History Series / Supergirl2015

* ButNotTooBlack: The show drew some criticism in its first season for featuring no women of color in the main cast, with only Tawny Cypress in a couple of episodes as Senator Miranda Crane, and Wrestling/EveTorres as Maxima. Season 2 introduced two - Maggie Sawyer (also [[TwoferTokenMinority a lesbian]]) and M'gann aka Miss Martian. Both however are still lighter skinned than Creator/MehcadBrooks (Jimmy Olsen) and Creator/DavidHarewood (Hank Henshaw). Given that M'gann is an alien disguised as a human, it is possible she {{invoked|Trope}} this trope. The fact that the actress who played Maggie Sawyer, Floriana Lima, is a white actress playing a Mexican-American character[[note]]Lima says she is of Italian, Portuguese and Spanish ancestry[[/note]] does not help.

''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 Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}.

''Supergirl'' was 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 Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}.

* 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 (Maggie Sawyer) and Creator/{{Chris Wood|Actor}} (Mon-El). With Lima's departure, Katie [=McGrath=] slides in[[/note]].

* TriangRelations: Winn likes Kara, who likes James, who likes Lucy Lane. Kara also agreed to go on a date with Adam Foster. Winn also liked Siobhan before she turned evil.

** This version of the Supergirl costume is a lot closer to the costume in which she was introduced in the comics, eschewing some of the costume designs that are more [[FormFittingWardrobe form fitting]], [[BareYourMidriff revealing]], or both. One of Kara's early costume designs is a close approximation of some of that, and Kara vehemently opposes that design.

* BareYourMidriff: The first costume Winn designs for Kara leaves her midriff bare. She refuses to go crimefighting in it, so she switches to her MinidressOfPower.

* SiblingRivalry: Alex reveals she was always jealous of Kara coming to stay with the Danvers as Alex was no longer the star of the family. She was thus happy when Kara hid her abilities, with Kara accusing Alex of undermining her attempts to become a hero just to feel better about herself. Despite that, the two do still share a bond, if now strained. Noticeably when Alex enters Myriad's artificial reality simulation it reveals her fantasy is to be Supergirl herself.

* SiblingRivalry: Alex reveals she was always jealous of Kara coming to stay with the Danvers as Alex was no longer the star of the family. She was thus happy when Kara hid her abilities, with Kara accusing Alex of undermining her attempts to become a hero just to feel better about herself. Despite that, the two do still share a bond, if now strained.

* The series features a bevvy of beautiful older women, including Teri Hatcher, Brenda Strong, Helen Slater and Lynda ("GODDAM!") Carter.

** The Toyman's son in the comics is the supervillain Dollmaker. [[AdaptationNameChange Winn]] is portrayed as a genuinely good person. Somewhat justified, as Dollmaker has appeared both in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' ([[Recap/ArrowS2E3BrokenDolls as a serial murderer]]) and ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' ([[Recap/GothamS1E18EveryoneHasACobblepot as]] [[Recap/GothamS1E19BeastsOfPrey a]] MadDoctor)as do a version of The Toyman and his son.

** The Toyman's son in the comics is the supervillain Dollmaker. [[AdaptationNameChange Winn]] is portrayed as a genuinely good person. Somewhat justified, as Dollmaker has appeared both in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' ([[Recap/ArrowS2E3BrokenDolls as a serial murderer]]) and ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' ([[Recap/GothamS1E18EveryoneHasACobblepot as]] [[Recap/GothamS1E19BeastsOfPrey a]] MadDoctor).

* AllMenWantCheerleaders: Alex suggests that the Martian Manhunter reveal his true form to the world, pointing out how easily people accepted Supergirl. Jonn reminds her that he looks like a monster to humans whilst Kara, despite being an alien, has the form of a "pretty blonde cheerleader".

* Non-indicativeName: Cadmus.

* ShesGotLegs: Both Kara/Supergirl and Cat remind you of this. Constantly.

** '''Ka'''ra and her cousin '''Ka'''l. TheyFightCrime as '''Super'''girl and '''Super'''man.

* DefendsAgainstTheirOwnKind: Kara has had to defend National City against multiple Kryptonians, including a {{brainwashed}} {{Superman}} at one point.

** The episode [[Recap/Supergirl2015S2E7TheDarkestPlace "The Darkest Place"]] has quite a few. [[Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]] discovers that the head of Cadmus is Lillian Luthor, Lex and Lena's mother, Alex discovers [[Comicbook/JimmyOlsen James]] is Guardian, and [[Comicbook/MartianManhunter J'onn]] discovers M'gann is a White Martian.

** Taken UpToEleven in the second season, where a major location is a National City dive bar which is a meeting place for a wide variety of rubber forehead aliens. They are prominent throughout the season as the BigBad is an organization who seeks to rid Earth of all alien life.

** Livewire doesn't wear her LeotardOfPower costume that shows AbsoluteCleavage. Instead, she's NotWearingTights (shirt, leather jacket, jeans).

