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For other uses of Supergirl, see Supergirl (disambiguation).
For the superhero with the same name, see Kara Danvers.

"Because I've known pain. But I've also known love. And the people here are my family. I may have been born on Krypton, but I choose Earth. And I will protect it until my last breath."
Supergirl[src]

Supergirl is a television series based on the DC Comics character, Supergirl. The series is executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler and Sarah Schechter. It began airing on CBS on October 26, 2015[2] for the 2015-16 season.[3] CBS chose not to renew the show after the first season, and it moved to The CW for a second season in the 2016-17 season.[4] The CW later gave the show an early third season renewal.[5] On April 2, 2018, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered in the 2018–19 season.[6] Supergirl was renewed for a fifth season on January 31, 2019, which premiered in the 2019-2020 season.[7] On January 7, 2020, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season.[8][9]

Synopsis

Introduction

Season 1

"When I was a child, my planet Krypton was dying. I was sent to Earth to protect my cousin. But my pod got knocked off course and by the time I got here, my cousin had already grown up and become... Superman. And so I hid my powers until recently when an accident forced me to reveal myself to the world. To most people, I'm an assistant at CatCo Worldwide Media. But in secret, I work with my adoptive sister for the D.E.O. to protect my city from alien life and anyone else that means to cause it harm. I am Supergirl."

Season 2

"When I was a child, my planet Krypton was dying. I was sent to Earth to protect my cousin. But my pod got knocked off course and by the time I got here, my cousin had already grown up and become... Superman. I hid who I really was until one day when an accident forced me to reveal myself to the world. To most people, I'm a reporter at CatCo Worldwide Media. But in secret, I work with my adoptive sister for the D.E.O. to protect my city from alien life and anyone else that means to cause it harm. I am Supergirl."

Season 3

"My name is Kara Zor-El. I'm from Krypton. I'm a refugee on this planet. I was sent to Earth to protect my cousin. But my pod got knocked off course and by the time I got here, my cousin had already grown up and become... Superman. I hid who I really was until one day when an accident forced me to reveal myself to the world. To most people, I'm a reporter at CatCo Worldwide Media. But in secret, I work with my adoptive sister for the D.E.O. to protect my city from alien life and anyone else that means to cause it harm. I am Supergirl."

Season 4

"My name is Kara Zor-El. I'm from Krypton. I'm a refugee on this planet. I was sent to protect my cousin. But my pod got knocked off course and by the time I got here, my cousin had already grown up and become... Superman. I hid who I really was until one day when an accident forced to reveal myself to the world. To most people, I'm a reporter at CatCo Worldwide Media. But in secret, I work with my adoptive sister at the D.E.O. to protect this planet I call my home from anyone that means it to cause it harm. I am Supergirl."

"Elseworlds, Part 3" variant (narrated by John Deegan)

"My name is John Deegan and I'm from Gotham, a city in grave need of heroes. As a doctor at Arkham Asylum, I did my part by protecting this city from the criminally insane. The world didn't understand my methods. So I worked in secret until one day when a cosmic being recognized my potential and gave me the chance to be something greater. Someone greater. Now, I am Superman."

Midseason variant

"My name is Kara Zor-El. I'm from Krypton. I'm a refugee on this planet. I was sent to protect my cousin. But my pod got knocked off course and by the time I got here, my cousin had already grown up and become... Superman. I hid who I really was until one day when an accident forced me to reveal myself to the world. To most people, including my adoptive sister Alex, I'm a reporter at CatCo Worldwide Media. But in secret, I work to protect this planet I call my home from anyone that means to cause it harm. I am Supergirl."

Season 6 ("Lost Souls" and "Nightmare in National City" only)

"My name is Kara Zor-El. I'm from Krypton. I'm a refugee on this planet. I was sent to Earth to protect my cousin. But my pod got knocked off course and by the time I got here, my cousin had already grown up and become... Superman. I hid who I really was until one day when an accident forced me to reveal myself to the world. To most people, I'm a reporter at CatCo Worldwide Media. But in secret, I work with my adoptive sister and my friends to protect my city from anyone who means to cause it harm. I am Supergirl."

Cast

Main cast

Trivia

  • Supergirl has had one supplemental comic book series, Adventures of Supergirl. Supergirl has had several supplementary books as well.
  • DC Comics later incorporated several elements from the show in 2016 when they relaunched the Supergirl comics as part of their DC Rebirth event.
  • Supergirl has the third most amount of series regulars in the Arrowverse with 20.
  • There is no actor who had appeared in every episode of the series. However, Kara Danvers is the only character to appear in every episode of the series, with Izabela Vidovic portraying her younger self from 2009 in "Prom Night!" and "Prom Again!".
  • Every season has had at least one more main character than the previous season.
  • Season 5 is the first and only season to not have an opening monologue in any episode.
  • William Dey is the first and only main character of Supergirl to die (not counting Reign).

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