Supergirl Producer Talks Superman’s Role on the Show
Supergirl has been an interesting show to watch, especially since Superman kinda/sorta has appeared on it, and yet has not really appeared on it. In an interview with ComicBook.com, producer Andrew Kriesberg talked about what the purpose of Superman is on a show that stars his cousin, Supergirl, and what we can expect from him in the future.
He stated: “There really isn’t anything we’ve asked for that was not given to us, you know? The show’s called Supergirl and it’s about Supergirl. It’s not like we’ve been jonesing to have Superman on it. We also didn’t want to…you know, if you’re going to cast Superman, you’ve got cast Superman right! Just like when you think about all the time and effort and energy that’s gone into finding the cinematic Superman over the last thirty years.”
He continued: “For us, Superman is more of an idea than it is a personification of the character, so we’re more than happy to have him backlit. We’re perfectly happy to have him swoop in, save Kara in Episode Three, becuase the real heart of the story is that she then kicks Reactron’s butt. She’s the one that takes him down, and that’s what much more important for us. So it’s not like we’ve been asking for more Superman or can we do it like this or can we have him in this. For us, we’re perfectly happy with the amount of Superman that we’ve had because it’s the exact amount that we’ve asked for.”
New episodes of Supergirl are airing on Monday on CBS.