Live-Action "Supergirl" Revealed

CBS have now confirmed the actress that will play DC Comics character 'Supergirl' in the new "Supergirl" live-action dramatic TV series:

Actress Melissa Benoist ("Whiplash") 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..."

"...'Kara' was sent from her dying home planet of 'Krypton' to Earth, taken in by the 'Danvers', an American foster family who taught her to be careful with her extraordinary powers. After repressing said skills for more than a decade, Kara is forced to bust out her super moves in public during an unexpected disaster. Energized by her heroism for the first time in her life, she begins embracing her abilities in the name of helping the people of her city, earning herself a super moniker along the way..."

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"...'Alexandra Danvers', Kara's brilliant, science-minded foster sister. Growing up, Alex was partly jealous of her sibling yet also fascinated by her abilities, prompting Alex to learn as much as she could about alien anthropology, sociology and culture. Today, Alex works for a secret government organization and, alongside her heroic sis, will face many challenges, both mundane and super..."

"'Cat Grant', is the founder of 'CatCo', a media conglomerate that Cat built from the ground up. 'Kara' will work as a personal assistant to Cat, who is described as 'J.Lo' by way of 'Anna Wintour'...

"'James (Jimmy) Olsen', is a smart, worldly and attractive photographer for CatCo. Though an alpha male, his salt-of-the-earth nature elicits a huge ol' crush from Kara....

"'Winslow 'Wynn Schott'  a tech whiz/'Comic-Con' stalwart who toils for CatCo as a programmer, unaware of his own potential. Unware of her secret, he carries a torch for Kara, whom he lives next door to...

"'Hank Henshaw' (aka 'Cyborg Superman'), an upstart 'CIA' agent, who grew obsessed with intergalactic intel. Now in his 40s and lording over the 'DEO' ('Department of Extra-Normal Operations'), he is on high alert when Supergirl reveals herself, worried that her otherworldly abilities pose a threat to humankind..."

The "Supergirl" pilot is written by Ali Adler and Greg Berlanti.

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