DC has announced that Melissa Benoist (Glee, Homeland) has landed the role of Kara Zor-el, aka Supergirl in the upcoming CBS series.
The show, being produced by Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash) will tell the story of a 24-year-old Supergirl, only starting to embrace her powers, and her journey into becoming the hero she's destined to be.
Network President, Nina Tassler, described the show as "great adventure" series. "It's a wonderful amalgamation of the mythology of the character with a coming of age tale," she explained. "She's a very strong, independent young woman and she's coming into her own. She's dealing with family issues. She's dealing with work issues. And it's a female-empowerment story, which if you look at the strong female characters we have on the air, it really is resonate to that. We’re big feminists. It’s her intellect, it’s her skill, it’s her smarts. It’s all of those elements. It’s not just her strength, which she does have."
The show, being produced by Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash) will tell the story of a 24-year-old Supergirl, only starting to embrace her powers, and her journey into becoming the hero she's destined to be.
Network President, Nina Tassler, described the show as "great adventure" series. "It's a wonderful amalgamation of the mythology of the character with a coming of age tale," she explained. "She's a very strong, independent young woman and she's coming into her own. She's dealing with family issues. She's dealing with work issues. And it's a female-empowerment story, which if you look at the strong female characters we have on the air, it really is resonate to that. We’re big feminists. It’s her intellect, it’s her skill, it’s her smarts. It’s all of those elements. It’s not just her strength, which she does have."
Based on the characters from DC Comics, Supergirl will follow Kara Zor-El. Born on the planet Krypton, Kara escaped amid its destruction years ago. And since arriving on Earth, she’s been hiding the powers she shares with her famous cousin. But now at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be.
Melissa Benoist is known for her roles in Glee's fourth and fifth seasons, as well as the Oscar nominated movie, Whiplash. Interestingly, she's the second Glee alum to land a lead in Berlanti's DCverse, with Grant Gustin already portraying The Flash in his own series.
Supergirl is in development by Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler and Sarah Sechter for CBS, and currently no premiere date has been assigned to the show.
Source: DC Comics
Supergirl is in development by Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler and Sarah Sechter for CBS, and currently no premiere date has been assigned to the show.
Source: DC Comics