Supergirl (TV series)

Supergirl
Title card for the second season
Genre	Superhero Action Adventure Drama Science fiction
Based on	Characters by Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster
Developed by	Greg Berlanti Ali Adler Andrew Kreisberg
Starring	Melissa Benoist Mehcad Brooks Chyler Leigh Jeremy Jordan David Harewood Calista Flockhart Chris Wood Floriana Lima
Composer(s)	Blake Neely
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sarah Schechter Ali Adler Andrew Kreisberg Greg Berlanti Robert Rovner
Producer(s)	Michael Grassi Ted Sullivan Michael Cedar Larry Teng Glen Winter Raymond Quinlan
Location(s)	Los Angeles, California (season 1) Vancouver, British Columbia (season 2)
Cinematography	Michael Barrett David Stockton Jeffery C. Mygatt Shamus Whiting-Hewett
Editor(s)	Andi Armaganian Barbara Gerard Harry Jierjian
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	Berlanti Productions DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS (season 1) The CW (season 2)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26) – present (present)
External links
Website
Production website

Supergirl is an American superhero action-adventure drama television series developed by Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg (the latter two having previously created Arrow and The Flash) that originally aired on CBS and premiered on October 26, 2015. It is based on the DC Comics character Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, and stars Melissa Benoist in the title role. Supergirl is a costumed superheroine who is the cousin to Superman and one of the last surviving Kryptonians.

The series was officially picked up on May 6, 2015, after receiving a series commitment in September 2014, and received a full season order on November 30, 2015. On May 12, 2016, Warner Bros. announced that the series had been renewed for a second season and that it would move from CBS to The CW. It debuted on October 10, 2016. On January 8, 2017, The CW renewed the show for a third season.

Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist) was sent to Earth from the doomed planet Krypton as a 13-year-old by her parents Zor-El (Robert Gant) and Alura (Laura Benanti). Alura gave her instructions to protect her infant cousin Kal-El, and informed her that she, like her cousin, would have extraordinary powers under Earth's yellow sun.