Supergirl

Better. Stronger. Together.

RELEASED 26 Oct 201588h 22m · 126 episodes★ 7.3 TMDB

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.

Why it matters in DC

Kara's decision to stop hiding her powers makes this a story of becoming visible as well as becoming heroic. The Danvers family gives her life on Earth a personal foundation, allowing the television adaptation to develop her identity beyond being Superman's cousin.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Supergirl is title 4 of 7 in our Arrowverse viewing sequence. Supergirl forms a connected television branch of the Arrowverse, with crossover episodes linking Kara to heroes from other shows and realities. Follow those connections at episode level rather than assuming every series begins in one identical setting. The Supergirl films feature different versions of Kara and are not her television origin.

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