Supergirl (U.S. 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 Katie McGrath Odette Annable
Composer(s)	Blake Neely
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	63 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sarah Schechter Ali Adler Andrew Kreisberg Greg Berlanti Robert Rovner Jessica Queller
Producer(s)	Michael Grassi Ted Sullivan Michael Cedar Larry Teng Glen Winter Raymond Quinlan
Location(s)	Los Angeles, California
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–present)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26) – present (present)
External links
Official website
Production website

Supergirl is an American superhero action-adventure 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, created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, and stars Melissa Benoist in the title role. Supergirl is a costumed superheroine who is Superman's cousin and one of the last surviving Kryptonians. The series is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe.

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 series for a third season, which began airing on October 9, 2017. On April 2, 2018, The CW renewed the series for a fourth season.

Kara Zor-El was sent to Earth from Krypton as a 13-year-old by her parents Zor-El and Alura. Krypton was exploding, and Kara's parents sent Kara in a spacecraft to Earth after her cousin. Kara was meant to protect her infant cousin Kal-El, but her spacecraft was knocked off course and forced into the Phantom Zone, where it stayed for 24 years. By the time the spacecraft crash landed on Earth, Kal-El had grown up and become Superman. The series begins eleven years later when the now 24-year-old Kara is learning to embrace her powers and has adopted the superheroic alias "Supergirl".