CBS's SUPERGIRL Takes Flight In A New Extended First Look!

Aside from the current expectations preset by Warner Bros. in the wake of all hype for its current theatrical slate, the DC Comics realm of television has a bit of a thing going for itself with all of its properties whether active or in developments, one of them being CBS's Fall programming slate with the inclusion of the new series, Supergirl. The network just released a six-minute first look into the series which casts Melissa Benoist in an Ally McBeal-ish setting that no less seems fitting for television and a notable nod to actress 

Calista Flockhart who plays the dragon lady who rules the office.

Coming-of-age comedy, young-adult romance and quirky sisterly chemistry are what we get here, layered on top of the grim danger and rising threat-level that comes with the task of being Superman's cousin. It's no Man Of Steel, but for an industry and a genre with an audience vehemently demanding a more prominent female presence in the superhero realm, a superheroine like this one will do some good, I predict. And she's coming this Fall on Mondays at 8:00pm EST/7:00pm Central.

SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman's (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents' help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24, Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant (Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart), who just hired the Daily Planet's former photographer, James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), as her new art director. However, Kara's days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her to help them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime. Greg Berlanti ("The Flash," "Arrow"), Ali Adler, Sarah Schecter and Andrew Kreisberg are executive producers for Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The pilot was directed by Glen Winter ("Arrow").