Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) looks ready to protect the city in this first look pic from the show’s upcoming season five.
In a recent interview with EW, showrunners Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner opened up about the theme you’ll see in the new season.
“It’s our Black Mirror season,” Jessica shared.
Robert adds, “What we’re looking at is how technology is impacting the way people engage and giving them an escape not to engage. It seems like nowadays, everyone is kind of on their phones or not really present, and so we wanted to speak to that and kind of how it might be hard to live in the ugliness of what’s going on, and how a character like Kara can try and help us overcome that. It speaks to a lot of the stuff the characters will be going through.”
Melissa also shared that “this season’s going to be a fight for Lena’s soul.”
Supergirl is back on Sunday, October 6th @ 9PM ET/PT on The CW.
Nina Dobrev might be on crutches, but she’s not letting that stop her from having fun!
The 30-year-old actress was one of the many celebs who stepped out for producer Jennifer Klein‘s Day of Indulgence party on Sunday (August 11) in Brentwood, Calif.
Some of the other stars spotted at the event included Melissa Benoist, Emma Roberts, Big Little Lies‘ Kathryn Newton and Pitch‘s Kylie Bunbury. Even though she was on crutches, Nina made sure to attend the summer’s hottest party. Such a trooper!
Stars loved being pampered with beauty treatments. Emma checked out the Benefit brow station, Nina got an SiO HandLift treatment using NOW oils, and Kathryn was among the stars who indulged in the Laneige eye and lip treatments.
Celebs always love to indulge in the yummy sweets at the party and there were so many great options this year. The See’s candy bar was a big hit as always and stars also snacked on William Greenberg Desserts cookies and TCHO Chocolate bars and bites.
The salad bar had Barukas Nuts and gimMe Organics seaweed snacks for fun toppings. Barney Butter almond butter was available in individual packets and stars also enjoyed the Jade Leaf Matcha fruit snacks and OLLY protein bars.
Sweet tooth cravings were satisfied with Baked By Melissa bite-sized macarons, Jeni’s Ice Cream street treats, and Garrett Popcorn, which celebs noshed on all day.
Melissa Benoist and her fiance Chris Wood attend the 2019 Oscar Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival – Opening Night Gala!
The Supergirl castmates teamed up for the event held at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Thursday (August 8) in Hollywood.
They were joined by This Is Us‘s Jennifer Morrison and film producer Andrew Carlberg.
Melissa donned a graphic t-shirt with a denim jacket, a black skirt, and strappy black heels, while Chris paired his black suit with a white shirt and sneakers. They were at the event to support the short film The Stew, which Chris wrote and directed and Melissa starred in.
This marks Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood‘s first official appearance since getting engaged in February.
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Melissa Benoist rocks a brand-new haircut at 2019 Comic-Con!
The Supergirl actress took the stage at the Supergirl Special Video Presentation and Q&A at San Diego Convention Center on Saturday (July 20) in San Diego.
She was joined by her co-stars Jesse Rath, Nicole Maines, Mehcad Brooks, Azie Tesfai, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood, Katie McGrath, Andrea Brooks, and Jon Cryer.
The cast shared an adorable group hug around Mehcad, who will be leaving the CW series in season five.
At the event, Melissa revealed the official first look at Supergirl’s new Kryptonian supersuit. See it in our gallery!
In addition, the show’s producers announced that two new characters will be joining the action in National City for the upcoming season: DC’s Andrea Rojas (aka Acrata), played by Veronica Mars‘ Julie Gonzalo, and renowned reporter William Dey, played by Game of Thrones‘ Staz Nair.
Season five of Supergirl premieres on October 6.
FYI: Melissa is wearing Brock Collection with Jennifer Meyer jewelry.
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Caity Lotz breaks some glass on the cover of this amazing new Arrowverse cover from Entertainment Weekly.
The Legends of Tomorrow star covers just one of the special issues alongside Stephen Amell, Grant Gustin, Melissa Benoist and new Batwoman star Ruby Rose.
“You guys. This. Is. So. EXCITING! One of those moments where I feel like I dedicate this to all my haters,” Caity joked about her own cover.
Grant added about his cover, “I can’t believe this is a real cover. I had so much fun doing this shoot with @entertainmentweekly. Thank you so much for giving me the honor. This is everyone’s first peek at the season 6 suit(sans cowl).”
Check out all five covers below now!
Supergirl is ditching the skirt!
Melissa Benoist took to Instagram to share a photo of the new super suit, and she’s now wearing blue pants, instead of a red skirt.
“We’ve been talking about pants since season 1,” she told EW. “Every time a writer from the show has come up, and it’s freezing cold in Vancouver, I’m like, ‘Guys, please can I not wear tights?’ I love [Kara’s old costume]. I haven’t changed it because it so works, and I think it is very Kara. I’ve always felt that — until recently, I’m like, ‘Something’s gotta give.’”
“I just think it’s more adult,” Melissa added. “Part of my goal in this whole series for whenever the show ends, I just want there to be a very clear arc for this character that she evolved as a woman and found her femininity and her adulthood, just a self-discovery.”
A new Supergirl suit with pants was teased in the season four finale. You can see those pics in the gallery!
Melissa Benoist is moving to the other side of the camera!
The 30-year-old actress will make her directorial debut with the 17th episode of Supergirl Season 5, EW reports.
“I’ve been wanting to direct since Season 3, but couldn’t last year because of scheduling conflicts, so [star] David Harewood did it first,” Melissa said. “I just felt really drawn to it for a couple of seasons now, just because you know the show so well, and you get to know the character, and the world, and the tone of the show so well that you can’t help but envision certain scenes in a certain way. I want to play with that.”
Melissa says that making her directorial debut on a huge superhero show like Supergirl is daunting, but she’s been learning from the best.
“These shows are so massive that it’s not like directing any other show on TV, I would imagine, and everyone has said as much to me. I’m literally trying to be a sponge, and I will learn something new every single day I’m shadowing,” she explained. “It’s just a matter of talking to actors, making sure everyone feels creative and collaborative even though we have these massive constraints with budget and special effects. It’s like a chess game, I’ve realized. You move your pawn one way, and then someone knocks your rook down because you can’t do a certain stunt you wanted to do. It’s all about compromising and trying to be as creative as you can within those boundaries, which is a cool challenge.”
Find out exactly how Melissa Benoist nabbed the lead role in Supergirl here!
