New Supergirl Trailer Shows Even More Action
Hype for the upcoming Supergirl television show is building and to mark an appearance at the most recent Comic-Con, CBS has released a brand new trailer that takes an in-depth look at the hero and her taking up of the Supergirl mantle. The new show sees Greg Berlanti acting as executive producer, a role he has done on both Arrow and The Flash. It stars Melissa Benoist in the title role as well as Mechad Brooks, Calista Flockhart, Dean Cain, Chyler Leigh and Helen Slater in supporting roles.
Despite an initial positive reception to news of the show, fans have recently become more dismayed over the overall feel and plot. Geoff Johns though has moved to quell fears that the show will be more of a romantic comedy than a superhero series. He urged fans to wait until they see the pilot before judging and compared the early criticism to the similar concerns voiced before The Flash released.
Supergirl is due to launch on CBS on October 26 according to the network, although the original pilot, which cost $14 million to shoot, will be shown this Saturday. They have described the new show as:
“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.”