CBS has kept her in the wings over the first month of the fall season, but “Supergirl” finally makes her premiere on Monday night and adds some much needed girl power to the male-dominated superhero genre on television.
Melissa Benoist takes to the skies as Kara Danvers (Zor-El) a.k.a. Supergirl who shares many of the same traits as her cousin, Superman. She landed on Earth at age 12 after the Man of Steel had already made a name for himself and was taken in by foster parents Drs. Jeremiah (Dean Cain) and Eliza Danvers (Helen Slater) and their daughter Alex (Chyler Leigh).
Kara kept her superhuman abilities a secret for 12 years, but at age 24, she’s finally embracing those powers. Those abilities will get her noticed by Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), the head of a super-secret agency where sister Alex works, who recruits Supergirl to protect the citizens of National City against sinister threats.
General Sam Lane
Lucy and Lois’ overprotective father Gen. Sam Lane (Glenn Morshower) also arrives in National City on a mission from the U.S. government. The powerful military lifer stirs up trouble for Supergirl when he enlists her in a dangerous government initiative, according to IGN.
Dr. T.O. Morrow a.k.a. Red Tornado
Fans will have to keep an eye out for how Supergirl presents Dr. T.O. Morrow, an evil scientist in the comics, and his android creation, Red Tornado, a hero and Justice League member.
Iddo Goldberg will play the role of Morrow who designs Red Tornado, the most advanced android the world has ever seen, for the U.S. Army as the ultimate superweapon, according to Comicbook.com. Red Tornado soon becomes sentient, posing a grave danger to National City -- including the people Supergirl cares about most.
Kryptonian Non
Chris Vance will play Supergirl’s greatest threat, Non, who is a former scientist in a league with the House of El, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He is a brutal Kryptonian military officer who is sinister, powerful and angry. He’s the antithesis of all things Supergirl.
The version of Non in “Supergirl” will be a “slightly different take on the character” compared to his previous portrayal on screen in “Superman II,” show producers told reporters at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
Livewire
Another DC Comics villain, Brit Morgan will guest star as Leslie Willis a.k.a. Livewire in an upcoming episode, according to Variety. Leslie is a confident, abrasive and funny shock-jock who works for CatCo Media. When an accident makes her as dangerous and shocking as her words, Supergirl must stop her.
Reactron
Ben Krull a.k.a. Reactron (Chris Browning) is out for revenge in a potentially recurring role that will begin in episode three, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The deadly adversary of Superman from Metropolis wears an armored suit powered by nuclear energy. Never able to defeat his rival, Krull comes to National City to get revenge on the Man of Steel by killing his cousin, Supergirl.
Watch the "Supergirl" series premiere tonight at 8:30 p.m. on CBS. The show shifts to its regular time at 8 p.m. starting next Monday, Nov. 2.
