CBS has given the greenlight for a Supergirl show. Actress Melissa Benoist (pictured, via) will take on the titular role.
Benoist’s character, who is known as Kara Zor-El, hails from the planet Krypton; she is a cousin of Kal-El (a.k.a. Clark Kent). The air date for the premiere episode has not been announced.
Here’s more from TIME.com: “The network is diving into the super-hero genre, which has made such a strong impact in both movies and—over the last few years—at its TV rivals, particularly CBS’s younger-skewing sister network The CW. One question is whether fans of NCIS and Criminal Minds will embrace the network getting into DC Comics territory. CBS won’t say if the show will air in the fall or midseason, but will almost certainly announce that decision at its upfront presentation in New York next week.” (via Variety.com)