Mehcad Brooks Joins Melissa Benoist in CBS's SUPERGIRL
Variety writes that CBS's SUPERGIRL has found her love interest. GLEE's Melissa Benoist will be cozying up to Mehcad Brooks as 'James "Jimmy" Olsen'.
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From Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti Prods., the CBS pilot SUPERGIRL is based on characters from DC Comics and follows Kara Zor-El (Benoist), who comes to earth after escaping the destruction of Krypton. After many years hiding her abilities, she joins the ranks of her cousin Superman to become the hero she was meant to be.
Jimmy is described as "an attractive photographer at CatCo, the media company where Kara Zor-El works as an assistant to Cat Grant. Recently, Jimmy has been living and working in National City, though the reason is still a secret."
Jimmy was friends with Lois Lane and Clark Kent (Kara's cousin) in the SUPERMAN comics series.
The SUPERGIRL pilot was written by Ali Adler ("No Ordinary Family") and Greg Berlanti ("Arrow," "The Flash"). They will also executive produce along with Sarah Schechter and Warner Bros. TV. The project has a series commitment from CBS.
Brooks has appeared on TV in Necessary Roughness, My Generation, True Blood, The Deep End, The Game, Desperate Housewives and more.
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