SUPERGIRL Casts Izabela Vidovic & Olivia Nikkanen As Young Kara & Alex For An Upcoming Flashback Episode
The CW has announced that Supergirl has recast the roles of young Alex & Kara for an upcoming flashback-heavy episode of the series. Izabela Vidovic & Olivia Nikkanen have been tapped for the roles.
With Malina Weissman, who played young Kara Danvers during the first two seasons of Supergirl, currently busy filming the next season of Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, the CW has decided to recast the role for an upcoming flashback-heavy hour of the hit superhero series that will shine a spotlight on the relationship between the Danvers sisters.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Izabela Vidovic (The Fosters, Wonder) has been enlisted to play young Kara while TV Line reports that Olivia Nikkanen (The Americans) will play young Alex. The duo are set to make their series debut in episode six, which is titled "Midvale."
The episode will follow present-day Kara (Melissa Benoist) and Alex (Chyler Leigh) as they embark on a road trip back to their childhood home, where they revisit a high school murder mystery that helped shape the foundation of their relationship. Benoist teases the adventure to come, "You’ll get to see, through the way they interact, how their relationship started when Kara first came to Earth, how it grew, how it became so close and why they’re so close nowadays.”
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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.
Supergirl features:
Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl
Mehcad Brooks as James 'Jimmy' Olsen
Chyler Leigh as Alexandra 'Alex' Danvers
Jeremy Jordan as Winslow 'Winn' Schott
David Harewood as J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter
Helen Slater as Dr. Eliza Danvers
Dean Cain as Jeremiah Danvers
Floriana Lima as Maggie Sawyer
Chris Wood as Mon-El
Ian Gomez as Snapper Carr
Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor
Lynda Carter as President Olivia Marsdin
Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman
Brenda Strong as Lillian Luthor
Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant
Odette Annable as Reign
Erica Durance as Alura Zor-El
Supergirl returns with an all-new episode October 9