Supergirl is nothing like her cousin Superman, and she knows it.
“He sees the good in everyone, and I see the truth.”
After first being introduced to Kara at the end of James Gunn’s Superman earlier this year, the super-powered Kryptonian is back and more chaotic than ever.
Supergirl Is Not Here to Sugarcoat Anything
In a newly dropped teaser from DC and Warner Bros., Kara Zor-El — played by House of the Dragon breakout Milly Alcock — is unlike any Supergirl we’ve seen before. She’s a universe-hopping, early-20s disaster girl spiraling through a solo birthday bender before being pulled into a gritty revenge quest by Ruthye, a young alien played by Eve Ridley.
Ana Nogueira’s script, inspired by Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, leans into Kara’s imperfections instead of sanding them down. We see her drinking on red-sun planets just to feel something — because, as she reminds us, “Krypton didn’t die in a day. The Gods are not that kind.”
Her bitterness is earned. Unlike Clark Kent, Kara remembers everything: the family she lost, the culture that collapsed, the time spent watching everyone she loves die.
“She’s got a lot of demons, a lot of baggage,” Gillespie told the crowd at a trailer preview in NYC. “It’s really surprising, the headspace she’s in and the journey she goes on, for a typical superhero movie, which this is not.”
Gunn echoed the sentiment, adding, “So many times female superheroes are perfect. She’s not that at all… like male superheroes have been allowed to be for a while.”
Lobo, Krypto, and a Cast Fit for a Cosmic Road Trip
The trailer also teases a stacked supporting cast, including David Krumholtz as Kara’s father Zor-El and Emily Beecham as her mother Alura. Jason Momoa — fresh off his Aquaman era — finally steps into the role he’s been manifesting for years as the cigar-chomping space biker Lobo. And of course, Krypto returns as the galaxy’s most loyal super dog.
Supergirl has had one of the longest, bumpiest flights to screen of any superhero in modern Hollywood. The project began development in 2018, stalled during the pandemic, was scrapped entirely when David Zaslav took over Warner Bros. Discovery, and finally found its rebirth in 2023 as part of James Gunn’s mission to rebuild the DC Universe from the ground up.
Sasha Calle originally held the cape, even appearing in The Flash, before the studio reset ushered in Alcock and director Gillespie (I, Tonya, Cruella). Now, after years of turbulence, Supergirl is finally ready for takeoff ahead of its June 26, 2026 release.
