History Series / Supergirl2015

* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Likely the reason they added tights to the costume, since this aspect is kept. It's also not a MagicSkirt, so during her fights the tights prove useful for avoiding a PantyShot.

** Andrea Rojas plays this straight as the CEO of Obsidian North, who has some shady dealings and can be shallow and inconsiderate. [[spoiler: She is also revealed to be working for the villain Leviathan, though she is TrappedInVillainy due to her father's life being on the line.]]
** [[spoiler: Kara herself is promoted to editor-in-chief at Catco in the SeriesFinale, implying she may be on her way to becoming this, in a positive way, while still acting as Supergirl.]]

* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The introduction of Nia Nal, a trans woman who is the direct ancestor of [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Dream-Girl]]. [[ArtisticLicenceBiology See the problem there.]]

Originally conceived as separate from the Arrowverse, the two realities were confirmed as existing concurrently within a shared {{multiverse}}, and Creator/GrantGustin guest-starred as Franchise/TheFlash on an episode of ''Supergirl''. The first season was a ratings success, however the series moved to The CW for its second season, following budgetary issues pertaining to filming in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles; the series was filmed in UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} from then on. After the ChannelHop, the show's setting was designated as Earth-38, as a MythologyGag about the year Superman was created. The series has been participating in the franchise's annual crossover event since 2016, first as a RedSkiesCrossover (''[[Series/Invasion2016 Invasion!]]'') and then as a full-fledged CrisisCrossover from the third season onward (''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'', ''{{Series/Elseworlds|2018}}'', and ''{{Series/Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}''). This Earth was destroyed then merged with Earth-1 and what [[TheWikiRule the Arrowverse Wiki]] dubbed [[Series/BlackLightning2018 Earth-BL]] into an "Earth-Prime" in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', meaning the series became a part of the Arrowverse proper.

* GenderEqualEnsemble: The first season consists of six main characters, divided into three for each gender ([[TheHero Kara]], [[TheLancer Alex]] and [[MeanBoss Cat]] are the females, [[CameraFiend James]], [[TheSmartGuy Winn]] and [[BadassInCharge J'onn]] are the males). Averted in Season 2 where the males outnumber the females 4-3[[note]]Calista Flockhart is no longer a main cast member, but she's replaced by actress Floriana Lima (Magie Sawyer) and Creator/{{Chris Wood|Actor}} (Mon-El). With Lima's departure, Katie [=McGrath=] slides in[[/note]].

Main characters introduced in the following seasons include [[ComicBook/{{Valor}} Mon-El]] (Chris Wood), a Daxamite prince who crash-lands on Earth and develops a romance with Kara; Lena Luthor (Creator/KatieMcGrath), CEO of L-Corp and half-sister of ComicBook/LexLuthor; Eve Teschmacher (Creator/AndreaBrooks), a loyal supporter of Lex Luthor who initially poses as a [=CatCo=] employee; Maggie Sawyer (Floriana Lima), an NCPD cop; Samantha Arias (Creator/OdetteAnnable) the new CFO of L-Corp who harbors the split personality of a hostile Kryptonian; Querl Dox (Creator/JesseRath), a Coluan and member of the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes who eventually joins the D.E.O. as a strategist; Nia Nal (Creator/NicoleMaines), a [=CatCo=] reporter, psychic, and an ally to the Superfriends; Ben Lockwood (Creator/SamWitwer), the leader of the anti-alien group called the Children of Liberty; Lauren Haley (April Parker Jones), a former officer tasked by the US government to oversee the D.E.O.; Kelly Olsen (Azie Tesfai), James' younger sister and a psychologist; Andrea Rojas (Creator/JulieGonzalo), head of the tech company Obsidian North who takes over [=CatCo=] in the fifth season; William Dey (Staz Nair), a new reporter for [=CatCo=] who frequently butts heads with Kara; and Nyxlygsptlnz (Creator/PetaSergeant), the exiled Princess of the Fifth Dimension and an ally of Kara in the Phantom Zone.

