Supergirl (2015)
Better. Stronger. Together.
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.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 26 October 2015 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 9 November 2021 |
| Genre | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure |
| Created by | Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Ali Adler |
| Starring | Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh and David Harewood |
| Seasons | 6 seasons, 126 episodes |
| Episode length | about 42 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 88 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.3/10 |
Where to watch Supergirl
Supergirl is streaming on Netflix ($17.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 3 months of Netflix, or $53.97 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Kara Zor-El spent a decade hiding her powers, only to have a sudden disaster force her hand. That revelation kicks off six seasons of learning what the cape actually means. It is a drama that leans into the weight of responsibility, asking how much of your own life you are willing to sacrifice for strangers. The show runs 88 hours across 126 episodes, a commitment that demands you stay for the long haul. It is less about flying and more about the quiet, exhausting work of choosing to help.
What the critics said
Critics found the heart before the cynicism. Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 92% approval rating, with a 7.53 average from 72 reviews. The consensus praised Melissa Benoist for bringing pluck to the role. Metacritic scored it 75, labeling the reception generally favorable. Cliff Wheatley of IGN rated the pilot 7/10, citing the fun take on the Superman mythos.
The second season held that 92% approval rating, though the sample size shrank to 20 reviews. Metacritic bumped its score to 81, calling the reviews universally acclaimed. The third season dropped to 78%, a reflection of heavier themes. The fourth and fifth seasons returned to the 87% and 92% marks, respectively. The final season settled at 88%. The show stayed engaging, even if the plot threads occasionally tangled.
How it did with audiences
TMDB users rate it 7.3 out of 10. Without a box office figure to anchor the discussion, that score stands alone as the primary metric for how viewers felt about the film. It is a solid mark, suggesting the movie did its job without breaking any records. The audience gave it a thumbs up, which is usually the only data point that truly matters.
What came next for the cast
Melissa Benoist moved from Whiplash and Arrow to Patriots Day and Clerks III. David Harewood stepped out of Homeland into The Night Manager and Grimsby. Katie McGrath left Merlin for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Frontier. The cast shifted in different directions, some toward prestige television, others toward genre blockbusters. Credits do not prove causation. They just mark the path taken after 2015.
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Sources
- Supergirl on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q18844732 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Supergirl (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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