About “Supergirl” in a few words:

Supergirl is a superhero television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The show follows Kara Danvers, Superman’s cousin, as she embraces her superhuman abilities and becomes the protector of National City. Along the way, she battles villains, forms alliances with fellow superheroes, and navigates her personal relationships. With a mix of action, drama, and humor, Supergirl offers a thrilling and empowering story of a young woman coming into her own as a superhero.

Meet the characters from Supergirl

Kara Danvers

Kara is pure sunshine with a cape — ridiculously heroic, messy, and impossible not to root for. She believes in people so much that she sometimes forgets to worry, which is both her superpower and her Achilles heel (also she trips over nothing a lot, which is adorable and not at all graceful). She’s fiercely protective, kind of annoyingly optimistic, and will pick a fight with a meteor if it looks mean. Also she’s secretly stubborn in a way that makes her dangerous when crossed, and yes she definitely has a ridiculous cereal obsession that one episode kind of hinted at.

Alex Danvers

Alex is that take-no-nonsense, scarred-but-soft warrior sister who will bench-press your bad day into the stratosphere. Tough as nails, forever prepared, but also prone to late-night worry and buying way too many plants she swears she’ll keep alive (sometimes they do, sometimes… not). She’s protective to a fault and emotionally literate in a way that sneaks up on people, like she’ll knock you down and then make you tea and somehow fix your trust issues. Also she has a dry joke in reserve for every catastrophe and definitely cries at rom-coms when no one’s looking.

J’onn J’onzz

J’onn is ancient-calm-meets-quiet-melancholy and he will out-stern you with one look, but also tell the best dad stories you didn’t know you needed. He’s a detective, a mentor, and secretly the person who knows everyone’s birthdays and hidden traumas (and also how to make a mean cup of coffee — don’t ask how he learned that). He can be inscrutable one second and painfully earnest the next, plus he has a soft spot for human music that’s low-key adorable. Occasionally he flirts with being a grumpy hermit but then swoops in with compassion and telepathic hugs, so it balances out.

James Olsen

James is sunny, confident, and the kind of photographer who makes you look like a movie star even on your worst day. He’s charming but not shallow, supportive in a way that’s quietly heroic, and has both a photographer’s eye and a hero’s instinct (yes, sometimes at the same time — it’s an occupational hazard). He’s witty, romantic in the old-fashioned sense, and weirdly nostalgic about small-town stuff he barely remembers correctly. Also he carries spare chocolate in his bag for reasons that are both practical and dramatic.

Lena Luthor

Lena is brilliant, layered, and constantly doing that “I’m fine” thing while secretly coding the future and maybe crying into her lab coat once a week. She’s morally complicated in a beautiful, human way — fiercely ethical but haunted by family history, super smart, and tragically earnest about proving herself. She can be cold as glass when she needs to be, but also has this weirdly tender love for old movies and bad coffee that she insists is “acquired taste.” Occasionally she will unleash a brilliant plan that makes you wonder if you underestimated her, then apologize profusely for the collateral feelings.

Winn Schott

Winn is the chaotic, lovable tech brain with too many t-shirts and an even bigger heart — he’s the guy who will build you a gadget at 3 a.m. and also narrate the whole process like a hyperactive tour guide. Nervous, enthusiastic, and endearingly dramatic, he’s equal parts genius and second-string comic relief, but he’s the emotional glue so don’t underestimate him. He hoards pop culture references and sad rom-coms and speaks fluent sarcasm when frightened, and somehow remembers everyone’s weird nicknames. Sometimes he panics like a cartoon character, and then two scenes later saves the world with duct tape and a grin.

Nia Nal

Nia is the gentle prophetic dreamer who somehow manages to be both soft-spoken and absolutely fearless when it counts. She vibrates kindness, has visions that feel like heavy responsibilities, and she wears empathy like armor — which is cool but also emotionally exhausting for her, bless her. There’s a retro-glam vibe about her that makes everything she wears look like it has its own theme music, and she keeps a small notebook of dreams that she refers to like a sacred playlist. Also she’s unexpectedly sassy sometimes and will roast you kindly before you even realize you deserved it.

Brainiac-5

Brainiac-5 is brilliant in a way that makes social skills optional and brilliant plans mandatory; like, his brain moves at a different speed and he forgets to blink sometimes. He’s logical, awkward, and very fond of obscure metaphors, occasionally emotionally inept but trying so hard it becomes adorable. He collects algorithms and weird antiques and can insult you with a compliment that sounds like a weather pattern — impressive and slightly terrifying. Sometimes he’s the calm voice of reason, sometimes he’s a chaotic experiment, and always he’s a walking encyclopedia with feelings that leak out like bad wiring.

Mon-El

Mon-El is the charming, impulsive space-guy who learned adulthood the hard way and now oscillates between frat-boy energy and heroic responsibility. He’s big on loyalty, terrible at subtlety, and has a heart that’s way too big for his impulsive mouth, which leads to both terrible jokes and actual hero moments. He loves flashy gestures (flowers, spaceship-sized apologies) but also quietly tries to be better, which is kind of his redeeming arc and also his entire personality sometimes. Also he hoards terrible souvenirs from across the galaxy and will insist each one has a “story” that sounds made-up but somehow isn’t.

Eve Teschmacher

Eve is a deliciously complicated wildcard — more than just the sidekick, she’s quietly strategic, surprisingly soft, and always slightly mysterious. She’ll do a shady thing and then make you tea while explaining why it was the only option, and you kind of believe her because she has That Look. Loyal in strange ways, pragmatic, and with occasional flashes of regret, she’s the person who will betray a plan to protect someone she cares about (but then cover it up with impeccable timing). Also she has weirdly specific taste in snacks and will defend them like it’s a moral code, which is both endearing and suspicious.