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Greg Berlanti-Produced Riverdale Drama, Now Bringing Our Faves From Archie Comics to The CW

Does this guy ever sleep? Greg Berlanti, producer of offerings like The Flash, Arrow, and the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl is mining another comics universe entirely for his next project. His Berlanti Productions, in association with Warner Bros. TV, will adapting the world of Archie Comics into a one-hour, live action drama called Riverdale, which was originally going to be on FOX, but will now be on The CW. Which makes total sense.

The Babadook‘s Jennifer Kent to Adapt Lesbian Love Story Alice + Freda Forever Alongside Supergirl‘s Greg Berlanti

First-time director Jennifer Kent wowed us earlier this year with her feminist horror film The Babadook, and we're super excited to hear that she's set to helm a new (and totally different) project.

Arrow/Flash Spin-Off To Feature DC Female Hero and Villains Making Their TV Debuts

The creators of Arrow and The Flash, Executive Producers Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Marc Guggenheim discussed, among other things, their planned superhero team-up show for The CW, which they'll be producing with Sarah Schechter, and will feature Brandon Routh's Ray Palmer/The Atom and Victor Garber's Dr. Martin Stein (though he's half of Firestorm with Robbie Amell, Amell was not announced as part of the cast).

Thor‘s Jaimie Alexander Cast In NBC Drama About Woman With Amnesia

Seems like this whole amnesia thing is going to be a trend for Alexander, huh?

Things We Saw Today: Doctor Who & Wall-E LEGO Are Coming!

We figured it was a sure thing but it's still cool to hear official word that LEGO will be selling official Doctor Who and Wall-E sets.

Supergirl Casts True Blood‘s Mehcad Brooks As Jimmy Olsen

My exact thought process this morning upon seeing The Hollywood Reporter's recent Supergirl headline: "Ugh, I guess they have a Jimmy Olsen now but like, whatever, he's such a milquetoast plot device so who cares—wait, who did they cast?? OH MY GOD IT'S EGGS YOU GUYS, IT'S EGGS, NEVER MIND I'M SO ON BOARD NOW."

CBS Has Found Its Supergirl in Glee Alum Melissa Benoist

Melissa Benoist, who joined Glee in its fourth season, has now officially been cast as Kara Zor-El in producer Greg Berlanti's latest DC Universe show Supergirl for CBS. Benoist isn't the first Glee actor to join the superhero ranks, either— there's also Grant Gustin and now he's doing an awesome job on The Flash now. Wait, guys, is Berlanti a Glee fan? That explains so much.

CBS Chairman Calls Supergirl Series a “Female Empowerment Story”

Some more news about DC Comics women coming out of the Television Critics’ Association press tour. This time it's details about the upcoming Supergirl television series on CBS. Why yes, I will keep using Supergirl movie images for these posts until we have something official, why do you ask?

Hooray! The Supergirl TV Show’s Officially Been Picked Up

You've heard the rumors. You've speculated about how awesome it would be. Now Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler's Supergirl live-action drama series is officially getting a commitment from the only network TV station that doesn't have their own superhero yet.

Greg Berlanti Says It’s “Well Past” Time For A Supergirl Show; Bruce Timm Working On Gritty Justice League Series

"We're well past due for those kind of characters in film and TV. I've gotten a number of messages from friends and former coworkers who write me about their daughters wearing superhero outfits instead of princess outfits and how they're grateful that people are working on it. I definitely think there's a need."