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Supergirl Season 6
The sixth and final season of the American television series ''Supergirl'', which is based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El / Supergirl and premiered on The CW on March 30, 2021, and consisted of 20 episodes. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe. The season is produced by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television and DC Entertainment, with Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner serving as showrunners. The season was ordered in January 2020, with filming beginning that October. Melissa Benoist stars as Kara, with principal cast members Chyler Leigh, Katie McGrath, Jesse Rath, Nicole Maines, Azie Tesfai, Julie Gonzalo, Staz Nair and David Harewood also returning from previous seasons. They are joined by new cast member Peta Sergeant. Former series regulars Andrea Brooks, Mehcad Brooks, Calista Flockhart, Jeremy Jordan, and Chris Wood all return for guest appearances, with the latter four returning in the series fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Benoist
Melissa Marie Benoist ( ; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was Marley Rose on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox musical comedy drama ''Glee (TV series), Glee'' (2012–2014), in which she was a series regular during the Glee (season 5), fifth season. She rose to widespread prominence for portraying the Kara Zor-El (Arrowverse), title character on the CBS/The CW, CW superhero series ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'' (2015–2021), supported by related media in the Arrowverse franchise. Benoist's film appearances include the drama ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' (2014), the comedy drama ''Danny Collins (film), Danny Collins'' (2015), the crime comedy ''Band of Robbers'' (2015), the romantic Western ''The Longest Ride (film), The Longest Ride'' (2015), the action thriller ''Patriots Day (film), Patriots Day'' (2016), the drama ''Lowriders (film), Lowriders'' (2016), and the comedy drama ''Sun Dogs (2017 film), Sun Dogs'' (2017). Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment is an American entertainment company that was founded in September 2009 and is based in Burbank, California. The company is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery which manages DC Comics characters by working with other units of Warner Bros. It also delves into those units within their flagship DC Extended Universe (DCEU) franchise from 2013 to 2022. In April 2022, following the merger of parent company WarnerMedia with Discovery, Inc., DC Entertainment was reported to be reorganized into its own vertical unit rather than being handled by other Warner Bros. subsidiaries on its behalf. History Formation On September 9, 2009, Warner Bros. announced that DC Comics would become a subsidiary of DC Entertainment, Inc., with Diane Nelson, President of Warner Premiere, becoming president of the newly formed holding company and DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz moving to the position of Contributing Editor and Overall Consultant there. Warner Bros. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Monitor
The Anti-Monitor is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He served as the main antagonist of the 1985 DC Comics miniseries ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and later appears as an enemy to the Green Lantern Corps and the Justice League. In 2009, Anti-Monitor was ranked as IGN's 49th-greatest comic book villain of all time. LaMonica Garrett portrayed the character as the main antagonist in the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse), Crisis on Infinite Earths", as well as the Monitor (Mar Novu), Monitor. Publication history The Anti-Monitor first appeared in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #2 (although he remained in shadow until ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #5) and was created by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, and Jerry Ordway. He was believed to have been destroyed in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #12 only to return after a long absence in ''Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special'' #1 (August 2007). Fictional character biograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leviathan (DC Comics)
Leviathan is a fictional criminal organization in DC Comics, later revealed to be a schism of the League of Assassins under the leadership of Talia al Ghul, the daughter of Ra's al Ghul. The organization appears in a different form in the Supergirl (season 4), fourth season finale and Supergirl (season 5), fifth season of ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl''. Publication history Leviathan was introduced in ''Batman: The Return'' (Jan. 2011) and was created by Grant Morrison and David Finch (comics), David Finch. Fictional team history First incarnation Leviathan is an organization founded by Talia al Ghul upon leaving her father, Ra's al Ghul's League of Assassins. Leviathan's liturgy is staunchly anti-capitalist and seeks to dismantle society and impose itself as the leader of a new way. Leviathan first became known to the heroes of Earth as a terror group who kidnapped the child of a Yemeni sheik. However, Batman discovered that Leviathan was working with the sheik and was pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lex Luthor (Arrowverse)
Lex Luthor is a supervillain in The CW's Arrowverse, based on the character of the same name created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Adapted for television in 2017 by Glen Winter and Greg Berlanti, he made his first appearance in the ''Supergirl'' episode " Luthors". Both Aidan Fink and Jon Cryer portrayed versions of the supervillain, with Aidan Fink portraying a young Lex Luthor and Jon Cryer portraying Lex as an adult. In the Arrowverse, Luthor is an independent businessman who runs a company called LuthorCorp, and is also the arch-nemesis of Superman. Formerly, Luthor and Superman were friends; their friendship ended when Superman refused to embrace Luthor's violent and chaotic ideology. Luthor then developed an obsession with Superman, resulting in his eventual imprisonment. Later, he perceives Supergirl as a threat and shifts his focus towards her. Concept and creation Lex Luthor made his debut in ''Action Comics'' #23 in 1940. Since then, Luthor has become one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Faerber
