August 2015
SUPERGIRL
SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El, Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex, and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24, Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant. She works alongside her friend and IT technician Winn Schott and famous photographer James Olsen, who Grant just hired away from the Daily Planet to serve as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw, head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her to help them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime.
Premieres Monday, Oct. 26 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/PT), and moves to its regular time period (8:00-9:00 PM) on Monday, Nov. 2 on the CBS Television Network.
ON AIR: Monday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
ORIGINATION: Los Angeles
FORMAT: Drama (Filmed in HD)
STARRING: Melissa Benoist (Kara Danvers/Supergirl)
Calista Flockhart (Cat Grant)
Chyler Leigh (Alex Danvers)
Mehcad Brooks (James Olsen)
David Harewood (Hank Henshaw)
Jeremy Jordan (Winslow "Winn" Schott)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler, Andrew Kreisberg, Sarah Schechter
PRODUCED BY: Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
BASED ON: The characters by DC Comics
Photos now available at http://cbspressexpress.com
Official CBS Website: http://www.cbs.com/shows/supergirl/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SupergirlCBS
Twitter: https://twitter.com/supergirlcbs
Instagram: https://instagram.com/supergirlofficial
Cast and Crew on Social Media:
Melissa Benoist
Twitter: @MelissaBenoist
Instagram: @MelissaBenoist
Chyler Leigh
Twitter: @chy_leigh
Instagram: @chy_leigh
Mehcad Brooks:
Twitter: @MehcadBrooks
Instagram: @Mehcadbrooks
David Harewood
Twitter: @DavidHarewood
Instagram: @DavidHarewood
Jeremy Jordan
Twitter: @JeremyMJordan
Instagram: @JeremyMJordan
EP Greg Berlanti
Twitter: @GBerlanti
Instagram: @GBerlanti
EP Ali Adler
Twitter: @AliAdler
Instagram: @AliAdler
EP Andrew Kreisberg
Twitter: @AJKreisberg
Instagram: @AndrewKreisberg
EP Sarah Schechter
Twitter: @Sarahsowitty
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Press Contacts:
Beth Haiken 818-655-1583 beth.haiken@cbs.com
Steven Feldman 212-975-7931 steven.feldman2@cbs.com
Photo Contacts:
Tim Kuratek 212-975-7068 tim.kuratek@cbs.com
Amanda Beane 818-755-1545 amanda.beane@cbs.com