews from 4 critics.[100]
The third season holds an 78% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The critical consensus states: "Heavier themes lead to higher stakes, but Supergirl gives its eponymous heroine and her fellow supers plenty of room for growth, creating a well-balanced, engaging third season."[101]
The fourth season reports an 87% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.27/10 based on 7 reviews. The website's critic consensus reads: "Though it's a little tonally inconsistent, Supergirl's fourth season still soars thanks to strong, relevant writing brought to life by its charming cast."[102]
See also: Arrowverse
In November 2014, Berlanti expressed interest in Supergirl existing in the Arrowverse, the same universe as his other series Arrow and The Flash,[137][138] and in January 2015, The CW president Mark Pedowitz revealed that he was also open to a crossover between the series and networks (due to Berlanti executive producing all three and The CW being co-owned by CBS). However, CBS Entertainment chair Nina Tassler stated that month that "those two shows are on a different network. So I think we'll keep Supergirl to ourselves for a while."[139] In August 2015, Tassler revealed that while there were no plans at the time to do crossover storylines, the three series would have crossover promotions.[140]
Pedowitz regretted passing on the series when presented it in mid-2014, saying, "We hadn't launched The Flash yet, we weren't ready to take on another DC property. In hindsight we probably should've gone that direction...Sometimes you lose great shows."[141] In January 2016, during the Television Critics Association press tour, he said that The CW was still interested in a crossover with Supergirl if the producers could find a way to do it,[142] and Berlanti added that while no official conversations had taken place, internal ones had concerning how a crossover would work. He also noted that for a crossover to happen during Supergirl's first season, it would have to be figured out "in the next month or so".[143] Glenn Geller, Tassler's successor at CBS, then stated on the matter, "I have to be really careful what I say here. Watch and wait and see what happens."[144]
On February 3, 2016, it was announced that Grant Gustin, who appears as Barry Allen / Flash on The Flash, would appear in the eighteenth episode of the first season, "Worlds Finest".[145] While no plot details on the episodes were released at the time, Ross A. Lincoln of Deadline Hollywood noted that "the in-universe reason" for the crossover was due to Barry's ability to travel to various dimensions, thus implying that Supergirl exists on an alternate Earth to Arrow and The Flash in a multiverse.[146] The Flash episode "Welcome to Earth-2" confirmed this, showing an image of Benoist as Supergirl during a sequence where characters travel through that multiverse.[147] The earth that the series inhabits is Earth-38 in the Arrowverse multiverse,[148] and has been informally referred to as "Earth-CBS" by Marc Guggenheim, one of the creators of Arrow.[149]
During the second season, Supergirl appears in "Invasion!", a crossover episode of The Flash, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow,[149][150] when she's recruited by Barry Allen and Cisco Ramon at the end of "Medusa" to help fight off an invasion by the Dominators.[151] Supergirl and The Flash also featured in a musical crossover, featuring several covers of existing songs along with two original numbers.[29] Similar to "Invasion!", the crossover begins at the end of the Supergirl episode "Star-Crossed" and primarily takes place during The Flash episode "Duet", featuring the Music Meister as the antagonist who puts both The Flash and Supergirl in a shared hallucination.[152] After "Invasion!", Guggenheim felt "If there's an appetite for it from the fans and from the network," the crossover next year could be "a proper four-part crossover."[153]
At the 2017 Paleyfest event, Kreisberg reiterated the creative team's intention to do a full four-way crossover the following year.[154] At San Diego Comic Con 2017, it was confirmed that another four-way crossover would take place, with Supergirl playing a larger role than the previous season. The four-way crossover event, titled "Crisis on Earth-X", took place on November 27 and 28, 2017, across Supergirl and Arrow (on the first night) and The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow (on the second night).[155][156]