Jay Faerber (; born 1972) is an American comic book and television writer. Faerber is known for his work on ''Generation X'' and ''New Warriors'' for Marvel Comics, and '' The Titans'' and '' Connor: Spotlight'' for DC Comics. He later wrote his own creator-owned titles for Image Comics, including ''Noble Causes'', ''Dynamo 5'', '' Near Death'' and '' Copperhead''. He was also a writer on the television series '' Ringer'', ''Star-Crossed'', ''Zoo'', and ''Supergirl''. Early life and influences Faerber grew up in northeastern Pennsylvania, and spent a considerable amount of his childhood in the Seattle area."About" jayfaerber.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.Faerber, Jay. "Under the Influence", '''' #13 (May 2008), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Warn
Jesse Warn is an American television director, film director, and screenwriter. He is well known for his work on the Starz drama ''Spartacus (TV series), Spartacus'' and for The CW's ''The Originals (TV series), The Originals'', ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'' and ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl''. Warn also directed and made his screenwriting debut in the film ''Nemesis Game''. Career He began his career writing and directing the 1999 short film ''9 Across'', starring Rena Owen. In 2000, he wrote and directed his second short film, ''Little Samurai''. He then segued to television work, directing for series such as, ''Legend of the Seeker'', ''V (2009 TV series), V'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', ''The Originals (TV series), The Originals'' and ''True Blood''. Having had directed the first installment of the Starz mini-series ''Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', "Past Transgressions", Warn was hired as a director for the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Wood (actor)
Christopher Charles Wood (born April 14, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Kai Parker in the sixth season of the CW's television series ''The Vampire Diaries'' in 2014, after previously appearing on The CW's '' The Carrie Diaries'' in the role of writer Adam Weaver in 2013. He also starred in the 2016 CW television series ''Containment'' in the starring role of Atlanta police officer Jake Riley. From 2016 to 2018, he played Mon-El on the CW superhero series ''Supergirl''. In 2021, Wood voiced He-Man in '' Masters of the Universe: Revelation''. In 2022, he played Russell Hammond in the Broadway musical '' Almost Famous''. Early life Wood was born in Dublin, Ohio. He attended Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, where he graduated in 2010, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music Theater. He has been friends with actor Grant Gustin since college. Career Wood began his professional career in the 2010–2011 national tour of '' Spring Awakening'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Jordan (actor, Born 1984)
Jeremy Michael Jordan (born November 20, 1984) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on Broadway, in television and film, in concert, as well as in other theatrical productions. He made his Broadway debut in 2009 as part of '' Rock of Ages''. Subsequently, he went to star in the original Broadway musicals '' Bonnie & Clyde'' (2011) as Clyde Barrow and '' Newsies'' (2012) as Jack Kelly, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Grammy Award. He has also appeared in a Broadway revival of the musical ''West Side Story'' as Tony, the musical adaptation of ''Waitress'' on Broadway as Dr. Jim Pomatter, and the play ''American Son'' on Broadway. In 2021 and 2023, he starred as Seymour Krelborn in the Off-Broadway revival of ''Little Shop of Horrors''. He made his return to Broadway in the title role of the original cast of ''The Great Gatsby'' in 2024 and is playing the titular character in the Broadway premiere of '' Floyd Collins'' in 2025, which earned him h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calista Flockhart
Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11, 1964) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying the title character on the Fox television series '' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 1998 and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series three times. From 2006 to 2011, she starred as Kitty Walker on the ABC drama series '' Brothers & Sisters'', and between 2015 and 2021, Flockhart appeared as Cat Grant on the superhero drama ''Supergirl''. In film, she is known for roles in '' The Birdcage'' (1996), ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1999), and ''Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her'' (2000). Early life Flockhart was born in Freeport, Illinois, the daughter of Kay Calista, an English teacher, and Ronald Flockhart, a Kraft Foods executive. Her parents retired to Morristown, Tennessee, where her father lived until his death and her mother continues to reside. She has one older b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehcad Brooks
Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as Matthew Applewhite in the second season of ABC's series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2005–2006), Jerome in '' The Game'', "Eggs" Benedict Talley in the first and second seasons of HBO's series '' True Blood'', his leading role as Terrance "TK" King in the USA series '' Necessary Roughness'' (2011–2013) and James Olsen in the CBS/The CW series ''Supergirl''. Since 2022, he has portrayed the lead role of NYPD Detective Jalen Shaw on the NBC police procedural drama ''Law & Order''. Early life Brooks was born and raised in Austin, Texas, where he attended L.C. Anderson High School. Brooks is the son of ''Austin American-Statesman'' editorial writer Alberta Phillips and former pro football player Billy Brooks; his stepfather is lawyer Gary Bledsoe. After graduating from high school in 1999, he attended the University of Southern California's School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Brooks
Andrea K. Brooks (born March 3, 1989) is a Canadian actress and model best known for portraying Faith Carter on the Hallmark series ''When Calls the Heart'' and Eve Teschmacher in The CW series ''Supergirl''. Early life Born in Brantford, Ontario, Brooks trained in figure skating, dancing and musical theatre from an early age. At the age of fifteen, she auditioned for the Disney film '' Ice Princess''. She lost out on the role, but gained an agent. She attended the University of British Columbia, where she gained a BA in English Literature and Film Studies and an MA in Film Studies. She also speaks fluent French. Career Having appeared in a variety of film and television productions, Brooks' major break came in 2015 when she was cast in the role of Nurse Faith Carter in the second season of Hallmark series ''When Calls the Heart''. Her character received a mixed audience reception, due mainly to the threat she posed to the series central love story between Mountie Jack Thornto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
