“Supergirl” is back and she’s about to get a visit
from a Kryptonian relative when the show makes its Season 2 debut on The CW on
Monday night.
Tyler Hoechlin joins the show as Clark Kent/Superman, the
famous cousin of Melissa Benoist’s Kara Danvers/Supergirl.
“What’s really crazy about that role, obviously, is it
may be the most iconic role, probably ever,” Executive Producer Ali Adler
told Access Hollywood, when we asked her about watching playback of Tyler in
the role. “Stepping into that suit is, I think a very daunting – and Tyler
talked about that a little bit – a very daunting thing, but we just were so
amazed. … He created his own character. It’s very much his own Clark Kent, very
much his own Superman and we’re just so honored that he accepted the role and
he just has so much fun with our cast and crew. It’s just really been a
privilege to work with him.”
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Although one of the most famous superheroes ever is coming
to the “Supergirl” universe, the show will retain its focus on its
core hero.
“It’s very much, for us,
her show and her point of view and in no way does him coming to play with us
overshadow that,” Ali said.
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When Superman does arrive, there is some big news he’s set
to learn — James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) is dating
his cousin, Kara.
“We definitely address
that very quickly in the first couple episodes,” Ali said.
Superman isn’t the only out-of-this-world visitor making his
debut in Season 2 of “Supergirl.” Also on the way is the introduction
of the alien in the pod – Mon-El – played by “The Vampire Diaries”
and “Containment” alum Chris Wood.
“When Kara crash landed on our planet many, many years
ago, she was a fish out of water, but we didn’t get the opportunity to see her
go through her childhood and we had the privilege
of going in flashback several times in Season 1, to see young Kara with young Alex
on the planet with the Danvers, but I think we really get to have Kara — our
Supergirl — now lead someone fresh, fish out of water, not knowing any of the
customs or culture,” Ali said. “And it’s very much her finally being
the guide, as it were. [What] she was originally sent here from Krypton to do, was to guide — to essentially
be Superman, or Kal-El’s babysitter, but that never got to
happen.”
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Asked about the Mon-El costume, Ali didn’t share specifics, but promised the show has its “own take.”
“We definitely have our own take on it and Kiersten
Ronning, who does all of our amazing wardrobe,
brilliant designer of all things ‘Supergirl,’
has done an amazing job,” she said.
“He
lands and we’ll see what happens to him,” she added.
As fans of “Supergirl” know, the show moved
production from Los Angeles to Vancouver over the summer. And while Calista
Flockhart will continue to play CatCo boss Cat Grant in Season 2, she’ll do so
as a recurring guest star. So will that mean Cat will move on to a bigger job
at CatCo, as say, an editor-at-large, who won’t spend as much time in the
office?
“I think that obviously is something we want to address
in the first couple episodes as we return,” Ali said. “Calista is just one of the true greats that I’ve ever had the pleasure to work
with, both personally and what she brings us on the stage. I just have never
been more impressed. I mean, we have tremendous cast, but she’s just a
tremendous person, so I hope she comes to see us a lot and we’re hoping that
will be true.”
“Cougar Town’s” Ian Gomez joins
“Supergirl” this season as Snapper Carr, who will become CatCo’s new
editor in chief, and he may, like Cat has done, help Kara grow.
“I think, as all of us grow in our professional
relationships, our relationships grow and I think that she will be challenged
by Snapper Carr, who is working at CatCo now and
played by Ian Gomez who is so incredibly brilliant,” Ali said. “In
ways, Cat was a mentor to her and I think Snapper can be, but it’s not always — I mean if you thought Cat was a cozy fit — I’m saying that basically in
italics — Snapper is a less Cozy fit, but it doesn’t mean she doesn’t have much to learn from him professionally.”
“Supergirl”
Season 2 airs Monday at 8/7c on The CW.
— Jolie Lash
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