In May 2018, Arrow star Stephen Amell announced at The CW upfronts that the next Arrowverse crossover would feature Batwoman and Gotham City. The crossover, titled "Elseworlds", aired in December 2018, ahead of a potential 2019 solo series for the character.[157][158] Supergirl was confirmed to have a participating episode in August, which closed out the three-part crossover, trading nights with The Flash just for the event. Therefore, the show's participating episode aired on Tuesday, December 11.[159] The end of "Elseworlds" teased the next crossover event, "Crisis on Infinite Earths".[160] Supergirl's episode opened the five-part crossover on December 8, 2019, with the final two installments airing on January 14, 2020.[161] At the end of the event, the new Earth-Prime was formed, which saw Earth-38 merged with the former Earth-1 and Black Lightning's earth, creating a fictional universe where all of the CW series exist together.[162]
Main article: Superman & Lois
In October 2019, The CW and Warner Bros. Television announced development on a spin-off series titled Superman & Lois, with Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch reprising their roles as Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane.[163] In January 2020, Superman & Lois was ordered to series.[164] The series premiered on February 23, 2021.[165][166]
In July 2015, a four-page preview comic entitled Sister Act, written by Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg was released digitally online, and then a day later in the September 2015 issue of TV Guide.[167]
Beginning in January 2016, DC Comics launched a 13-issue, bi-weekly digital comic, Adventures of Supergirl. Written by Sterling Gates and drawn by a rotating team of artist including Bengal, Jonboy Meyers, Emanuela Lupacchino, and Emma Vieceli, the comic, while not directly tying into the show, tells stories set in the universe of the show.[168] The digital series was collected in print as a six-issue series published twice a month from May to July 2016,[169] and as a complete graphic novel in September of that year.[170]
In November 2017, Abrams Books began publishing a new trilogy of Supergirl novels, written by Jo Whittemore, aimed at middle-grade readers in tandem with a similar trilogy of The Flash novels.[171] The first, Supergirl: Age of Atlantis, was released on November 7, 2017, and features Supergirl dealing with a surge of new powered people in National City, as well as a mysterious humanoid sea creature captured by the DEO who is seemingly attracted by the new superpowered people.[172] A sequel, Supergirl: Curse of the Ancients, was released on May 1, 2018,[173] with a third novel, titled Supergirl: Master of Illusion, released on January 8, 2019.[174]
A guidebook for the series, published by Abrams, was released on March 12, 2019. Supergirl: The Secret Files of Kara Danvers: The Ultimate Guide to the Hit TV Show features "detailed profiles on characters and super powers, a heroes and villains gallery, episode guide, and more" from the first three seasons of the series.[175]
It all started on the very interesting summer in 2019 on the great website people call Netflix. Boredom has taken me over and im scrolling through the categories of movies. Then I see super heros, Superhero movies are my absolute favorite movies. The first one that popped up was the amazing supergirl. I wasn't so hyped up about it. I had never seen a woman superhero movie before and I thought it would be girly. After looking through everything else I didn't recognize anything familiar or something i would like more so I figured I would give it a shot.
It only took about 3 episodes and I was hooked. I loved her bravery and heroism. She was the most selfless and caring person ever. Not only did I love the show, I loved the characters and most importantly Supergirl.
There's only 4 seasons on Netflix, I have seen almost all of them.I have a lot of things to do and so I don't have a lot of time to watch the show but any time I have free time to do whatever I will watch it. She will always do the right thing over what she wants to do.I don't know what makes me love her so much, maybe it's her heroism and compassion to do the right thing no matter what.
So if I could meet any fictional character it would be super girl. I would ask her to take me on a flight with her, fight crime, and get a tour of the D.E.O. I would also like to meet her sister and john when i'm with her on my fabulous adventure around the great place people call national city. Being able to meet her would be a dream come true.
