SMALLVILLE's 'Supergirl' Laura Vandervoort Set To Recur On CBS' SUPERGIRL As 'Indigo'

Earlier today, at the Television Critics Association press tour, CBS announced that former Supergirl Laura Vandervoort (Smallville; Bitten) would be guest-starring on an upcoming episode of their hit superhero drama Supergirl. She has been cast in a recurring role as the DC Comics superheroine-turned-villain Indigo, who is being described as "a living, strong-willed supercomputer that was sentenced to Fort Rozz after turning against the people of Krypton. Now on Earth, Indigo will let nothing stand in her way." Vandervoort will make her debut as the villainess in Episode 15. 

Vandervoort is the second former Supergirl to appear on the show after Helen Slater, who plays Kara's mother. And if that wasn't enough, the producers teased that all three Supergirls (Benoist, Vandervoort, & Slater) will be appearing together in an episode during the latter half of this freshman season. 

Additionally, the show has also cast Jeff Branson (I Spit On Your Grave) as another DC Comics character, Master Jailer. They describe him as "the forceful and unrelenting jail guard on Fort Rozz who showed no mercy. Now on Earth, he is hellbent on catching all of the Fort Rozz escapees and brutally bringing them to justice." It's uncertain which episode he'll make his debut, but it will likely be sooner than later.
 
Check out the press release below:

Laura Vandervoort, Who Played Kara/Supergirl on the Long-Running Hit Drama Smallville, Cast as Indigo

Jeff Branson to Recur as DC Comics’ Master Jailer

Twitter Pitch: #SUPERGIRL cast: Laura Vandervoort @Vandiekins22 recurs as @DCComics character Indigo, Jeff Branson as Master Jailer

BURBANK, Calif. (January 11, 2016) — Things are about to get even more interesting in National City, with the DC Comics characters Indigo and Master Jailer set to debut on the super hero thriller Supergirl (Mondays 8/7c CBS), which was recently named Favorite New TV Drama at the 2016 People’s Choice Awards.

Laura Vandervoort, who played Kara/Supergirl on the long-running hit drama series Smallville, has been tapped for the recurring role of Indigo, described by producers as a living, strong-willed supercomputer that was sentenced to Fort Rozz after turning against the people of Krypton. Now on Earth, Indigo will let nothing stand in her way.

Jeff Branson (The Young and the Restless) has been cast in the recurring role of Master Jailer. As the forceful and unrelenting jail guard on Fort Rozz, Master Jailer showed no mercy. Now on Earth, he is hellbent on catching all of the Fort Rozz escapees and brutally bringing them to justice.

The announcement was made today during Warner Bros. Television’s Supergirl session at the Television Critics Association Winter 2016 Press Tour on the Warner Bros. Studios lot.

Supergirl is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The series airs Mondays at 8/7c on CBS. Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Kara Zor-El/Supergirl, Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Chyler Leigh as Alexandra “Alex” Danvers, Jeremy Jordan as Winslow “Winn” Schott, with David Harewood as Hank Henshaw/J’onn J’onzz and Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant. Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler, Andrew Kreisberg and Sarah Schechter are executive producers of the series, based on characters appearing in the DC Comics, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family.

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The hour-long drama centers on Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, who was born on the planet Krypton and escaped amid its destruction years ago. Since arriving on Earth, she has 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.