CBS Released New 'Supergirl' Promotional Video And Soaring Poster

Melissa Benoist is up for the hottest leading heroine in television, let say in a few months from now. And just wait till you see the new poster, see below, featuring the actress as Supergirl (or Kara Danvers/Zor-El). What more are you asking for from a "a contemporary, action-packed adaptation of the timeless story of one of the greatest female superheroes," eh?

The regulars of the show, aside from Benoist (whom I first saw in Glee), include Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Jeremy Jordan (previously in Smash, another musical TV show) as Winslow "Winn" Schott, and Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers, among others.

Check out the new promotional video for Supergirl, courtesy of ET.

Synopsis

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.

First season of Supergirl will premiere on October 26, 2015, only at CBS.