UPDATE: CBS Officially Announces Who Will Play SUPERGIRL In Upcoming TV Series

UPDATE: CBS Officially Announces Who Will Play SUPERGIRL In Upcoming TV Series

There have been a lot of rumours and a lot of speculation about who will play Supergirl in CBS' planned TV series, and the network have finally made it official.

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By JoshWilding - Jan 22, 2015 10:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Supergirl

CBS have confirmed that Whiplash star Melissa Benoist will play Supergirl in the upcoming TV series of the same name. Other credits include Homeland and The Good Wife, but like The Flash's Grant Gustin, Benoist is pehaps best known for the popular singalong series Glee. In Supergirl, she will play Kara Zor-El, who escaped her home planet of Krypton amid its destruction years ago. Since arriving on Earth, she has concealed 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. A number of key roles still need to be cast. Thoughts on this latest small screen Supergirl?  

UPDATE: Here are some Tweets from Benoist and her fellow DC TV superheroes, along with a glimpse of her transformation from brunette to blonde...she's looking great, don't you think?


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Pasto
Pasto - 1/22/2015, 10:30 AM
I'm surprisingly ok with this casting.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 1/22/2015, 10:46 AM
I don't see a need for this show.
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 1/22/2015, 10:47 AM
Well... she can sing, anyway.
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 1/22/2015, 10:47 AM
Don't care but good cast.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 1/22/2015, 10:47 AM
But I started watching Constantine and that show is [frick]ing awesome. I just saw the episode teasing the Spectre last night and it was the balls.
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 1/22/2015, 10:48 AM
Never seen her act, but hopefully should be good.
DRJ01
DRJ01 - 1/22/2015, 10:48 AM
Liked her in Whiplash for what she played, but not feeling this. To be fair I didn't like Gustin as the Flash but I was wronged so..
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 1/22/2015, 10:49 AM
Okay! I can dig this
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/22/2015, 10:49 AM
Well another show I am looking forward to.

And is the show needed......nope!

Are people asking for this show........nope!

Gotham was not wanted nor needed but it has shown that it can get great ratings and hold an audience, so I am sure that will be the same with this show.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 1/22/2015, 10:49 AM
So just to be clear...this won't have anything to do with Man of Steel and the WB/DC universe, right?
JasonBlue
JasonBlue - 1/22/2015, 10:49 AM
Fantastic choice! She is perfect
GreenLantern519
GreenLantern519 - 1/22/2015, 10:50 AM
Sure. Why not?
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/22/2015, 10:50 AM
@blackandyellow

Constantine is very good, sad that NBC treated the show badly by putting it in a bad time slot and no promotion.

That being said I hope CW picks up the show, they would love those ratings on their network. Also it will get the TLC that is so deserves.
yonny616
yonny616 - 1/22/2015, 10:50 AM
Awesome!
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 1/22/2015, 10:50 AM
@SauronsBANE

As far as I know, none of the TV shows will.
dckizzle
dckizzle - 1/22/2015, 10:51 AM
See body ?
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/22/2015, 10:51 AM
@SauronsBane

I know how the die hard Marvel fans cannot look past a shared universe, but oh well life moves on.
Pedrito
Pedrito - 1/22/2015, 10:51 AM
Is this going to be another period show?
D3srow
D3srow - 1/22/2015, 10:52 AM




imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 1/22/2015, 10:52 AM
Haven't seen her in anything, except that small role in Homeland I'd forgotten about, but I'm still intrigued.
Pasto
Pasto - 1/22/2015, 10:53 AM
Hair Dye....ever heard of it?
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 1/22/2015, 10:54 AM
@SauronsBANE @ALegendaryPanda I think ever since Ezra Miller, Will Smith and Jai Courtney were cast as The Flash, Deadshot and Captain Boomerang, I think it's safe to say the TV shows are not connected to the DCCU.
yonny616
yonny616 - 1/22/2015, 10:54 AM
@JoeMomma29 They thought the Grimm crowd would crossover, but sadly that wasn't the case.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 1/22/2015, 10:54 AM
@EzioKenway1225 @ALegendaryPanda Ah, thanks!

@JoeMomma29 Let's be honest with ourselves here, a shared universe would be infinitely better than a separate movie universe and then a BUNCH of separate TV universes all going on at the same time.

On the other hand, as messy at that is, it's certainly not a dealbreaker or anything either. If the show's good, it's good. Simple as that!
supes123
supes123 - 1/22/2015, 10:54 AM
@Fairyemblem

she was the girl miles teller dated
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/22/2015, 10:54 AM
So WB/DC is really whoring themselves out right now.

1. Arrow
2. Flash
3. Gotham
4. Constantine
5. IZombie
6. SuperGirl
7. Krypton
8. Preacher
9. Teen Titans
plasticman
plasticman - 1/22/2015, 10:54 AM
Next up...the Plastic Man spin-off. Eh? Eh? Do I have any support yet for this?
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