Melissa Benoist Talks Playing Supergirl

In a new interview with Extra, Supergirl star Melissa Benoist talked about the excitement for [...]

By Russ Burlingame

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In a new interview with Extra, Supergirl star Melissa Benoist talked about the excitement for her forthcoming CBS series from the producers of Arrow and The Flash.

"It's so unassuming, you know? You feel like you're just putting on another costume," Benoist said. "With tights and a leotard, it felt like I was getting ready for dance class at first. But then you look in the mirror and the whole package is...it's really kind of crazy what it feels like. I feel strong and empowered and beautiful."

You can check out the full interview below.

Supergirl is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El, 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, 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. She works alongside her friend and IT technician Winn Schott and famous photographer James Olsen, who Grant just hired away from the Daily Planet to serve as her new art director. However, Kara's days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw, 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.

The Supergirl series premiere airs Monday, October 26 at 8:30 PM. The series will then move to its regular Monday 8 PM slot the following week, November 2.

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