** Seasons 2-3: Chris Wood ("with"), Creator/DavidHarewood ("and").

* GenderEqualEnsemble: The first season consists of six main characters, divided into three for each gender ([[TheHero Kara]], [[TheLancer Alex]] and [[MeanBoss Cat]] are the females, [[CameraFiend James]], [[TheSmartGuy Winn]] and [[BadassInCharge J'onn]] are the males). Averted in Season 2 where the males outnumber the females 4-3[[note]]Calista Flockhart is no longer a main cast member, but she's replaced by actress Floriana Lima (Magie Sawyer) and Chris Wood (Mon-El). With Lima's departure, Katie [=McGrath=] slides in[[/note]].

** Season 3: Reign and the Worldkillers collectively serve as TheHeavy for the Children of Juru, a Kryptonian cult who intend to terraform Earth. [[GreaterScopeVillain Selena]] is the leader of the witches, arriving on Earth in the final few episodes to resurrect [[DragonInChief Reign]].

** Season 3 has two major members of the Kryptonian cult known as the Children of Juru: Reign and the Worldkillers collectively serve as TheHeavy by terraforming Earth; [[GreaterScopeVillain Selena]] is the leader of the witches, arriving on Earth in the final few episodes to resurrect [[DragonInChief Reign]].

* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The introduction of Nia Nal, a trans woman who is the direct ancestor of [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Dream-Girl]]. [[ArtisticLicenceBiology See the problem there.]]

* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The introduction of Nia Nal, a trans-woman who is the direct ancestor of [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Dream-Girl]]. [[ArtisticLicenceBiology See the problem there.]]

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Everyone pronounces Kara's name "Car-uh" except for Cat Grant, who pronounces it "Care-uh." This may be to emphasize a difference in pronunciation ahead of [[ComicBook/MsMarvel a similarly-named Marvel heroine]] due to [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse debut in theaters]]. Occasionally, Cat even pronounces Kara's name as "Kira", which is even less accurate. In-universe, this is probably meant to show that Cat pays so little attention to her employees that she has called her assistant by the wrong name for years. In the season 1 finale, Cat finally gets it right.

''Supergirl'' is a television series based on the Creator/DCComics [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} character of the same name]]. Premiering on October 26, 2015, it aired its inaugural season on Creator/{{CBS}}, before moving to sister network Creator/TheCW from the second season onwards, where it forms a part of the Series/{{Arrowverse}}.

The series focuses on Kara Zor-El (Creator/MelissaBenoist), a Kryptonian who escaped from her dying planet as a teen, sent after her infant cousin Kal-El (Creator/TylerHoechlin) to take care of him. However, her ship was knocked off-course into The Phantom Zone, where TimeStandsStill, and by the time she made it to Earth, Kal-El was already a famous superhero, operating under the moniker "Franchise/{{Superman}}" and the civilian name Clark Kent. Kal-El sent Kara to live with the Danvers family, where she grew to adulthood alongside their daughter Alex (Creator/ChylerLeigh). Twelve years after coming to Earth, Kara decides to use her powers to become a hero like her cousin.

Other characters include Cat Grant (Creator/CalistaFlockhart), the head of media conglomerate [=CatCo=], whom Kara works for in her civilian guise; [[ComicBook/JimmyOlsen James Olsen]] (Creator/MehcadBrooks), an art director for [=CatCo=]; Winn Schott (Creator/JeremyJordan), a programmer for [=CatCo=] and Kara's neighbor; and [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn J'onzz]] (Creator/DavidHarewood), a benevolent Martian and director of the Department of Extra-Normal Operations, a secret government agency where Alex also works.

Originally conceived as separate from the Arrowverse, the two realities were confirmed as existing concurrently within a shared {{multiverse}}, and Creator/GrantGustin guest-starred as Franchise/TheFlash on an episode of ''Supergirl''. The first season was a ratings success, however the series moved to The CW for its second season, following budgetary issues pertaining to filming in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles; the series was filmed in UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} from then on. After the ChannelHop, the show's setting was designated as Earth-38, as a MythologyGag about the year Superman was created. The series has been participating in the franchise's annual crossover event since 2016, first as a RedSkiesCrossover (''[[Series/Invasion2016 Invasion!]]'') and then as a full-fledged CrisisCrossover from the third season onward (''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'', ''{{Series/Elseworlds|2018}}'', and ''{{Series/Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}''). This Earth was destroyed then merged with Earth-1 and what [[TheWikiRule the Arrowverse Wiki]] dubbed [[Series/BlackLightning2018 Earth-BL]] into an "Earth-Prime" in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', meaning the series is now a part of the Arrowverse proper.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} It's not a bird. It's not a plane. It's not a man.]]''[[note]]Clockwise from top center: [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Danvers]], [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn J'onzz]], Lena Luthor, Nia Nal, Kelly Olsen, [[ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} Querl Dox]], and Alex Danvers.[[/note]]]]

