‘Supergirl’ TV Series Trailer: New Teaser Comes Out; CBS Denies Crossover With ‘The Flash’ and ‘Arrow’
One of the season's most hotly anticipated television series, "Supergirl" comes out with a new teaser to excite the fans about the newest heroine joining the superhero fray.
CBS unveiled the brand-new trailer for "Supergirl" during the team's press briefing at the Television Critics Association (TCA), where producers were also able to reveal new information about the direction of the show, the characters set to appear, and possible crossovers.
"Supergirl" is set in a world where Superman has already donned the cape and saved the world. Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), sent to Earth two decades after her famous cousin, was raised as a regular child with her secret locked up. It's only as an adult that she decides to embrace her destiny and emerge as a heroine. Benoist stars with Calista Flockhart, Laura Benanti, Mehcad Brooks and more.
Although the cast of CW's superhero series will be promoting the show together, CBS Entertainment Chairman Nina Tassler denied plans for any crossovers between "Supergirl" and the other DC shows like "The Flash" and "Arrow" at this point.
In a report from Slash Film, she addressed the issue saying, "I'm a little bit of a superhero geek and I have a lot of respect for what characters inhabit certain universes. You can't just pick up one character and let them fly over and appear in another setting. You really have to be respectful and mindful of what each universe says you can and can't do. Obviously working very closely with DC and our producers, Greg Berlanti is the poster child for this field. Right now we're not doing it. We're doing it promotionally, but we'll always stay open. They're very inventive about what they can and will do."
Despite the lack of plans to cross over other television shows, fans can enjoy plenty of interaction with other famous DC characters. According to co-creator and executive producer Andrew Kreisberg, familiar faces in store for Supergirl include Red Tornado, Non and Lucy Lane's father General Sam Lane, who will all be appearing in the first half of season one.
As for Supergirl's famous cousin?
"He will be a factor in her life," DC Entertainment chief creative officer Geoff Johns said, in a report from Variety. "But you won't see him onscreen."
Supergirl has already attracted its fair share of detractors, particularly with regards to the heroine being dubbed as a girl instead of a woman. Time reports that executive producer Greg Berlanti defended their decision, saying that while the moniker targets a younger audience "that doesn't just mean young or inconsequential."
"It should be strong and bold," he added. "That was our goal. One of the blessings of what we get to do is to introduce it to a new generation and that means changing key elements of the character and still keeping true to the core DNA of the character."
Supergirl will premiere on Oct. 26 at 8:30 p.m. EDT, before sliding to its permanent time slot on Nov. 2 at 8:00 p.m EDT.
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