Sneak Peek revealing images of actress Melissa Benoist ("Homeland") currently starring as super-powered 'Kara Zor-El' in the new CBS TV series "Supergirl":
"...'Kara' escaped her home planet of 'Krypton' amid its destruction years ago.
"Since arriving on Earth...
"...she has concealed the powers she shares with her famous cousin 'Kal-El' aka 'Superman'.
"But now, at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be...
"...an American foster family who taught her to be careful with her extraordinary powers.
"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..."
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