So to sum it up Supergirl is the greatest most perfect unique thing ever. She will always be in my heart and I will always remember her. She will alwaysbe there for everyone and maken her family proud. And i think if i ever ever meet her it would be the most perfect and happiest day ever. Even thoughshe isnt perfect she is the closest thing to it. She dosent handel itby her self though, her friends are a huge help. And that why I would love to meet her and her friends. So this is why and yea she is really cute.
Its an awesome show. People in the comments saying its all feminist propaganda and politics and I agree that there is some politics involved but come on people superhero shows and comics have always involved politics in some shape or form especially when it comes to superman who in my opinion is one of the most political superheroes(anyone remember the superman/batman public enemies storyline or how about the justice lords). Many consider him a symbol of America's feeling of superiority over other people in the world. As for those who say it tears superman down and ruins his image. Things like the injustice storyline and his treatment of Lois lane and supergirl in the silver age comics aren't exactly doing his image any favours. In the original comics when supergirl first came to earth superman threw her in an orphanage and only called upon her when he needed her to be his errand girl. Also in action comics issue 260 he kissed supergirl in front of everyone just to make lois lane jealous and in action comics issue 289 he tried to seduce her and said that if she wasn't his cousin and if the laws of earth didn't forbid him from marrying a family member he would marry her(keep in mind that she was a teenager at the time and he was a full grown dude in his thirties). Its petty and detestable actions like these that ruin his image not something as tame as losing to someone who has the exact same powers as him. I actually like this shows version of superman because he seems down to earth,friendly and heroic(like superman is supposed to be) even though I personally lost respect for superman a long time ago. The best superman for me personally was Christopher reeve's version of superman and yes I say this after having watched all 10 seasons of smallville (still love tom welling though). Funny thing is I like supergirl almost as much as I dislike superman coz she has a far more interesting backstory and unlike him she is an underdog which automatically makes u want to cheer for her and while this show has its faults( like any good show is supposed to have) it truly makes her shine so if u like her as much as I do I'll definitely recommend this show as a must watch for u.
P.S. It also gives limelight to another awesome underdog character from the comics (who also always suffers because of superman and his fans) everyone's favourite martian the Martian manhunter so if u are fans of him and have been dying to see a live action version of him then wait no more coz there's plenty of him in there as well finally getting some of the love and respect he deserves from dc.
Ok, before i wrote this review I was Looking at other comments there was one comment that stood really out to me, in season 4 there is a lot of humans wanting to get rid of aliens and aliens just wanting peace, it's kinda like racism today, season 4 is my favorite season because it shows whats going on in the world today even though it's aliens, I still get the message they were trying to send. This show has a great storyline and I know a lot of people don't like this show because the storyline had change or maybe the charcaters them sleves have changed. In season 2 when Alex come out about being gay the story kinda shifted to her instead of Kara, which I didn't really like, but then in season 3 it started picking up like she meets Mon-el. I really like this show because we don't have a lot of women like Supergirl/Kara, but shout out to Melissa Benoist incredible acting. Everybody is gonna have their opinions and I hope people will start understanding more about season 4 and what stuff is going on in the world today. I hope they make a season 6, but if not I still love the show.
Characters: Kara Danvers/Superigrl, Alex Danvers, J'onn Jones, Mon-el,Lena Luthor, James Olsen, Winn, Cat Grant, Brainy, Maggie, Nia Nal, and plenty more
supergirl is a really good show! i love the whole concept of the show and all the morals it shows. the characters are exeptional especially kara/supergirl, mon-el, alex, winn, j’onn, james, and brainy. i love how kara always looks for the good in people and how she fights for what she believes in. she can be a great role model for everyone. mon-el was an excellent character and an excellent partner for kara. his character showed that anyone can change if they really wanted to. with the right people, advice and inspiration, he showed that anyone can be a better person, no matter how bad the situation is. the only thing that i didnt like at all was the writing and how they just threw mon-el’s character away without a proper conclusion at the end of season 3 but other than that its all good. james is good, alex and j’onn is really really good. winn is the best! very humorous, and i hope to see him again soon. as for brainy, i love the intellect in his character. very formal and humorous at the same time. although he has only been in the series since season 3, i think he is a really good character.
