Supergirl Is Renewed for Season 2, But It's Moving to The CW
By
Kaitlin Thomas
staff
15 hours ago
Supergirl to be replaced by rainy days, gloomy nights, and maybe even a few hundred abandoned warehouses full of tarps and bad guys. The superhero drama starring
Melissa Benoist has been renewed for a second season but will move to CBS's corporate sibling The CW,
according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series, which started strong but later tapered off in the ratings to average just 10 million viewers in Live+7 numbers, was CBS's most expensive freshman series.
In order to lower the cost of production, the series will move filming from Los Angels to Vancouver, where the bulk of The CW's programs are already filmed. In addition to fellow DC Comics series
Arrow,
The Flash, and
DC's Legends of Tomorrow, all of which are also produced by
Supergirl super-producer
Greg Berlanti, the dramas
iZombie,
Supernatural, and
The 100 are also all filmed in Vancouver.
The move, which has been rumored to be happening for a while now (
Supergirl was originally pitched to The CW but the network opted to pass), could mean there's a higher potential for crossover episodes, like the one this season which saw
The Flash's Barry Allen (
Grant Gustin) travel to Kara's (Benoist) world and blow her mind with his lightning-fast ice cream delivery system. According to
THR,
Calista Flockhart, who plays media mogul Cat Grant, has agreed to stay with the series despite being adamant about working in L.A. But will the rest of the cast also agree to pick up and pack for moist Vancouver?
