Tag: Melissa Benoist

It Looks As Though CBS’ ‘Supergirl’ Will Be Renewed For A Second Season!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Yes.

Sure, the show has had its ups and downs, and hasn’t been destroying ratings (though it has been doing pretty well), but according to CBS’ Les Moonves, we should be able to follow the adventures of Kara Zor-El for at least another year.

Deadline notes that Moonves stated at the Deutsche Bank Media Internet & Telecom Conference today that “We have about five new shows on this year,” he says. “Of those five, I believe all five of them will be renewed, and we own four of them.”

The five new series this year would have been Limitless, Code Black, Life in Pieces, Supergirl and Angel from Hell.

Are you excited? We’re excited. Melissa Benoist is the cutest.

CBS’ ‘Supergirl’ Gets An Additional Seven Episode Order!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I’m definitely down for this!

I’ve been having a blast with CBS Supergirl thus far (that huge crush on star Melissa Benoist certainly doesn’t hurt); the series brings a light hearted, funny, and heart-filled breath of fresh air to the crowded, dark and gloomy superhero genre, and I honestly believe that it’s one of the most refreshing new series’ that we’ve seen on television this year.

Apparently CBS agrees, because they’ve just added seven additional episodes to Supergirl‘s first season, bringing the total from 13 episodes, to 20.

Of course, the ratings aren’t shabby either, as Deadline notes that Supergirl has been ‘averaging 11.24 million viewers and a 12.8 rating among adults 18-49 in most recent ratings.’

Not too shabby at all. Miss the series so far? Here’s CBS’ official synopsis:

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 new found empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime.

In any case, I’ve loved almost everything that I’ve seen from the series so far, and I cannot wait to see where showrunner Greg Berlanti and the rest of the team takes it!

Take a look at the Supergirl trailer below, and let us know what you think of the series so far!

New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Tells Us ‘Her Story’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: With just a couple of months to go until its premiere, CBS today debuted a brand new, action-packed trailer for its upcoming Supergirl series.

I have to say that I’m really excited to check out Supergirl. Sadly, I missed the pilot screening back at SDCC, and haven’t watched the leaked pilot just yet (we’ll see if I can hold out), but the premise of a fun, not super dark and gloomy superhero series is beyond intriguing to me.

From the looks of this latest trailer, the series looks light-hearted as hell, and we definitely need more of that on television today.

Take a look at the trailer below, and let us know what you think! Supergirl premieres on October 26th!

Lots of Super Action In The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer

by Bigyanks

A new trailer for Supergirl has just been released, and it’s making me feel a bit better about the upcoming series. That first trailer left a lot to be desired since it played out more of a rom-com than anything else. This time around we get a lot more super action and decent visual effects for a CBS show. There was also a quick tease regarding supervillians that ‘Supergirl” could be potentially facing off against.

My gripe with Supergirl at this point is that it’s on CBS, which I feel may water down the show and might make it cheesy-looking. Hopefully Supergirl can get the same type of treatment that The Flash and Arrow are getting over at The CW and keep it closely connected to its comic counterpart.

Supergirl premieres on October 26.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxW_BOjaa5I

Go Behind The Scenes Of ‘Supergirl’s Second Episode With A New Featurette!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Episode two of Supergirl‘s first season is now in production, and following the series’ first poster from just a few days back, CBS has debuted a new featurette that digs into the episode’s opening scene.

I’m really excited to check out Supergirl. I missed the screening at SDCC, and haven’t watched the leaked pilot, but the premise of a fun, not super dark and gloomy superhero series is beyond intriguing to me.

Take a look at the featurette below, and let us know what you think! Supergirl premieres on October 26th!

https://youtu.be/GKtqNsc65j8

Supergirl is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El, 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, 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. She works alongside her friend and IT technician Winn Schott and famous photographer James Olsen, who Grant just hired away from the Daily Planet to serve as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw, 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.

Melissa Benoist Is Super! Check Out The Newest Poster For ‘Supergirl’

by Shane O'Hare

CBS just released their first official poster for the upcoming Supergirl series. Melissa Benoist sure looks…super!

Supergirl Poster

Supergirl is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El, 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, 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. She works alongside her friend and IT technician Winn Schott and famous photographer James Olsen, who Grant just hired away from the Daily Planet to serve as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw, 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 premieres October 26th

‘Supergirl’ Preview: It Look Like a Superhero Rom-Com Done Amazingly Well

by Eric Francisco

Right away, I ask that you forgive me for describing Supergirl, the first major superhero TV starring a woman show since — well, a long time, as a “romantic comedy.” It may come off as sexist and I apologize for it, but believe me when I say that as a legitimate compliment in regards to its cinematic styling as well as its premise. A 20-something quirky girl working for a ruthless woman in a trendy city office? That’s straight-up The Devil Wears Prada.