the whole storyline is excellent! the writing though, i think it can be way better and improved and as much as possible, i would really like it if mon-el and winn came back as soon as possible.
this is just my feedback but i highly recommend this show!
let me tell you something about this show, this show has brought me out of the darkest times, i was enduring. seeing Alex and Kara build such a bond from scratch, it is a beautiful thing to know that people have a good heart, even the toughest person has a kind side. This show does bring out a lot of heart- warming moment's. Kara isn't just a daily report or Supergirl she is much more than that alone. This show is one of the top best shows i can honestly say i would watch years and years to come if they did so. Supergirl is beyond just a women in a cape, she fights for the people, she fights for the ones she loves, she believes in the impossible even when others don't or turn the other way. Supergirl stands for HOPE, Hope for those who don't have, for those who can not speak loud enough for those to hear, and she gives hope to those who can't see the light they are given to shine in. She resembles so much more then a female light, or a beacon of hope she is what i can call a HERO. team supergirl all the way and team Danvers forever
I love Supergirl series. However, its storyline just getting worse season by season still I love its characters. Till now I've seen season 3 so can't say how season 4 is. In my opinion, the characters which grew the most since episode 1 are Kara and Winn (Alex is kind of same except when she comes out of her closet). Winn is the best. No wonder that he's even smarter than Brainy. I got upset when I heard he's not going to be in season 4. And what can I possibly say about Kara? Melissa Bennoist was made for this role. She just effortlessly making justice to the character. I just love her and Supergirl ofcourse.
Till season 3, I think it's good especially with the villans of season 3 (Reign, Purity and Pestilence) but there are some clearly visible loopholes which you can't unsee.
By the way, I know Superman and Supergirl don't wear masks since ages ago, but how a spectactle able to hide their identity, funny! I love the scene when Maggie told Alex that she already knew that Kara is Supergirl and said the spectacle doesn't help that much to hide her identity. That time I was like 'yeah that's what I'm saying since episode 1'. God knows how Lena doesn't know yet.
And lastly, I love Alex and Kara's sisterhood, Winn and James's friendship, J'onzz being the fatherly figure to Kara and Alex and Brainy's humorous character.
Yeah, I didn't forget about their love life. Alex and Maggie were awesome, I badly want them to be together again. Winn got himself an alien girlfriend which I think is pretty cool. James with Lena, cherry on top! About Kara and Mon-El, first I loved them so much but now after he came from future and all, I don't like them anymore. I loved them when they both were cheerful and a happy couple.
Go for the series! Ignore those loopholes till it's possible to ignore😂
I love the character, the TV show started out decent had a few holes in it but I was on board. Then at the end of season 1 they were sneaking in the lefitiest propaganda, but hey it is Hollywood I was willing to deal with it.
Season 2 hit and right about the 3rd episode, oi realized this was no longer supergirl. The show became about Alex and her gayness, and don't get me wrong I have no issue with gay characters I really don't care. But supergirl wasn't telling me a story about a character that just happen to be gay like Mr. Terrific on Arrow, they were telling me about a Gay person who happen to be a character on a TV show. The writers delved super deep into American Politics which meant Orange Man Bad and social Justice points, by the end of season two I cared more about Alex's issues than I cared about Kara.
This should also be mentioned that by the end of season 2 and all through out season 3 they needed to use Superman to show how strong supergirl was by showing how much stronger or better Supergirl was. News flash tearing down a icon just to pump up your own female superhero does look good. That and it tends to upset fans that you tear down one to lift another instead of just lifting the one by their own merits.
