CBS' 'Supergirl' Casting/Pilot: Laura Benanti Joins Mehcad Brooks, Melissa Benoist As Kara Zor-El's Mother! [WATCH]

CBS has announced their latest casting addition to their upcoming DC Comics TV show, Supergirl. In the pilot, will Laura Benanti (playing Kara's mother) join Melissa Benoist (playing Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El ) and Mehcad Brooks(as Jimmy Olsen) as they attempt to defeat the Wonder Woman baddie, Lumberjack?

As we previously mentioned, the CBS superhero drama will follow the comic book adventures of Kara Zor-El (Benoist). In the mythology, Kara Zor-El escaped from the planet Krypton before its destruction years ago, but became lost in space. Crash-landing onto Earth, Kara tries to control her superpowers as she maintains her secret identity as Clark Kent's relative.

In this new take, Jimmy Olsen (Brooks) is a photographer at CatCo.,where Kara works. Jimmy has recently been living and working in National City, though the reason why is still a secret. What will be kept from the comics is Jimmy's romantic relationship with Supergirl. In the pilot, Jimmy and Supergirl end up working together to take down Lumberjack, who's under orders from the main big bad.

Deadline reports that the Playboy Club actress has been cast in a key recurring role as Alura Zor-El, the birth mother of Kara. As a strong noblewoman, Alura listens to the warnings of Superman's parents and sends Kara to Earth just before Krypton's destruction. Though Alura is dead, her wisdom and guidance echoes across space and time, proving invaluable to Kara as she becomes Supergirl.

Check out Benanti in Go On here:

Benanti also retweeted this meme on her Twitter account:

We also mentioned, Greg Berlanti (The Flash) is executive producing and writing alongside Ali Adler (No Ordinary Family). Casting directors are currently looking for the next Cat Grant, Winslow Schott, and Hank Henshaw.

No word yet on when Supergirl will premiere on CBS, or what her costume will look like.

Readers, are you excited to see this superhero show?