Supergirl 

The adventures of Superman's cousin in her own superhero career.

Creators:

Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg

Stars:

Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood

9 wins & 34 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Melissa Benoist	...	Kara Danvers / ... 104 episodes, 2015-2020
Chyler Leigh	...	Alex Danvers 104 episodes, 2015-2020
David Harewood	...	J'onn J'onzz / ... 104 episodes, 2015-2020
Mehcad Brooks	...	James Olsen / ... 91 episodes, 2015-2019
Katie McGrath	...	Lena Luthor 74 episodes, 2016-2020
Jeremy Jordan	...	Winn Schott 65 episodes, 2015-2018
Jesse Rath	...	Querl Dox / ... 45 episodes, 2018-2020
Chris Wood	...	Mon-El 45 episodes, 2016-2018
Andrea Brooks	...	Eve Teschmacher / ... 42 episodes, 2016-2020

Storyline

Years ago, Krypton was about to explode and Kal-El was sent to Earth to escape that fate. However, his older cousin, Kara, was also intended to accompany the infant as his protector. Unfortunately, Kara was accidentally diverted into the timeless Phantom Zone for years before finally arriving on Earth decades later and found by her cousin who had grown into Superman. Years later, Kara Danvers is a young professional adrift in a thankless job until a fateful crisis ignites a sense of purpose using Kryptonian powers she had long hidden. Inspired, Kara decides to emulate her cousin's superheroic ways, only to find her foster sister introducing her to the secret Department of Extra-Normal Operations, dedicated to fighting alien menaces including those Kara inadvertently led to Earth. Now with such help, the Maid of Might takes her place as Earth's newest champion with new friends and enemies challenging her world.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | female hero | based on comic book | dc comics | female superhero | 

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Taglines:

This is it! Double-size shocker!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Supergirl

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1 surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first episode directed by Kevin Smith is titled "Supergirl Lives", after "Superman Lives", the infamous movie he wrote, which would star Nicolas Cage in the title role (see The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015).) Smith joked he wanted Supergirl to fight a giant spider, referencing the infamous battle scene proposed for that film.

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Goofs

Sometimes a green light can be seen in the reflection of Kara's glasses. This is due to the anti-reflective coating on the glasses and it's not a reflection of a green screen.

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Quotes

Kara Danvers: [Season 1 Opening] When I was a child, my planet Krypton was dying. I was sent to Earth to protect my cousin. But my pod got knocked off-course and by time I got here, my cousin had already grown up and become Superman. And so I hid my powers until recently when an accident forced me to reveal myself to the world. To most people I'm assistant at Catco Worldwide Media. But in secret, I work with my adoptive sister for the DEO to protect my city from alien life and anyone else that means to cause ...

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros shield is colored red and blue; it is also set against the sky and a red cape brushes by it.

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Connections

Referenced in I Be Geniusen Stuff: Supergirl S2 (2017)

User Reviews

Time to end

This show had promise. Supergirl is too much of a basket case and the agenda of the show is targeted to one audience.