** Season 3: Reign and the Worldkillers collectively serve as TheHeavy for a Kryptonian cult, the Daughters of Juru, who seek to terraform Earth.
*** [[GreaterScopeVillain Selena]] is the leader of the witches, personally coming to Earth to resurrect Reign in the final few episodes (with the Worldkiller remaining the DragonInChief).
** Season 4: Agent Liberty / Ben Lockwood serves as the most prominent member of the BigBadEnsemble while heading the anti-alien Children of Liberty, with Lex Luthor pulling everyone's strings and upstaging him by the finale.
** Season 5: A BigBadEnsemble, later a BigBadDuumvirate:
*** Lex Luthor posthumously gets Lena to turn against Kara. After being resurrected by the Monitor he successfully orchestrates events so that he can steal Leviathan's power, intending to use it and Non Nocere to become the next Anti-Monitor.
*** Leviathan is an AncientConspiracy of EcoTerrorist aliens who want to kill all humans. Their primary representative, Gamemnae, intends to get a majority of humanity addicted to Obsidian VR, so she can kill them all at once.

* GenderEqualEnsemble: The first season consists of six main characters, divided into three for each gender ([[TheHero Kara]], [[TheLancer Alex]] and [[MeanBoss Cat]] are the females, [[CameraFiend James]], [[TheSmartGuy Winn]] and [[BadassInCharge J'onn]] are the males). Averted in Season 2 where the males outnumber the females 4-3[[note]]Calista Flockhart is no longer a main cast member, but she's replaced by actress Floriana Lima (Magie Sawyer) and Chris Wood (Mon-El). With Lima's departure, Katie McGrath slides in[[/note]].

* StackedCharactersPoster: The poster shows the major characters piled up in a stack with Kara showing largest on top.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} It's not a bird. It's not a plane. It's not a man.]]''[[note]]Clockwise from top center: [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Danvers]], [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J’onn J’onzz]], Lena Luthor, Nia Nal, Kelly Olsen, [[ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} Querl Dox]], and Alex Danvers.[[/note]]]]

** Season 2: Lillian Luthor, Lena and the infamous Lex's mother, is the leader of the anti-alien terrorist organization Cadmus. By the finale she forms an EnemyMine with Kara against Queen Rhea of Daxam, Mon-El’s mother who initiates an invasion of Earth.

** Cat says that she would not date Creator/HarrisonFord, because he is [[MayDecemberRomance too old]] and already married. [[SelfDeprecation Guess who he’s married to in real life]]? Before Ford himself was name-dropped, ''Franchise/StarWars'' has been mentioned several times throughout the series. [[note]]Creator/MarkHamill, who played TheHero of the original trilogy, also plays James Jesse / The Trickster in [[Series/TheFlash1990 three]] [[Series/TheFlash2014 different]] {{Alternate Universe}}s, while both Maise Richardson-Sellers (Amaya Jiwe / Vixen) and Creator/GregGrunberg (Det. Tom Patterson) are in the Sequel Trilogy, with the latter being a RecurringCharacter. Whether or not they have counterparts here remains to be seen.[[/note]]

*** Cat also pretty quickly figures out that [[Series/TheFlash2014 Barry Allen]] is the Flash, although that's mostly due to his behavior, timing, and insistence on calling the new speedster "the Flash". (She also hints at knowing Kara’s identity, talking about how she couldn’t be fooled by the impossible hiding before her eyes as the mundane like that.)

*** We seem to be getting a “Lex Luthor wannabe of the season” setup. Season One has Max Lord, who turns out to be less evil than we thought (still willing to go pretty damn dark, but the worst he’s suspected of always turns out to not be him, and he does help sometimes.) while in season two, Lillian Luthor, Lex’s mom, turns out to be worse if anything. As for season three, enter Morgan Edge. We're left to wonder if he's a Lillian or a Lord, until he proves to be every bit as evil as Lex (but not as good at getting away with it.) Then comes season four, where the real deal shows up midway through and proves that ''none'' of the pretenders to the throne were anywhere in his league.

