Producers are looking for the right actresses to portray Kara Zor-El or Kara Danvers and her foster sister Alexandra 'Alex' Danvers.
- Oct 31, 2014
AceShowbiz - Casting is underway to find the right cast for CBS' "Supergirl". The casting breakdown obtained by TVLine reveals the plot details and two lead roles, Kara Zor-El or Kara Danvers and her foster sister Alexandra "Alex" Danvers. For the role of Kara, producers are looking for Caucasian females ages 22 to 26 to play 24.
"As the series' mythology goes, Kara at age 12 was sent from her dying home planet of Krypton to Earth, where she was taken in by the Danvers, a foster family who taught her to be careful with her extraordinary powers," the female superhero character is described in the casting sheet.
"After repressing said skills for more than a decade, Kara is forced to bust out her super moves in public during an unexpected disaster. Energized by her heroism for the first time in her life, she begins embracing her abilities in the name of helping the people of her city, earning herself a super moniker along the way."
As for her sister, it's said, "Growing up, Alex was partly jealous of her sibling yet also fascinated by her abilities, prompting Alex to learn as much as she could about alien anthropology, sociology and culture. Today, Alex works for a secret government organization and, alongside her heroic sis, will face many challenges, both mundane and super."
The pilot is spearheaded by Ali Adler ("No Ordinary Family") and Greg Berlanti ("Arrow").
