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'Supergirl' Season 4
NEW FRIENDS & FOES TRANSFORM NATIONAL CITY FOR SEASON FOUR OF SUPERGIRL
Three New Characters Announced at Saturday’s Comic-Con Panel — Including Nicole Maines as the First Transgender Superhero on TV
BURBANK, Calif. (July 21, 2018) — With the reign of Reign ended in last season’s finale, cast and producers of The CW/Warner Bros. Television’s hit drama Supergirl took the stage at the show’s Comic-Con 2018 panel session to reveal that the DC Super Hero series will welcome three new cast members for the upcoming 2018–19 season — including TV’s first transgender superhero. Transgender activist Nicole Maines (Royal Pains, The Trans List, Becoming Nicole book) will join the show in the series regular role of Nia Nal, aka Dreamer. In addition to Maines, Supergirl fans can look forward to the addition of the following new cast members: series regular April Parker Jones (Jericho, The Last Ship) as Colonel Haley and David Ajala (Dr. Who, Nightflyers, The Dark Knight), who will recur as Manchester Black.
Nia Nal (Nicole Maines) is the newest addition to the CatCo reporting team. A soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect others, Nia’s journey this season means fulfilling her destiny as the superhero Dreamer (much like Kara came into her own as Supergirl).
Hardline career military woman Colonel Haley (April Parker Jones) lives and dies by the orders of her commanding officers. Dedicated to her country, she always acts in its best interest — even if it’s not her own.
Based on the iconic DC character, Manchester Black (David Ajala) is the type of guy who brings a knife to a gunfight and still walks away the winner. With a dark past, he easily deflects the brutality of his mission with his charm and sense of humor.
These three cast members join the previously announced new series regulars Jesse Rath (who plays the Legion of Super Heroes’ Brainiac-5) and Sam Witwer (who will play Agent Liberty).
Supergirl returns for its fourth season on October 14 in its new Sunday 8/7c time period on The CW. Based on the DC characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the series is executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller. Supergirl is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
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Permalink Reply by Jeff of Earth-J on
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Alex is sporting a nice multi-purpose haircut this season: combed straight back and all business while at work, left to hang over to one side off duty. (Alex's haircut is about the only thing you didn't mention.)
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Permalink Reply by Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) on
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Oh, man...her haircut is, hands-down, my least favorite thing about this season. Is it too much to hope that it's part of the larger plotline of Alex getting comfortable as chief of the DEO, and when she finally gains full confidence her hair can be itself again?
Jeff of Earth-J said:Alex is sporting a nice multi-purpose haircut this season: combed straight back and all business while at work, left to hang over to one side off duty. (Alex's haircut is about the only thing you didn't mention.)
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Permalink Reply by ClarkKent_DC on
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Jeff of Earth-J said:
Alex is sporting a nice multi-purpose haircut this season: combed straight back and all business while at work, left to hang over to one side off duty. (Alex's haircut is about the only thing you didn't mention.)
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) said:Oh, man...her haircut is, hands-down, my least favorite thing about this season. Is it too much to hope that it's part of the larger plotline of Alex getting comfortable as chief of the DEO, and when she finally gains full confidence her hair can be itself again?
What can I say about Alex's hair? I don't like it, but not as much as Rob doesn't like it. I do think it's part of the larger plotline of Alex getting comfortable as chief of the DEO as well as getting comfortable with herself. Ambitions of a love life and children seem to be on the back burner right now.
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One other thing I didn't mention because I haven't quite figured how to say it, but:
Does it strike anybody else as odd, or off, or not thought out, that J'onn is leading the aliens support group, and encouraging those who wish to drop their disguises and show their true selves ... but he isn't?
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From Nerdist: "SUPERGIRL CASTS JON CRYER AS LEX LUTHOR"
Jon Cryer?
Jon Cryer? The dweeby guy from Two and a Half Men? The dweeby guy from The Famous Teddy Z? The dweeby guy from Superman IV: The Quest for Peace?
Ai yi yi yi yi ...
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Permalink Reply by Richard Mantle on
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Please cancel Supergirl and give us 'Mon-El and the Legion of Super-Heroes' instead...?
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Permalink Reply by Richard Willis on
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I think they are trying to follow the model established in the recent Superman movies, played by Jesse Eisenberg.
ClarkKent_DC said:
From Nerdist: "SUPERGIRL CASTS JON CRYER AS LEX LUTHOR"
Jon Cryer?
Jon Cryer? The dweeby guy from Two and a Half Men? The dweeby guy from The Famous Teddy Z? The dweeby guy from Superman IV: The Quest for Peace?
Ai yi yi yi yi ...
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ClarkKent_DC said:
From Nerdist: "SUPERGIRL CASTS JON CRYER AS LEX LUTHOR"
Jon Cryer?
Jon Cryer? The dweeby guy from Two and a Half Men? The dweeby guy from The Famous Teddy Z? The dweeby guy from Superman IV: The Quest for Peace?
Ai yi yi yi yi ...
Richard Willis said:I think they are trying to follow the model established in the recent Superman movies, played by Jesse Eisenberg.
No doubt. As noted over here, Jesse Eisenberg's Luthor was a turn from the '80s corporate raider business mogul. He's a Luthor for the 21st century: a billionaire tech geek.
Plus, Supergirl the TV show has never resisted stunt casting when it had the opportunity. Starting with Dean Cain and Helen Slater -- respectively, Clark Kent/Superman from TV's Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Supergirl from the movie Supergirl -- as Kara's parents.
That said:
Jon Cryer?
Jon Cryer? The dweeby guy from Two and a Half Men? The dweeby guy from The Famous Teddy Z? The dweeby guy from Superman IV: The Quest for Peace?
Ai yi yi yi yi ...
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Jon Cryer seems an odd choice. Then again, he's an actor; let him act. Any word on if he's going to be bald or not?
Tracy likes watching Supergirl on Monday, so we haven't seen last night's episode yet. (FYI)
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Permalink Reply by Captain Comics on
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Did y'all notice that they changed the Parasite's nature? The "put creatures in their ears" thing has become almost commonplace since Wrath of Khan, but what it really did -- and later dialogue confirmed it -- was establish that the Parasite is the earworm, not Jensen. (Jensen was the Parasite in the comics,) So even if Jensen dies, the Parasite can live on, as long as he can find another host.
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Captain Comics said:
Did y'all notice that they changed the Parasite's nature? The "put creatures in their ears" thing has become almost commonplace since Wrath of Khan, but what it really did -- and later dialogue confirmed it -- was establish that the Parasite is the earworm, not Jensen. (Jensen was the Parasite in the comics,) So even if Jensen dies, the Parasite can live on, as long as he can find another host.
No, I didn't. I didn't even notice that they killed off Merciless and Otis Graves almost as fast as they brought them on.
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They killed Mercy and Otis? How did I miss that?
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