Supergirl - First Look Trailer

CBS has released the first trailer for their upcoming series Supergirl!

Great overview of the series. Looks like a fun show, and appears to stick fairly close to the source material, much like Arrow and The Flash. It also has a similar feel to those CW programs, which is definitely a good thing. Might have to give the show a watch myself.

The series stars Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Kara Zor-El/Supergirl, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Chyler Leigh as Alexandra "Alex" Danvers, Mehcad Brooks as James "Jimmy" Olsen, and David Harewood as Hank Henshaw. Laura Benanti will have a recurring role as Alura Zor-El, Kara's biological mother. Helen Slater (who portrayed Kara in the 1984 Supergirl film) and Dean Cain (who portrayed Superman in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) have signed on to appear in mystery roles.

Here is the official synopsis courtesy of CBS:

"SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), 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 (Chyler Leigh), 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 (Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart), who just hired the Daily Planet's former photographer, James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), as her new art director. However, Kara's days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), 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. Greg Berlanti ('The Flash,' 'Arrow'), Ali Adler, Sarah Schecter and Andrew Kreisberg are executive producers for Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The pilot was directed by Glen Winter ('Arrow')."

Supergirl will air on Monday nights at 8pm ET/PT this November on CBS.