‘Supergirl’ update: Young Cat Grant to appear in sixth and final season
Supergirl’s mentor, Cat Grant, is set to make a comeback in the show’s sixth and final season. But her return will not quite be in the way fans might expect.
A younger version of the media mogul will appear in flashbacks to the early days of her career. Back then, she was simply known as journalist CJ Grant.
Newcomer Eliza Help cast as Cat Grant
As revealed by Entertainment Weekly, newcomer Eliza Helm has been cast to take on the role and will be featured in episode five (Prom Night) and six (Prom Again!) of the upcoming season.
When viewers are introduced to CJ, she is eager to step out of Lois Lane’s shadow and out from under her boss Perry White’s thumb. So she does what any good journalist would do and chases down a story that leads her to Kara’s hometown of Midvale.
Although the lead doesn’t go as planned, it puts her on the trajectory to becoming the revered media powerhouse everyone knows as Cat Grant.
Cat Grant originally played by Calista Flockhart
Calista Flockhart played Cat Grant in season one, with a few guest appearances in seasons two and three. Cat Grant was often seen as outwardly shallow and superficial. As the founder of media conglomerate CatCo Worldwide Media, she regularly advised Kara about being a woman in a man’s world.
She also investigated and revealed the family link between Supergirl and Superman, causing Kara to become the target of her cousin’s villainous enemies. After leaving her media empire in the capable hands of James Olsen, Cat moved on to become the White House’s new press secretary.
New ‘Supergirl’ picks up straight after season five
The season six premiere of Supergirl will pick up directly after the events of season five. As Brainiac lies close to death, Supergirl rushes to save him, which leads to an epic battle with Gamenmae.
After defeating Leviathan, she turns her attention to Lex, who has used the Obsidian platform to half the world’s population into his devout followers.
Knowing how dangerous this makes her brother, Lena enlists the team’s help to stop him. But, as Supergirl soon realises, the only way to truly stop Lex is to sacrifice herself.
Cast of new ‘Supergirl’ series
Melissa Benoist stars as Supergirl/Kara Danvers alongside Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers, David Harewood as J’onn J’onzz/Martian Manhunter, Katie McGrath as Lena Luther, Nicole Maines as Dreamer, and Jesse Rath as Brainiac 5. Jon Cryer guest stars as Lex Luthor.
Supergirl returns to the CW network on 30 March and will air locally on DStv. Check local listings for times and availability.
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