2015 TV News Archives

March 2, 2015: Supergirls Meet - Melissa Benoist Meets Helen Slater

Benoist and Slater It would appear as though filming for the pilot episode of the upcoming "Supergirl" TV series may well be underway, with actress Melissa Benoist tweeting a photo of herself with Helen Slater.

As Superman and Supergirl fans know, Helen Slater played Supergirl in the 1984 film of the same name. She (along with Dean Cain) have been cast in top secret, guest-starring roles for the CBS TV show.

Mehcad Brooks (who has been cast to play Jimmy Olsen) posted his own selfie on Instagram also indicating the production on the pilot episode is underway with the statement "Excited to start #supergirl."

The cast consists of: Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl, Chyler Leigh as Alexandra "Alex" Danvers, Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, and David Harewood as Hank Henshaw.

Andrew Kreisberg (The Flash and Arrow) recently joined Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler as a writer on the series. Glen Winter is directing the pilot episode from a script penned by Ali Adler (No Ordinary Family) and Greg Berlanti (Arrow), both of whom will be executive producers alongside Sarah Schechter and Andrew Kreisberg.

The Supergirl TV series is expected to debut on CBS this September.



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