** As has become tradition for any film or TV show based on Superman characters, actors from former incarnations have roles, this time Creator/DeanCain (''Series/LoisAndClark'') and Creator/HelenSlater (Film/{{Supergirl}} herself) as Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers, respectively. Producers Creator/GregBerlanti and Andrew Kreisberg seem to like this type of casting, since they also cast [[Series/TheFlash1990 the previous live-action Flash]] to play the father of the [[Series/TheFlash2014 current one]]. Further, when they had to replace Creator/LauraBenanti as Alura Zor-El in Season 3, they cast ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' Lois Lane Creator/EricaDurance. And Creator/TeriHatcher, the [[Series/LoisAndClark Lois Lane to Dean Cain's Superman]], was cast to play a villain.

** Creator/HelenSlater: Plays Kara's adopted mother. The first live-action Film/{{Supergirl}}. her tenure as the character also highlighted the character's sensibleness (The Wife).

''Supergirl'' was 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}}.

** Non is another inmate on Fort Rozz. His actor Chris Vance previously played James Whistler on ''Series/PrisonBreak ''. Most of his former "inmates" are in an AlternateUniverse, sadly. [[labelnote:Explanation]]His former ''Series/PrisonBreak'' co-stars Creator/WentworthMiller, Creator/DominicPurcell, Creator/RobertKnepper and Creator/PeterStormare are all part of the prime Series/{{Arrowverse}}[[/labelnote]]

* AlternateContinuity: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. At launch in 2015, it ''was''' this trope. However, this is an example of an AlternateContinuity ''becoming'' an AlternateUniverse via CanonWelding (retroactively), as established via a {{Crossover}} with ''Series/TheFlash2014''. Until that point, it existed in its own bubble, outside the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}''.
* AlternateSelf: Apparently averted with the Arrowverse Earth-1 heroes. So far, this universe never share any characters with any of the established Series/{{Arrowverse}} [[TheMultiverse multiverse]]. The closest they share are the Dominators, the Thanagarians, and Music/MariahCarey (see CelebrityParadox below). However, Earth-2 Harrison Wells said on ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' that there are 52 Karas.

** Winn mentions ''Series/TwentyFour'' in Season 2. Creator/GlennMorshower, who plays Gen. Sam Lane, played a prominent RecurringCharacter in that show, while Faran Tahir, who plays The Commander, played the StarterVillain of its fourth season [[note]]'''Several''' of the Earth-1 Series/{{Arrowverse}} actors have appeared there. Both Roger Cross (Lucas Hilton) and Jeff Nordling (Frank Bertinellii) played major supporting characters. Creator/TobinBell (Savitar) and Creator/PaulBlackthorne (Quentin Lance) respectively played the BigBad of its second and third seasons. Creator/TonyTodd (Zoom's masked voice) played the DiscOneFinalBoss of its seventh season, with Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Eshu) playing his [[TheDragon Dragon]]. Creator/MegalynEchikunwoke (Mari [=McCabe=]/Vixen II), Kathleen Gati (Raisa), Creator/DavidAnders (Cyrus Vanch), Navid Negahban (Al-Owal), and Carly Pope (Susan Williams) all played prominent {{Recurring Character}}s, while Kevin Alejandro (Sebastian Blood) and J.R. Ramirez (Ted Grant/Wildcat) played minor ones. Both Creator/ColinSalmon (Walter Steele) and Creator/TeddySears (Hunter Zolomon/Zoom) were on two different SequelSeries, with the latter being a main character on his series. However, the ''24'' series is yet to be name dropped or referred to in Earth-1[[/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/FirestormDCComics 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.

* TheMultiverse: The Series/{{Arrowverse}} is confirmed to exist in an AlternateUniverse, with [[Series/TheFlash2014 Barry Allen]] even crossing-over (and this series' Supergirl being glimpsed briefly in an episode of ''The Flash''). So far, locations shared by both universes are Central City, Opal City, Star City, Kasnia, Corto Maltese, and Gotham (and all the other RealLife countries). For the planets, of course Earth, the Dominions and Thanagar. It's unclear if these Thanagarans plan on invading Earth in the future like their Earth 1 counterparts. If so, the existence of other aliens on Earth might prevent that. So far, there is no AlternateSelf of any Earth-1 or ''Series/TheFlash1990'' character to appear here, and Earth-1's Team Flash are confirmed non-existent here. Still, a number of celebrities are shared by the two earths.

* ShipSinking: A number of scenes in Season 1 are devoted to establishing a FoeYay relationship between Alex Danvers and Maxwell Lord. Two torpedoes in Season 2 sink this ship: Lord falling victim to ChuckCunninghamSyndrome, and Alex coming out as gay and entering a romance with Maggie. Relatedly, the first 5 episodes of Season 3 serve as this for Sanvers. [[TearJerker It's absolutely heartbreaking to watch]].