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David Harewood & Chyler Leigh Talk About This Week’s Big Supergirl Reveal

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Tonight on Supergirl, audiences were treated to a BIG reveal regarding David Harewood’s Hank Henshaw character.

West Coast: If you haven’t seen tonight’s Supergirl yet, stop reading.

martianmanhunterOver at KSiteTV, we have Supergirl Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg talking about the development… and here, we have a group video interview that we had done with David Harewood on set last week.

In the interview, Harewood talks about his reaction to the news, what excites him about being J’onn J’onzz, the Martian Manhunter, and more.

And below THAT, find Chyler Leigh talking about what it was like on set for the first time that Harewood put on the costume of the Martian Manhunter (spoiler warning: it’s cute!)

First, here’s Harewood:

And here’s Chyler Leigh talking about finding out who Hank Henshaw really is, and about how Harewood is “a kid in a candy store!”

Come talk about tonight’s developments on our Supergirl forum!

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Craig Byrne

Craig Byrne has been writing about Superman TV since 1995, when the "Lois & Clark Krypton Club" launched. He founded KryptonSite.com in February 2001, becoming the first fan site for The WB/CW television series Smallville. He also wrote the Official Companion books for Smallville seasons 4-7 as well as the Smallville Visual Guide.

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In a time before social media, Craig Byrne created KryptonSite as the ultimate fan destination for The WB/CW series Smallville which starred Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance and more. In the decades since, KryptonSite has grown to cover newer Superman-related TV and movie projects while still always holding on to Smallville.

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