SUPERGIRL Season 4 Will Be Inspired By SUPERMAN: RED SON; Chris Wood Not Returning As Mon-El

Following an action-packed season finale that borrowed elements from Superman: The Movie, the producers have revealed that next season will draw inspiration from another classic Superman tale...

By RohanPatel - Jun 18, 2018 07:06 PM EST

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After a season-long battle, tonight's finale of Supergirl finally saw Kara (Melissa Benoist) and Sam (Odette Annable) team-up to defeat Reign once and for all, although it should probably be noted that it did take them two attempts to best her as on their first try, Kara's poor decision-making led to Alura (Erica Durance), Mon-El (Chris Wood), and Sam getting killed. Luckily, however, she did have a Legion ring on hand and was able to go back in time to try a new strategy, which involved the black kryptonite.

While everything seemed okay at the end of the hour, fans were thrown a pretty major twist in the final scene as we were taken to Siberia where a Kara doppelgänger - created from when Kara touched the black kryptonite - was seen walking toward a Russian military base. Further details remain under wraps for now, but executive producers Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller have confirmed that next season will indeed be inspired by the classic Mark Millar tale, Superman: Red Son. Rovner tells TV Line, “For fans of the comics, I think they might recognize that the story we want to tell is inspired by the iconic DC Comics’ Red Son, which told an alternate origin story for Superman" Queller adds, "What happened if — as a baby — Superman landed in Russia and became a hero there instead of in America. It’s an homage to that.” The alternate Kara we saw was, of course, not a child, but based on those comments, it does appear that she may be a blank slate of sorts. It remains to be seen whether this new Kara will take on the Power Girl mantle or if she'll adopt a whole new, presumably evil, persona.

Meanwhile, it was revealed that Brainiac - the original evil Brainiac - had released a deadly virus in the future that was designed to kill all artificial intelligence, which prevents Brainiac-5 (Jesse Rath) from returning to the future until someone can find a cure. With the Legion down a supergenius, they ask Winn (Jeremy Jordan) to join them in the future to help them find a solution. He eventually accepts their offer and is given a proper sendoff in the episode's closing moments. Jordan is still expected to recur next season, but judging by that goodbye and the show's history with recurring guest stars (Calista Flockhart; Floriana Lima; Jenna Dewan; Peter Facinelli), it does seem like this may be the beginning of the end for one of Supergirl's closest allies.

In addition to Winn and Imra (Amy Jackson), Mon-El also returned to the future and TV Line has now confirmed that Chris Wood is leaving the series. Rovner explains, “The plan for Chris was always to have him on the show for two years. We’ve loved telling Mon-El’s story, as well as the story we’ve told for him and Kara. We hope the fans felt that it was a satisfying conclusion.” Queller later added, "They both have destinies in different times as heroes. What they did was the sort-of Casablanca decision of putting what’s most important to them — which is saving the world — first. It’s a little bittersweet that one destiny is to be a hero in this time and one’s destiny is to run the Legion in another time, but I think they grew a lot from knowing one another. They have respect for one another, and they have a respect for the decisions they respectively made.” Even though he may no longer be a series regular, the producers are leaving the door open for potential special guest appearances down the line. “We love working with Chris, so we’d love to have Mon-El back someday if the story takes us there and if Chris is available.”

Odette Annable will also not return as a series regular, but it does sound like she could be back for at least a small arc at some point next season. When asked about whether this was the last we'd seen of Sam and Ruby (Emma Tremblay), the producers replied, "We hope not. We love Odette. She was amazing in this dual role, playing different characters. We fell in love with her as Sam and we were terrified of her as Reign. If it works out, we’d love to have her back for a few episodes next season."

J'onn J'onzz (David Harewood) decided to leave the DEO - giving Alex (Chyler Leigh) his old position - and follow in his father's footsteps by living amongst the people, doing whatever he can to help. Queller teased, "We’re looking to tell much more grounded stories, like we have in seasons past, that reflect the climate we’re all living in 2018." Elsewhere, James (Mehcad Brooks) revealed himself as Guardian, which should be plenty interesting for both him and for Kara. "You’ll have to wait and see, but it’s very cool and it takes twists and turns. James has great stuff coming up." As for Lena (Katie McGrath), well it sounds like she's going to be further embracing her Luthor side next season and may continue falling down a rabbit hole that she won't be able to climb out of. "Well, what’s exciting about the character is exactly what you mentioned. She has two sides to her, and it’ll be interesting to see exactly where she’ll end up on the good-to-bad spectrum. That’s a story we want to continue to explore next season." No word yet on Alura, but considering she's still alive on Argo City, it's likely we'll see Erica Durance pop up again at some point next year.

So, what did you think of the finale? Sound off with your thoughts below!

As Superman’s cousin, Kara Danvers (aka Supergirl) balances her work as a reporter for CatCo Worldwide Media with her work for the Department of Extra-Normal Operations (DEO), a super-secret government organization whose mission is to keep National City – and the Earth – safe from sinister threats. At the DEO, Kara works for J’onn J’onzz, the Martian Manhunter, and alongside her sister, Alex, and best friend, Winn Schott. Also in Kara’s life are James Olsen, a photo journalist who moonlights as Guardian, a masked vigilante, Lena Luthor, and Mon-El of Daxam, whose planet was ravaged by Krypton’s destruction. In season three, Kara and team will come up against a new threat in the form of DC Worldkiller, Reign.

Supergirl features:
Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl
Mehcad Brooks as James 'Jimmy' Olsen/Guardian
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
Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor
Lynda Carter as President Olivia Marsdin
Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman
Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant
Odette Annable as Samantha Arias/Reign
Amy Jackson as Imra Ardeen/Saturn Girl
Erica Durance as Alura Zor-El

Supergirl returns for Season 4 this Fall
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aflynn - 6/18/2018, 7:29 PM

Love Red Son, was such an enjoyable read.

GhostDog - 6/18/2018, 7:37 PM

Everything in Supergirl is inspired by some Superman storyline.

Nightmare - 6/18/2018, 7:40 PM

Show has no purpose other than mooching off Kal.

TheLight - 6/18/2018, 8:28 PM

@Nightmare - And basically replacing his influences and accomplishments with her own instead of just making some up from scratch. And they couldn't even let him make a appearance in this season finale. Unreal.

Spock0Clock - 6/18/2018, 10:58 PM

@Nightmare - Well, what the hell is Superman doing with his stories that's so damn great? Supergirl could get laid out by an ashy girl with bone spurs and it would be a better version of the Death of Superman than Dawn of Justice.

BackwardGalaxy - 6/18/2018, 7:47 PM

This show just wasn't smart enough to pull off... Well... Everything they tried this season.

Chris Wood is actually a pretty good actor. Wish he was staying.

Really sick of all the side conversations where people slurp each other. It's just time they're wasting they could be using to advance the story.

bcom - 6/18/2018, 7:51 PM

Having not seen any of season 3 (it switched from a free network to a subscription network in my country after season 2) it sounds like there's a major character shake up going on? How many original cast members are returning for season 4?

Prime - 6/18/2018, 8:15 PM

Can't have your own identity can you Kara?

Spock0Clock - 6/18/2018, 11:14 PM

@Prime - It's depressing to me to see a character created specifically to be a younger-skewing girl-counterpart to a character criticized for being... exactly what they created her to be.

I've been wringing my hands about Captain Marvel's complicated history of finding her own proper footing and how that translates to adaptation, but Supergirl may actually have it worse.

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