Season Five Supergirl | |
Season Premiere |
October 6th, 2019 |
Season Finale | May 17th, 2020 |
Episode Count | |
Cast | Melissa Benoist; Mehcad Brooks; Chyler Leigh; Katie McGrath; Jesse Rath; Nicole Maines; Azie Tesfai; Julie Gonzalo; Staz Nair |
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Season Five of the superhero fantasy series Supergirl began airing on the CW Network on October 6th, 2019. The series aired on the CW Network. The series is based on the character of Kara Zor-El as seen in comic books published by DC Comics.
The season stars Melissa Benoist in the titular role of Kara Danvers, aka Supergirl. Returning main cast members in include Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers, Katie McGrath, now taking on an antagonistic role as Lena Luthor, Jesse Rath as Querl Dox, Nicole Maines as Nia Nal, and David Harewood as J'onn J'onzz.
Actresses Azie Tesfai and Andrea Brooks are bumped up into the main cast line-up as Kelly Olsen and Eve Teschmacher. Actress Julie Gonzalo is added to the main cast as Andrea Rojas and Staz Nair is added to the main cast as William Dey.
Episodes[]
Episode | Title | Airdate |
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5x01 | Event Horizon | October 6th, 2019 |
5x02 | Stranger Beside Me | October 13th, 2019 |
5x03 | Blurred Lines | October 20th, 2019 |
5x04 | In Plain Sight | October 27th, 2019 |
5x05 | Dangerous Liaisons | November 3rd, 2019 |
5x06 | Confidence Women | November 10th, 2019 |
5x07 | Tremors | November 17th, 2019 |
5x08 | The Wrath of Rama Khan | December 1st, 2019 |
5x09 | Crisis on Infinite Earths | December 8th, 2019 |
5x10 | The Bottle Episode | January 19th. 2020 |
5x11 | Back From the Future – Part One | January 26th. 2020 |
5x12 | Back From the Future – Part Two | February 16th. 2020 |
5x13 | It's a Super Life | February 23rd. 2020 |
5x14 | The Bodyguard | March 8th. 2020 |
5x15 | Reality Bytes | March 15th. 2020 |
5x16 | Alex in Wonderland | March 22nd. 2020 |
5x17 | Deus Lex Machina | May 3rd. 2020 |
5x18 | The Missing Link | May 10th. 2020 |
5x19 | Immortal Kombat | May 17th. 2020 |
Cast[]
Principal cast[]
Guest stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Jennifer Cheon | Midnight |
Phil LaMarr | Malefic |
Crew[]
Production[]
Directors[]
Writers[]
- Dana Horgan
- Daniel Beaty
- Derek Simon
- J. Holtham
- Jay Faerber
- Jess Kardos
- Katie Rose Rogers
- Lindsay Sturman
- Nicki Holcomb
- Rob Wright
Notes & Trivia[]
- Supergirl was created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino. She first appeared in the third feature from Action Comics #252 in May, 1959 in a story titled "The Supergirl from Krypton!".
- Episodes from season five aired on the CW Network on Sunday evenings at 9:00 pm following Batwoman.
- This is the fourth season of the series to air on the CW Network. season one aired on CBS.
- This season shows off Melissa Benoist's new Taylor Swift-inspired hair cut.
- This season introduces Supergirl's new micro-costume, which includes pants as opposed to the skirt that she wore in previous seasons.
- Episode 5x09 was a "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover special with companion programs Batwoman, Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.