Rejoice! Supergirl Is Officially Coming to CBS

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's another superhero series heading our way!

By Sydney Bucksbaum May 06, 2015 9:48 PMTags
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The superhero obsession continues! Are you ready for more DC Comics goodness on your TV screen?

E! News has learned that drama pilot Supergirl, starring Glee's Melissa Benoist, is officially taking flight at CBS, as the network has picked up the new comic book show for a full series order. No surprise there, since comic book shows keep on dominating the small and big screens!

The new series, hailing from Arrow/The Flash's showrunner Greg Berlanti, will debut during the 2015-2016 TV season, and also comes from Ali Adler, Andrew Kreisberg and Sarah Schechter. Glen Winter is directing.

The show follows Kryptonian-born Kara Zor-El after she escaped amid its destruction years ago. Since arriving on Earth, she's been hiding the powers she shares with her famous cousin (cough, Clark Kent, cough). But now at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be.

Supergirl also stars Calista Flockhart, Chyler Leigh, Mehcad Brooks, Dean Cain and Helen Slater.

"We're watching an evolution with regard to the way superhero characters are portrayed. There's a humanity, they're flawed, there's a relatability," CBS boss Nina Tassler previously told E! News. "I think for our network, what we responded to was her humanity...the other characters on the show as well. These are all things that made her imminently relatable and made the story exciting, made it an adventure."

No premiere date has been set yet.

Click through our gallery of all the best and worst TV superhero costumes to see where Supergirl's new look ranks!