The Supergirl series premiere airs tonight. Watch Kara Zor-El take flight and discover her heroic destiny.
Background
“Supergirl is CBS’s new action-adventure drama based on the DC comics’ character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant, who just hired the Daily Planet’s former photographer, James Olsen, as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when the head of a super-secret agency where her foster sister also works, enlists her to help them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats.”
Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist (Kara Zor-El/Supergirl), Mehcad Brooks (James Olsen), Chyler Leigh (Alexandra “Alex” Danvers), Jeremy Jordan (Winslow “Winn” Schott), David Harewood (Hank Henshaw), Calista Flockhart (Cat Grant), and Peter Facinelli (Maxwell Lord).
Watch the trailer
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‘Supergirl’ series premiere synopsis
If that promo has whet your appetite, be sure to check out the synopsis for the series premiere:
“After 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, Kara Zor-El, Superman’s cousin, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be, on the series premiere of Supergirl, Monday, Oct. 26 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.”
We also have promotional stills for the episode:
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Finally, watch some clips from the episode:
