The CW is getting a look at the next episode of Supergirl that’s set to arrive with “Back from the Future – Part One,” which is scheduled for a January 26th, 2020 debut. The 11th episode of the 5th season, it’s directed by Tawnia McKiernan based on the story by story by David Harewood and teleplay by Dana Horgan and Katie Rose Rogers. Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner serve as the season’s showrunners.
The series airs on The CW with streaming the day after through their site and app.
The main cast includes Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers / Kara Zor-El / Supergirl, Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers, Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor, Jesse Rath as Querl Dox / Brainiac 5, Nicole Maines as Nia Nal / Dreamer, David Harewood as J’onn J’onzz / Martian Manhunter, Azie Tesfai as Kelly Olsen, Andrea Brooks as Eve Teschmacher, Julie Gonzalo as Andrea Rojas, and Staz Nair as William Dey.
Series Concept: DescriptionAt 12 years old, Kara Zor-El escapes doom on planet Krypton to find protection on Earth with the Danvers family, where she grows up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex, and learns to hide the extraordinary powers she shares with her cousin, Superman. Now an adult living in National City and working for media mogul Cat Grant, Kara finds her days of keeping her abilities a secret are over when super-secret agency head Hank Henshaw enlists her to help protect the city’s citizens from threats. Finally coming into her own, Kara must juggle her new responsibilities with her very human relationships.
