Supergirl Season Finale Description & First Photo: “Better Angels”

CBS has released the first promotional photo and an official description for the Season 1 finale of Supergirl, airing on April 18.

The episode is called “Better Angels” and in it, Supergirl is forced to do battle with an unexpected foe and must risk everything – including her life – to prevent Non and Indigo from destroying every person on the planet.

You can see the first promo image to your left — nothing had better happen to Hank on our watch!

Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist (Kara Danvers/Supergirl), Calista Flockhart (Cat Grant), Chyler Leigh (Alex Danvers), Mehcad Brooks (James Olsen), David Harewood (Hank Henshaw/J’onn J’onzz), and  Jeremy Jordan (Winslow “Winn” Schott).

Guest stars appearing in “Better Angels” include Jenna Dewan-Tatum (Lucy Lane), Chris Vance (Non), Peter Facinelli (Maxwell Lord), Laura Vandervoort (Indigo), Briana Venskus (Agent Vasquez), Glenn Morshower (General Sam Lane), Helen Slater (Dr. Eliza Danvers), Kitana Turnbull (Costumed Girl), Dan Warner (Fire Captain), Malina Weissman (Young Kara), Dawn Greenidge (Pedestrian Woman), and Jessica Garcia (Teenage Girl).

The story for the Supergirl season finale comes from Andrew Kreisberg and Ali Adler with a teleplay by Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller. Larry Teng is the director for the finale.

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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  • "nothing had better happen to Hank on our watch!"

    Yeah, good luck with that....I already know the season is going to end with numerous cliffhangers.

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