'Supergirl': CW and Warner Bros. TV Show in the Works
Look up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's Supergirl!
Supergirl, the Kryptonian and Earthbound superhero who is Superman's female counterpart is about to get her own live-action TV series.
It was announced last week that the producers of The CW's "Arrow" and "The Flash" will be teaming up with Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) to create a Supergirl TV show. With the success of those two superhero shows-with "The Flash" already amassing fan approval, some executives want to get Supergirl out there. This Supergirl, however, will be a reimagining, and she might have a different name.
Producers of the hit series "Arrow" and next month's TV debut of "The Flash" could spell success for this Supergirl project. Greg Berlanti, who produces the mentioned superhero TV shows, will be working with Ali Adler. Berlanti and Adler worked together on the short lived ABC series "No Ordinary Family," The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. Adler will be penning the script for Supergirl.
Also on board with this Supergirl project is Geoff Johns. Johns also executive produces the aforementioned superhero TV shows. At this moment, Supergirl is only in the early stages of its TV development, but the idea for her to have her own TV show has been floating around for a while, The Hollywood Reporter noted.
This Supergirl iteration will be a new interpretation of the comic book character. The Kryptonian girl was created by DC Comics in 1959 by Otto Binder, and designed by the artist Al Plastino. She was first introduced in DC's "Action Comics" as the female counterpart to Superman, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
They have been a lot of iterations of Supergirl in film, TV shows like "Smallville" and especially in animation. One wonders what these superhero producers will utilize or interpret from the Supergirl canon.
Berlanti and his company Berlanti Productions, along with Sarah Schechter, will be producing the series, Deadline reported.
The superhero with no name. At the moment, the Supergirl TV show has no name yet. It could include Super or Girl. And in a couple of weeks, WBTV and DC are going to be pitching the show to major networks, Deadline reported.
So the Supergirl TV series could be up, up and away pretty soon.
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