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A Summer Run For Supergirl?

Could Supergirl become a summertime series for CBS?

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SUPERGIRL First-Look Image (Headshot)Good news and bad news from a column at The Hollywood Reporter today about the chances for certain pilots on getting picked up to series.

The good news? THR says that CBS chairman Nina Tassler likes Supergirl.

The bad news? A “summer run” could be on the table, which might mean we’d have to wait until 2016 to see the Maid of Might on our television screens. Here’s what they said:

After early rumors that the DC Comics take from Ali Adler and Arrow/Flash masterminds Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg was being shopped to The CW, the tide changed after CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler saw the final cut and loved it. The Melissa Benoist starrer was always considered too expensive to move to the younger-skewing network and a pickup could present a larger question for CBS: where to schedule it. Some sources suggested a summer run could be on the table where it could be paired with sci-fi fare like Under the Dome, Extant and Zoo. A summer run could also give the network an edge in the increasingly crowded comic book space, with only AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead expected to set up shop there.

A summer run for Supergirl isn’t the worst idea in the world – it would stand out amongst the comic book show clutter, and it’d really get a chance to shine – but to have to wait another 13 months or so for us to actually see it would be depressing. It is likely far too late to have Supergirl ready for a Summer 2015 run, so we’re assuming they’d be talking about next year…. but then again, the other shows mentioned – Under The Dome, Extant and Zoo – are all shows planned for this summer. Hmm. Maybe this isn’t a bad thing!

Now, keep in mind this is only speculation. You can read the entire THR column here, which is a very well-written look at many pilots that are floating around at the moment. CBS will announce their Fall 2015 schedule in less than two weeks, on May 13.

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  1. John

    April 30, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    Hello! Nice article, but i wouldnt think Supergirl will airing in summer. Why? I try to explain: I think you guys here know there was shoot only the Pilot episode, and i dont think the Post-Production of every episode can finish if they shoot more episodes until summer. You know what i try to saying, right?

    • Craig Byrne

      April 30, 2015 at 4:47 pm

      That’s why I said it is likely to not air this summer. I guess they could get a few more episodes prepared for late summer, but I do agree it is most likely way too late for that.

      Summer 2016 will be a sucky wait though :(

  2. DigificWriter

    April 30, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    We know from the tone of the comments from people involved that they’ve been operating as if there’s absolutely no uncertainty regarding the show’s status, so I don’t think it’s out of the question for the show to air this summer, especially since they already have the production infrastructure in place

  3. Ken Cramer

    May 4, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    Summer shows almost always fail… if they put it on as a summer show, that will kill any chance this show has to succeed. The network would be just trying to get out of paying the cancelation fees from not picking up a series that had already been given a full season commitment.

    Summer shows are always forgotten.

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Supergirl & Smallville Writers Have A New Comic Book-Inspired Series

Eric Carrasco, Alfredo Septien, and Turi Meyer will be showrunners for El Gato starring Diego Boneta.

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Prime Video, which recently has been the home of some of the best comic book-inspired series with shows like Invincible and The Boys, is currently casting a live-action adaptation of the comic book series El Gato Negro by Richard Dominguez. (El Gato Negro translates to “The Black Cat,” so we wouldn’t be surprised if there is a title change to avoid Marvel’s Black Cat.) With the working title El Gato, the showrunners include veterans from Supergirl and Smallville.

Eric Carrasco wrote several memorable episodes of Supergirl between Seasons 2 and 4 and eventually served as a story editor on the series. He wrote the Justice League vs. the Fatal Five animated feature and is a producer for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Twilight of the Gods. He’s also been an Uber — err Ride Me Now driver for two stoners from New Jersey in their reboot movie. What’s also very cool about Eric is that one of his earliest industry jobs was working on a TV series called Smallville. Perhaps you’ve heard of it.

The other two showrunners need no introduction when it comes to SmallvilleAlfredo Septien & Turi Meyer were among the most prolific writers for the show, on the team for six seasons with episodes including “Vengeance,” “Labyrinth,” “Bride,” “Salvation,” and “Finale Part 1.” Turi Meyer also directed two episodes of Smallville, and the two of them returned to the DC Universe with DC’s Stargirl on The CW in recent years.

The series will star Diego Boneta as the main character, Frank Guerrero, who returns home to Mexico after the death of his father and finds himself neck-deep in a nest of vipers – his estranged family – who are vying for control of his father’s business empire. But Frank’s grief is interrupted when he learns his only inheritance, a seemingly worthless parcel of land on the border, sits atop the lair of a famous costumed vigilante — his father, “El Gato.” Now, Frank is in the crosshairs. To survive, he’ll have to solve mysteries decades in the making and unravel the truth about his father’s connections to a modern-day terror plot.

“This is a pulp thriller,” Eric Carrasco said in a quote posted by Variety earlier this year. “It’s a family drama, it’s everything I love about spies and masks and secret identities. A lot of us on this team – Diego, and Andrew Mittman, and Steve Stark, and Carla Gonzalez Vargas, and I – have been at this for a long time now, and it’s a genuine thrill to finally make the show with MGM Television and Prime Video.”

El Gato will be produced by MGM Television which is part of Amazon MGM Studios. Hopefully we’ll learn more about this project as development progresses! For now, though, congratulations to Eric, Al, and Turi!

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Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Release Date Announced

The Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow film is currently scheduled for a 2026 release.

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The Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow film has had a release date announced — and it’s less than a year after James Gunn’s Superman.

Warner Bros. announced Tuesday that the new film for the Maid of Might — based on the comic by Tom King and Bilquis Evely — is on the schedule for June 26, 2026. Of course, plans can and often do change, but that’s where it’s set for now. The film is said to “depart from the earnest take on the character” that was seen on The CW’s Supergirl TV series.

Milly Alcock will play Supergirl, and it is expected that we will see her before this movie — in Superman, perhaps? Craig Gillespie (Cruella) is the director.

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New Supergirl Featurette Includes Laura Vandervoort, Melissa Benoist & More

Supergirl actresses Laura Vandervoort, Melissa Benoist, Sasha Calle, and Helen Slater are included in a retrospective featurette on The Flash Blu-ray.

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One of the rare good elements from the recent Flash movie was the inclusion of Sasha Calle as Supergirl, and now, we can revisit her and a few old Supergirl favorites, as Laura Vandervoort (Smallville), Melissa Benoist (Supergirl TV series from The CW & CBS), and Helen Slater (movies’ original Supergirl) are all included on a featurette on The Flash movie home release. These are all new interviews with the actresses, and in some cases, these are their first interviews about the character in years. The title of the featurette is “Supergirl: The Last Daughter of Krypton.”

Although a Twitter/X report from “Sennaverse” on Twitter notes that the documentary can be found on the MAX streaming service, we have had no luck finding it there so far. The featurette is included, however, with purchase of The Flash movie on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD. The set is due for release on Tuesday, August 29. You can purchase that here and support KryptonSite if you wish! 

We’re looking forward to seeing these new interviews and spotlight on the Woman of Tomorrow!

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