I have hokneatly stopped watching after the 3rd season and now will only watch the cross over episode. The show has become a front runner for pushing political views in a world that shouldn't be about political agendas. Supergirl was one of my favorite characters in DC Comics still is, I loved when Kara became a Red Lantern because of her rage and self doubt. But this show has now just become SuperJusticeWarriorGirl a show I had high hopes for as a fan of her comics but took a strong nose dive.
Maybe if your not a fan of the actual comics this character is based off of, and you fall in line with the I hate Trump and SJW thought tank you will love this show, it seems to push a lot of that. I personal don't tune in to a comic book show to have anyone's politics crammed down my throat.
For me this started out as a 7/10 but quickly fell to a 3/10.
Ever since Season 1, Supergirl has been a show that’s thrived on having so much heart, soul & charm. Melissa Benoist was perfectly cast as Kara Danvers and with an equally perfect supporting cast behind her, the show has provided so many hours of uplifting television and great stories.
The show moved to the CW for Season 2 onwards and has thrived creatively, developing all the characters and remaining a wonderful superhero show that’s worthy of the Superman mythos. Whilst it hasn’t reached the absolute heights that the other Arrowverse shows have, Supergirl has gotten better every season. It remains a consistent, fantastic show that soars with its heart in the right place.
I like the show i tape the episodes so i can watch them at my leasure the story lines change often enough so not to get boring. I notice this season that Melissa has gotten a little heaver I notice a belly bump in those tight dresses she is wearing this season her face is filled out, and you took her beautiful long hair with the long waves away. But anything you do you cannot take away the beautiful lady that we all love and watch her every week. Just out of coursity is she pregnet with her new husband? Keep up the good work, I enjoy it. i am not knocking the show i watch it every week, the writers are very good,and everyone else it takes to put on a top show, the actresses are all beautiful, I guess the actors are all right too. but I am 81 years old, and still on the go
I love love love this TV show. It is a show that is brave enough to take on some of today's hottest topics. It does so by showing both sides of a story and our hero (SuperGirl) always choosing the side that is reflective of love for all people of all races. The show stresses love for family (whether related by blood or not). The show also reflects something that is very much missing in today's world - it's called morals.
Melissa Benoist is fantastic as SuperGirl and no one else could play this part better. Chyler Leigh is also great in the way she portrays Alex Danvers (SuperGirl's sister). The love that these two sisters have for each other is beautiful and shows kids that you do not have to be blood related to be loved by your family.
SuperGirl gives children (especially little girls) a hero they can look up to. It is a family show because of the love it stresses. My hat off to a show that shows this kind of courage in a world that sometimes is not very receptive of these qualities.
Truth to be told 3 yrs ago I never liked this show I don't even know why. Then later on, my seatmate who likes Superman somehow made me think that even though yes he is awesome, I realized that He is overrated. So I found myself asking if SG is better than him. And I did, the storyline is better than the comics(for me). Melissa's acting is spot on. Although the make up of her being SG is over the top. Like she's beautiful already why add more?
As for the storyline, I hope they would make more scenes about her time on Krypton because I think she's underrated in other people (Like fans of SM). It would also be better if they would show us the Mad Genius Skills of her in the next Crisis (like her inventing gadgets for herself/everyone to be safe and fight more effectively).
As for my biased opinion, while Karamel was a toothaching pair, the writers have been intentionally putting more Supercorp scenes and I as a shipper appreciate it. But please just make them endgame.
Well I recently finished supergirl season 4 and I have to say I have been with it through all of the hard break ups new relationships and near deaths. After all this I have three words FEED ME MORE!!! Supergirl is amazing it is everything I look for in a superhero show it has drama action and the main character is a girl who kicks butt now that’s my kind of show props to Melissa she portrayed Kara danvers very well the emotion and dedication she displayed was amazing I felt like I was watching reality she is a great actor!!! And also my fav character second is Alex for sure she is trained in plenty martial arts and became head of the DEO she does not need to have a superhero sister to be spectacular the danvers sisters are go to duo and I can’t wait to see them again in season 5 this year!!!
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