SUPERGIRL: The Girl Of Steel's Upcoming Sixth Season Will Be Her Last

SUPERGIRL: The Girl Of Steel's Upcoming Sixth Season Will Be Her Last

The CW's Supergirl is set to return for her sixth season next year, and it's now been confirmed that this will be the Girl of Steel's (Melissa Benoist) final flight on the small screen. More past the jump.

By MarkCassidy - Sep 22, 2020 01:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Supergirl
Source: Via Deadline

The Girl of Steel is hanging up her cape.

The CW, Warner Bros. TV, and Berlanti Productions have announced that the upcoming sixth season of Supergirl will be its last, and the show will join Arrow as the second "Arrowverse" series to run its course. We're not sure whether the network cancelled Supergirl or if the showrunners decided to conclude the story themselves, but it has been confirmed that the final season will run for 20 episodes, with production set to commence in Vancouver, Canada, later this month.

Like pretty much every other major production, Supergirl suffered setbacks from the industry wide COVID-19 shutdowns, but that show was hit with additional delays due to star Melisa Benoist falling pregnant with her first child.

There's always a chance Benoist could reprise the role for a guest appearance in the upcoming Superman and Lois show, and she may also show up in any future crossover events.

As far as we know, The Flash will continue on past its seventh season, but an announcement to the contrary could come at any time.

How do you guys feel about Supergirl taking her final flight for The CW? Drop us a comment in the usual place, and check out Benoist's Instagram post on the matter below.

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To say it has been an honor portraying this iconic character would be a massive understatement. Seeing the incredible impact the show has had on young girls around the world has always left me humbled and speechless. She’s had that impact on me, too. She’s taught me strength I didn’t know I had, to find hope in the darkest of places, and that we are stronger when we’re united. What she stands for pushes all of us to be better. She has changed my life for the better, and I’m forever grateful. I’m so excited that we get to plan our conclusion to this amazing journey, and I cannot wait for you to see what we have in store. I promise we’re going to make it one helluva final season. ♥️ el mayarah 💪 @supergirlcw

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blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 9/22/2020, 1:40 PM
I haven't watched any Supergirl except for the crossovers, but it should end with her going to the 31st century to join the LSH.
KWilly
KWilly - 9/22/2020, 1:41 PM


Don't need SUperman & Lois and Supergirl going on at the same time anyway.
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 9/22/2020, 1:42 PM
My lasting takeaway will be the costume. The aim costume Melissa wore before the revamp. Great for TV standard
MutantEquality
MutantEquality - 9/22/2020, 2:40 PM
@TheManWithoutFear - #BringBackTheSkirt
nikgrid
nikgrid - 9/22/2020, 10:21 PM
@MutantEquality - Yeah the show started off fine...when it still pretended to be a DC Comic show...then they decided to change the costume and just create characters, and of course "Jobber Superman" was it for me.
MasterMix
MasterMix - 9/22/2020, 1:42 PM
Should've ended a long time ago.
newhire13
newhire13 - 9/22/2020, 1:43 PM
Wow, they finally got everyone on the same Earth, start up the Justice League and now they’re losing shows. I’m sure she’ll show up again every once and a while but still.
dracula
dracula - 9/22/2020, 1:45 PM
@newhire13 - considering she just had or is having a kid wouldnt be surprised if this was her choice. At least we still have superman and lois
newhire13
newhire13 - 9/22/2020, 1:49 PM
@dracula - I can see that. And with how crazy productions will be Post Covid she may have just been like “I’ve got a kid now and this sounds way too hectic.”
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 9/22/2020, 1:43 PM


Adios mommy-Kara.
dracula
dracula - 9/22/2020, 1:44 PM
Surprised its not at least going to 7. Wonder if Melissa Benoist had anything to do with it ending. She is starting a family, so nobody would blame her if she wanted to end it and spend time with her kid

For the ending, bring back mon el and do something like this
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 9/22/2020, 1:48 PM
@dracula - It does seem it was her call.

https://twitter.com/lemon_buzz/status/1308501019714756608
kider
kider - 9/22/2020, 1:44 PM
Pretty sure its because Melissa Benoist wants to move on to do other things. I thought I read about that a while ago.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 9/22/2020, 1:45 PM
Per the Deadline article, this seemed to be a mutual agreed upon decision, largely due to ratings issues.

Anyways, I'll be honest, was not expecting Supergirl to end this quickly. Makes sense why, especially with Superman & Lois also coming out (and I imagine Kara could appear over there), but still a bit of a surprise. Season 4 was so damn good, but season 5 started out as pretty underwhelming; it became pretty good again after COIE though.

Hopefully they go all out this final seas, and that should mean lots of Lex Luthor...
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