* PlanarShockwave: Krypton’s destruction generates one, responsible for knocking Kara’s ship off course and into the Phantom Zone. Season 2 reveal it also rendered the surface of its neighboring planet, Daxam, uninhabitable.

** On paper, Leslie Willis. She is good looking and is half an inch taller than Kara to boot, but her {{Jerkass}} behavior puts her more on TallDarkAndSnarky territory.

''Supergirl'' is a television series based on the Creator/DCComics [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} character of the same name]]. Originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}}, it moved to sister network Creator/TheCW from the second season onwards, where it forms a part of the Series/{{Arrowverse}}.

''Supergirl'' is a television series based on the Creator/DCComics [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} character of the same name]]. Originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}}, it has been airing on sister network Creator/TheCW since 2016, where it forms a part of the Series/{{Arrowverse}}.

On September 22, 2020, it was announced that the sixth season will be the series' last, making it the third live-action Arrowverse series to end.

** Cat mentions ''Series/TheXFiles'' in Episode 5. Italia Ricci's, aka Siobhan Smythe, RealLife husband Creator/RobbieAmell is part of the show's SequelSeries. [[note]]Amell also play two versions of [[ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} Ronnie Raymond]] in two different AlternateUniverse in ''Series/TheFlash2014'', though whether or not he has a counterpart here remains to be seen.[[/note]]

** There are also interesting cases. Some shows and movies that have actors from the Earth-1 shows are mentioned here, such as ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' [[note]]Creator/ColinDonnell (Tommy Merlyn) was a cast member during the 2009 season, while Liam [=McIntyre=]'s (Mark Mardon) wife was one of the two leads in the Australian version. Additionally, one of the play's pioneer actress is Creator/IdinaMenzel, who was shot to fame in her work in ''Theatre/{{RENT}}'' along with Creator/JesseLMartin (Joe West). There's also the fact that Menzel was on ''Series/{{Glee}}'' along with several alumni of the show who are now in the Series/{{Arrowverse}} such as Kara's actress, but that's too much.[[/note]], ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'' [[note]]Creator/VictorGarber ([[ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} Martin Stein]]), plus the actor who played Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio's {{Sidekick}} guest-starred on ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' Season 1.[[/note]], ''Series/OrphanBlack'' [[note]]Dylan Bruce (Adam Donner) is part of the show's main cast during its first two-and-a-half seasons, while Elyse Levesque (Guinevere) plays a major antagonist in its FinaleSeason.[[/note]], ''Series/{{Oz}}'' [[note]]Creator/KirkAcevedo ([[Series/{{Arrow}} Ricardo Diaz]]) is part of the show's main cast, while Mark Margolis ([[Series/{{Constantine}} Felix Faust]]) and Peter Francis James ([[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow Aldus Boardman]]) both play {{Recurring Character}}s.[[/note]], ''Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}}'' [[note]]Teryl Rothery (Jean Loring), Cretor/RobertKnepper (William Tockman), Creator/MorenaBaccarin (Gideon I), Creator/RachelLuttrell (Rosie of the Demolition team), Haig Sutherland (Griffin Grey), Creator/JRBourne (Jeremy Tell), Creator/JewelStaite (Dr. Bryce), Creator/GaryChalk (Gen. Walker), Creator/ElyseLevesque (Guinevere), Creator/LexaDoig (Talia Al-Ghul), and Creator/TobinBell (Savitar)[[/note]], and ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' [[note]]Creator/KatieCassidy ([[ComicBook/BlackCanary Dinah Laurel Lance]]) and Creator/ClancyBrown (Wade Eilling).[[/note]]. It remains to be seen if they have counterparts on this Earth, though all except ''Orphan Black'', ''Oz'' and ''Stargate'' also exist there.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: ''Mon-El''. Practically every episode of the first half of season 2 is either about him, or involves him heavily in some way. Some feel that he did so by reducing Kara's character and prominence in the story, as well as by sidelining characters previously prominent in Kara's life, such as Alex, J'onn, and James.
** However, this seems to be downplayed in the second half; he is OutOfFocus in both ''Ace Reporter'' and ''Alex,'' with only a couple of scenes in each.