Superhero TV shows are a hot commodity now with the success of Arrow, The Flash and Gotham. (OK, Gotham technically isn’t a superhero show.) And CBS is ready to get into the game with a series based on DC Comics’ Supergirl.
Supergirl actually has some cred behind it, as executive producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg are the team responsible for Arrow and The Flash. Their whole team has figured out how to do this superhero thing on TV quite well, which is probably why CBS has already committed to a full season run for the series.
Here is a photo of Melissa Benoist (Whiplash) in costume as the title hero. You can get a look at the full costume, skirt and all, at IGN.
Benoist’s costume follows the look of Henry Cavill’s uniform from Man of Steel with darker blues and reds. Superman’s outfit had more of an armor texture than this Supergirl costume, but the material does appear to be made of a Kevlar-type fabric, which seems to be popular in making these live-action superhero suits. The Supergirl outfit was designed by Academy Award winner Colleen Atwood, who also created the Arrow and Flash costumes.
As in the DC Comics stories, Supergirl is Superman’s cousin — Kara Zor-El — from the planet Krypton. On Earth, she’s Kara Danvers and discovers her powers in her early twenties. There are rumors that Superman will make a cameo appearance in the series to acknowledge the characters’ family relationship. But the idea is to base a superhero show around a female lead, something that’s probably long overdue.
Other actors that have been cast for the show include Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal), Dean Cain (Superman in Lois & Clark), Helen Slater (who played Supergirl in a 1984 movie), Laura Benanti (Nashville) and Faran Tahir (Iron Man). Supergirl is expected to premiere in 2015, which would presumably slate it for the fall, but perhaps it could be a midseason replacement.
[IGN]
