Those who are waiting to watch new Supergirl episodes won’t have to wait much longer as episode 17 returns on the 3rd of May. Fans have been waiting for the show’s return after all the Arrowverse programs were suspended due to the pandemic.
It was announced Supergirl will return on May 3. Other Arrowverse shows – The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman, are all still set to return this month. Here’s everything you need to know about season 5 of the show before its return:-
The Cast
Melissa Benoist has returned as Kara Danvers or Supergirl along with regulars Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers, David Harewood as J’onn J’onzz, and Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor. Jesse Rath as Brainy, April Parker Jones as Colonel Haley, and Nicole Maines as Nia are also back, with Azie Tesfai as Kelly Olsen
Jon Cryer returned as Lex Luthor, Julie Gonzalo (Veronica Mars) joined the Andrea Rojas, also known as the hero Arcata, Staz Nair has been cast as William Dey, Cara Buono will play Gamemnae, a villain who has daunting magic powers.
Mitch Pileggi will play Rama Khan, like Gamemnae, an ancient Atlantean with elemental control who finds himself ensnared in her malevolent machinations.
What’s the Plot?
In season 5 we see Supergirl facing off against the powerful, secret organization known as Leviathan. In Season 4 finale, they were discovered to be monitoring Lex Luthor. Also, Eve was approached by an old lady who stated: “Leviathan is everywhere. Leviathan is everyone. And Leviathan is coming.”
There have been a lot of other developments as well. Kara began seeing William, also Lena allied with Lex, and we see Alex leaving DEO after helping as a director. Alex also entered the world of VR. We are also hearing that the show may have to cancel its season finale and episode 19 will be merged that with episode 20, and the season finale may be shortened and merged.