"Supergirl" TV series cast is pretty much complete.
Aside from Melissa Benoist who will play the title role, CBS has enlisted Mehcad Brooks as James "Jimmy" Olsen, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, David Harewood as Hank Henshaw, and Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El. The show also cast former Supergirl actress Helen Slater and former Superman Dean Cain for still undisclosed roles.
Can the entire "Supergirl" TV series cast take on their counterparts from "Gotham" in Fox? Yes, they will square off for ratings despite the fact they are from the same company.
According to reports, the cousin of Superman will take on the characters from Batman's world. The new CBS TV series will air on Monday this November, interestingly pitting it against another DC Comics-based show based from Batman mythology.
"We see this as a much broader show then just a genre show or just a comic book show," said CBS Primetime senior VP Kelly Kahl of "Supergirl. "I think we are often criticized for clinging to the past. We're moving forward. We put the best shows on the schedule.
So it is "Supergirl" TV series cast vs the likes of Ben McKenzie who plays Jim Gordon and David Mazouz who plays Bruce Wayne.
Also included in the announcement of "Supergirl" TV series time slot is the synopsis. Read it below:
"SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman's (Kal-El) 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. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents' help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24, Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant (Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart), who just hired the Daily Planet's former photographer, James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), as her new art director. 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."
"Supergirl" TV series premiere is written by Glen Winter of "Arrow" and with Greg Berlanti ("The Flash," "Arrow"), Ali Adler, Sarah Schecter and Andrew Kreisberg as executive producers.
