Rueben's Ramblings

On October 26, the new CBS series Supergirl will debut at 8 PM.

Based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist from Glee), 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.

The cast includes Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy) as Kara’s adopted sister Alex; Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal and Brothers & Sisters) as Kara’s media mogul boss Cat Grant; Mehcad Brooks (True Blood) as former Daily Planet photographer James Olsen and David Harewood (Homeland) as Hank Henshaw, the head of a super-secret agency.

Former Clark Kent Dean Cain and former Supergirl star Helen Slater will make cameos in the pilot as Kara’s adoptive parents.

NOTE: Supergirl will move to its regular timeslot at 8 PM on CBS.

Here is a trailer for Supergirl: