Supergirl: Preview Clip From Tonight’s Season Premiere

Nicole Maines makes her first appearance as new CatCo employee Nia Nal in tonight’s season premiere of Supergirl titled “American Alien” and The CW has released a clip of her first scene!

The scene also features Melissa Benoist as Kara. The show premieres in its new Season 4 timeslot Sundays at 8 starting this week. Come join the forum discussion and count down at our Supergirl forum!

You can see the clip below; an official description and promotional photos can be found below.

HOPE VS. FEAR — Diving back into reporting, Kara (Melissa Benoist) welcomes a new cub reporter to CatCo. Meanwhile, James (Mehcad Brooks) and Lena (Katie McGrath) argue about James’ impending indictment for acting as the vigilante Guardian, while Alex (Chyler Leigh) and Brainy (Jesse Rath) struggle to get in sync at the DEO. Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) is called into action when remnants of the anti-alien terrorist organization Cadmus try to assassinate pro-alien leaders, but their endgame turns out to be much more sinister than she expected. J’onn (David Harewood) relishes his peaceful new life, but an outing with an old friend causes him concern. Jesse Warn directed the episode with story by Robert Rovner & Jessica Queller and teleplay by Gabriel Llanas & Aadrita Mukerji (#401). Original airdate 10/14/2018

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Supergirl -- "American Alien" -- Image Number: SPG401a_0063b.jpg -- Pictured: Katie McGrath as Lena Luther -- Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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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