Supergirl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Supergirl is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El, 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.

Series details

• Title: Supergirl
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2015-10-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-11-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The CW
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 1850

Cast and credited roles

• Melissa Benoist — Kara Zor-El / Kara Danvers / Supergirl
• Chyler Leigh — Alexandra "Alex" Danvers
• David Harewood — Hank Henshaw / J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter / John Jones
• Katie McGrath — Lena Luthor
• Mehcad Brooks — James "Jimmy" Olsen / Guardian
• Jeremy Jordan — Winslow "Winn" Schott
• Jesse Rath — Querl Dox / Brainiac-5
• Nicole Amber Maines — Nia Nal / Dreamer
• Chris Wood — Mon-El
• Azie Tesfai — Kelly Olsen
• Andrea Brooks — Eve Teschmacher
• Julie Gonzalo — Andrea Rojas

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-10-26; final listed air date 2016-04-18; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-10-10; final listed air date 2017-05-22; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-10-09; final listed air date 2018-06-18; episode order: 23.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-10-14; final listed air date 2019-05-19; episode order: 22.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-10-06; final listed air date 2020-05-17; episode order: 19.
• Season 6: premiered 2021-03-30; final listed air date 2021-11-09; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Supergirl on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.