But where My Superhero Ex-Girlfriend failed, Supergirl does right and I’m SO EXCITED.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=23&v=Lm46-envrHo

It’s reminding me of The Flash by just how much fun the show seems to be. It’s like someone went to the set of Arrow and slapped a few smiley face bumper stickers.

Forgetting the troubling closet lesbian line, Supergirl looks like a genuinely cheerful series that the modern, Hollywood Superman seems to be ashamed of being. I’m also torn if I want this series to cross over with the Arrow universe. Supergirl deserves to stand on her own in her own right, but how fucking awesome would it be to see Oliver Queen and Barry looking up at a soaring Kara? And John Constantine in the corner smoking? Can this please happen?

Allow me to still be amazed at the wonders we’re reaping from the mainstreaming of geek culture. We’re getting a fucking incedible-looking Supergirl series aimed for everybody, but with a clear intention at attracting women — all women, both geeks and non-geeks in mind. My sister is absolutely disinterested in superheroes, and Supergirl looks like something we’re going to be watching over the phone together like we do with Scandal.

The geeks have inherited the Earth. We’ve won.

First Look at Melissa Benoist as ‘Supergirl’!

by Eric Francisco

Until five minutes ago I completely forgot CBS is creating a Supergirl TV series. I hear news about it every so often and I’m like, “Oh, okay. That’s a thing.” Now it is more than ever a thing, with an actual, honest-to-goodness look at star Melissa Benoist as the Girl of Steel. (Putting my nerd cred on the line here, has that ever been used for Supergirl?)

It’s a better look than your average Halloween costume, but it’s so Man of Steel-y too that it’s kind of funny. She kind of looks like a sorority girl that is actually super nerdy and spent good money on premium cosplay. I’m not knocking sorority girls by the way, I was one of those nerds who was somehow in a fraternity.

Still, this is real! Holy crap. We’re actually getting Supergirl. I think I’m actually excited now.

Let us know if you’re suddenly looking forward to this series too. A higher resolution image is below, if you wanted a new iPhone wallpaper.

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Jeremy Jordan Joins CBS’ ‘Supergirl’!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: The cast of CBS’ Supergirl has grown yet again.

Following the reveal of Dean Cain and Helen Slater’s casting earlier this week, TheWrap reports that The Last Five Years star Jeremy Jordan has joined the project as “Winslow “Winn” Schott, a tech genius and superstar IT whiz who works alongside Kara (“Glee’s” Melissa Benoist) at Cat Grant’s (Calista Flockhart) company, CatCo.”

He’s set for a guest role in the series’ pilot, though there is potential for his character to recur. In the DC Comics, of course, Winslow Schott is also a villain known as Toyman.

The series itself will focus on Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, who also escaped Krypton before it exploded. 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.

As earlier reported, Glee‘s Melissa Benoist will star in the series, and Calista Flockhart will play Cat.

Are you happy with Supergirl‘s casting so far? Are you looking forward to the series, or is the small screen getting as superhero-cluttered as the silver screen is? Sound out below!

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Calista Flockhart Joins CBS’ ‘Supergirl’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: The project won a huge series commitment all the way back in September, and just a few weeks back we learned who would play the series’ titular character. Today, the cast of CBS’ Supergirl added a second member.

It’s Ally McBeal herself, Calista Flockhart. She’ll play Cat Grant, “the self-made media magnate and founder of CatCo. Cat started her career as a reporter and has built her company into a global powerhouse.”

The series itself will focus on Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, who also escaped Krypton before it exploded. 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.

The series comes from Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler, who previously teamed up for ABC’s short-lived (and fantastic) No Ordinary Family.

Are you down for the casting? Is there anyone else you’d rather have seen in the role? How about Melissa Benoist? Sound out below!

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Source: THR

CBS Finds Its ‘Supergirl’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: The project won a huge series commitment all the way back in September, and now we finally know who will play CBS and Warner Bros Television’s Supergirl.

It’s Glee and Whiplash actress Melissa Benoist. She landed her breakout role in Glee‘s ‘second class’ as Marley Rose, and was later cast in roles in Homeland and Oscar-nominee Whiplash, among others.

The series will focus on Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, who also escaped Krypton before it exploded. 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.

The series comes from Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler, who previously teamed up for ABC’s short-lived (and fantastic) No Ordinary Family.

Are you down for the casting? Is there anyone else you’d rather have seen in the role? Sound out below!

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