Melissa Benoist is showing her support for Sasha Calle!

The 32-year-old Supergirl TV actress shared an Instagram story welcoming the new Supergirl to the DC family.

“This is (100) YES girl you CAN fly!!” Melissa wrote. “Welcome to the DC Universe @sashacalle ❤️❤️❤️”

“Cannot wait to see you as SG,” she added. “The world needs as many Supergirls as it can get”

If you missed the news, Sasha has not only been cast as Supergirl for the upcoming The Flash film with Ezra Miller, but she’s also made history as the first Latina Supergirl ever!

Be sure to also check out how Sasha reacted when she got the news from director Andy Muschietti.

Melissa will continue to portray Supergirl for one more season on The CW. She recently teamed up with Warner Bros, who is one of the production companies on Supergirl, to launch her own production company!

There’s going to be a brand new Supergirl in the DC world!

It was just announced that soap star Sasha Calle has been cast in the role for the upcoming The Flash film, according to Deadline.

“I saw more than four hundred auditions. The US, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia . The talent pool was truly amazing and it was very hard to make a decision, but we finally found an actress who was destined to play this role,” director Andy Muschietti said in a statement.

Sasha will be the first ever Latina Supergirl! She is of Columbian decent, but was born in Boston, Mass.

The actress has been spending the last few years playing Lola Rosales on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, and will be making her feature film debut in the upcoming DC Comics movie.

Sasha is the next to play Supergirl, following Melissa Benoist, who has portrayed the superhero on The CW’s Supergirl series, up until it’s upcoming final season.

Watch Sasha‘s reaction to getting the part below!