CBS have debuted the first trailer for their upcoming TV series based around the DC comic-book character of Supergirl. The six-minute extended promo shows what we can expect from the planned series, which airs later this year on the US network. Melissa Benoist stars in the title role, along with support from Chyler Leigh, Mehcad Brooks, David Harewood and Calista Flockhart.
Here’s the synopsis:
[quote_box_center]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.[/quote_box_center]
The trailer debut has split the internet with people comparing it to a really bad parody while others applauding it.
Take a look below.
Supergirl premieres this fall on CBS.
