Supergirl Season 5 Cast & Character Guide
The Supergirl season 5 cast is bigger than any season before it, and that includes several new characters joining the Arrowverse for the first time.
Supergirl (2015)
Supergirl made her first appearance in the comics in 1959's Action Comics #252 and has gone on to become one of DC's most popular characters. This TV series, which stars Melissa Benoist as Supergirl, first aired on CBS in 2015. It ran on that network for one season, before moving to the CW so it could become part of the Arrowverse - a collection of DC Comics shows that also includes Arrow, The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow, among others. Supergirl has been part of several crossover events between all the series.
Supergirl
- Cast
- Laura Benanti , Chris Wood , Derek Mio , David Harewood , Ben Begley , Melissa Benoist , Katie McGrath , Mehcad Brooks
- Release Date
- October 26, 2015
- Seasons
- 6
- Franchise(s)
- Arrowverse
- Writers
- ali adler , Greg Berlanti
- Directors
- Melissa Benoist , David Harewood , Jeannot Szwarc , Glen Winter , Jon Cryer , David Ramsey
- Showrunner
- ali adler , Greg Berlanti , Andrew Kreisberg
- Story By
- Otto Binder
- Distributor
- Warner Bros. Television Distribution
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