Supergirl


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

"Supergirl may be a symbol, but more importantly she's a citizen of Earth, like the rest of us. Remember that."

- Querl Dox

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 for the 2015-16 season. 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. The CW later gave the show an early third season renewal. On April 2, 2018, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered in the 2018–19 season. Supergirl was renewed for a fifth season on January 31, 2019, which premiered in the 2019-2020 season. On January 7, 2020, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season.

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."

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."

Main cast

 * Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl
 * Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen/Guardian (seasons 1–5)
 * Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers
 * Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott/Toyman (seasons 1–3; special guest season 5)
 * David Harewood as J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter
 * Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant (season 1; special appearance seasons 2–3)
 * Floriana Lima as Maggie Sawyer (season 2; special guest season 3)
 * Chris Wood as Mon-El (seasons 2–3; special guest season 5)
 * Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor (season 3–present; recurring season 2)
 * Odette Annable as Samantha Arias/Reign (season 3; special guest season 5)
 * Jesse Rath as Querl Dox/Brainiac 5 (season 4–present; recurring season 3)
 * Sam Witwer as Ben Lockwood/Agent Liberty (season 4; special guest season 5)
 * Nicole Maines as Nia Nal/Dreamer (season 4–present)
 * April Parker Jones as Lauren Haley (season 4)
 * Azie Tesfai as Kelly Olsen (season 5; recurring season 4)
 * Andrea Brooks as Eve Teschmacher (season 5; recurring seasons 2–4)
 * Julie Gonzalo as Andrea Rojas/Acrata (season 5)
 * Staz Nair as William Dey (season 5)
 * LaMonica Garrett as Mar Novu/The Monitor (season 5; guest season 4)

Trivia

 * Supergirl has had one supplemental comic book series, . 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 18.
 * has the most with 21. is in second with 19.  is in fourth with 15.  is in fifth with 8.  has the least amount with 7.
 * Melissa Benoist is the only actress who appears in every episode of the series.
 * Every season so far has had one more main character than the previous season.
 * Season 5 is the first season to not have an opening monologue in any episode.