Supergirl
Series, 2015, Earth-38, Set in National City
Supergirl is #5 of 10 in release order and #5 of 10 in chronological order in the Arrowverse.
The story
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
Supergirl recap
In season 1, Kara Danvers, Superman's cousin, who arrived on Earth decades late after being stuck in the Phantom Zone, works as an assistant to media mogul Cat Grant in National City. She reveals her powers saving a plane carrying her adoptive sister Alex, an agent of the DEO, an agency run by Hank Henshaw, who is really the Martian J'onn J'onzz. Kara fights escaped prisoners from the Kryptonian prison Fort Rozz, including her aunt Astra. In season 2, she befriends Lena Luthor and falls for Mon-El, a prince from Daxam, and the Daxamite queen Rhea invades; Kara has to send Mon-El away. In season 3, Kara fights Reign, a Kryptonian worldkiller hidden inside Samantha Arias, and Mon-El returns from the future married to Imra. In season 4, an anti-alien movement led by Agent Liberty is secretly backed by Lex Luthor, who also unleashes a Kara clone, Red Daughter. Lena shoots Lex and learns that Kara is Supergirl. In season 5, Lena turns against Kara and tries to control minds with technology, the Crisis merges Kara's Earth with others, and a new Lex is a hero in the public eye. Kara and Lena reconcile. In season 6, Lex sends Kara to the Phantom Zone, where she finds her father, Zor-El. After her return, Lex works with Nyxly, an imp from the Fifth Dimension who collects seven totems to take revenge on her father. Lex kills the reporter William Dey.
Supergirl ending explained
The series ends with Lex and Nyxly dragged into the Phantom Zone by its own creatures after people around the world stand up to them. Weeks later, Alex marries Kelly, Brainy stays in the present with Nia, and Cat Grant buys back CatCo and offers Kara the job of editor-in-chief. Cat and Lena persuade Kara to take it and stop living two separate lives.
Where to watch Supergirl
Supergirl is streaming on Netflix in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Vixen, before DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
- Chronological order: after Vixen, before DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
What to watch before Supergirl
In release order, the essentials before Supergirl (2015) are Arrow (2012) and The Flash (2014).
Cast
- Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers / Supergirl / Kara Zor-El
- Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers / Sentinel
- David Harewood as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter
- Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor
- Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen / Guardian
- Jesse Rath as Querl 'Brainy' Dox / Brainiac-5
- Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott
- Nicole Maines as Nia Nal / Dreamer
- Chris Wood as Mon-El
- Azie Tesfai as Kelly Olsen / Guardian
- Andrea Brooks as Eve Tessmacher / Hope
- Floriana Lima as Maggie Sawyer
Created by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Ali Adler.