The only major network without a comics-inspired drama now has one.
CBS has closed a deal for Supergirl, a series adaptation of the superhuman DC Comics character, cousin of Superman, at age 24. Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash) is producing for Warner Bros. Television with Ali Adler, who worked on Glee, The New Normal and Berlant's short-lived 2010 ABC superhero series, No Ordinary Family.
The network will produce a pilot for the series, which has not yet been cast, and is very likely--though not guaranteed--to order additional episodes. If it does, the show is expected to join the lineup next season. If not, CBS will pay a significant penalty.
If it's approved, it will be the first comic book superhero on CBS since "The Flash," which aired during the 1990-1991 season.
DC has been particularly aggressive about developing TV projects off its characters. In addition to "Arrow" and "The Flash," two new series, "Gotham" and "Constantine," will debut this fall.
