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Volume 7 | Issue 7
September 28, 2020
GIRL OF STEEL’S HIT CW SERIES SET TO END AFTER SEASON SIX
Based on characters from DC created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Supergirl is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Robert Rovner, Jessica Queller and Rob Wright. Photo courtesy The CW By Zack Benz Daily Planet Season six of 'Supergirl' will be the girl of steels series finale for The CW. The final season will consist of 20 episodes, with production set to begin soon ahead of its 2021 return. The network announced the finale today. With the premier of 'Superman and Lois' on the horizon, this news is shocking to some, and expected by others. Debuting in October 2015, Supergirl first aired on CBS for its first season, which had more of a villain-of-the-week structure (Similar to season one of Smallville) and chronicled Kara Danvers' attempts at balancing becoming a superhero while working at CatCo. The series was can-
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celled by CBS and made a jump over to the CW for the remainder of its run. O v e r t h e p a s t fi v e years 'Supergirl' has explored immigration, gun control, and other timely issues. In its fourth season, it made history by casting Nicole Maines as Dreamer, TV's first transgender superhero. Melissa Benoist took to Instagram following the news Sept. 22. “To say it has been an honor portraying this iconic character would be a massive understatement. Seeing the incredible impact the show has had on young girls around the world has always left me humbled and speechless. She’s had that impact on me, too. She’s taught me strength I didn’t know I had, to find hope in the
darkest of places, and that we are stronger when we’re united. What she stands for pushes all of us to b e b e tte r. S h e h a s changed my life for the better, and I’m forever grateful. I’m so excited that we get to plan our conclusion to this amazing journey, and I cannot wait for you to see what we have in store. I promise we’re going to make it one helluva final season. el mayarah." Supergirl's ending arrives as Warner Bros. TV is in the midst of a search to replace Susan Rovner, the studio's co-president and wife of co -showrunner Robert Rovner. Other Supergirl stars came out after the news broke expressing their gratitude for the impact the series has had on their
lives. Nicole Maines, who portrays the hero dreamer, said she’s sad Supergirl must come to an end but she’s very proud to have been a part of it. “I am proud that I have been privileged enough to be able to bring Nia Nal to life, and to have been able to be a part of her evolution into Dreamer,” Maines said. “She has meant so much to so many and it has been my complete honor to get to play her for the past few years.” Maines continues to state that even though dreamer was created for the show she’s sure the character will stick around. “I think we can all agree that we haven’t seen the last of her, and I cannot wait to see where she pops up next,” Maines said. Continued on page 3
Melissa Benoist & Chris Wood welcome son
Photo courtesy Benoist’s and Wood’s individual Instagram accounts Daily Planet It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s a new baby boy for Supergirl star, Melissa Benoist. Benoist, and husband and co star Chris Wood, announced that they welcomed Huxley Robert Wood into the world a few weeks ago Friday via their individ-
ual Instagram accounts. “This Boy is everything,” Benoist wrote. Sharing the same photo, Wood wrote, “Our son was born his name is Huxley he's amazing," Wood stated, "And no it's probably none of your business xo brb see you in 18 years.”
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