It looks like the Supergirl tv show will actually see the light of day after all. After numerous speculations about the series not happening anytime soon, CBS has recently confirmed that they have indeed commited to air Supergirl, even completely bypassing the stages of "pilot" and "in development." Looks like CBS is confident with this one.
Being a new drama on TV that airs for one hour per episode, the Supergirl TV Show will be coming in from Berlanti Productions, who is also responsible for The Flash and Arrow, both being aired on CW, this time, the series will be in association with Warner Bros. Television. Writers for the series will be Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler responsible for Chuck and No Ordinary Family, and sitting on the executive producer's chair will be Sarah Schecter, Berlanti Productions' veteran.
The TV series will be focusing on the story of Kara Zor-El, who happens to be Superman's cousin. Like her cousin, she was also born on the planet Krypton and managed to escape and end up in Earth during Krypton's destruction years ago. After which she has dedicated her whole life into hiding her powers and ablities that her cousin also possess. But upon turning the age of 24, she finally decides to let go of her restrain and embrace her powers and abilities, ultimately being the hero "she was always meant to be."
As to who will play the infamous lead role, rumors have been surfacing the internet as soon as the news of the series being aired on CBS came out. On the list of Rumored actresses are Laura Vandervoort, who has already played Suergirl during the Smallville series, Yvonne Strahovski from Chuck, Ashley Hinshaw of True Blood, Lyndsy Fonseca from Nikita, Laura Haddock from Da Vinci's Demons, Britt Robertson of The Secret Circle, and Leven Rambin from Tomorrow People.
What do you readers think? Are you excited to see what the Supergirl TV Show would have in store? Who do you think would be casted to star in the lead role? Sound off in the comments below!
