JamesG
11-06-2017, 11:39 AM
"Supergirl" Casts the Legion's Brainiac 5 with "Defiance" Alum Jesse Rath
by Matt Webb Mitovich
Nov. 6 2017
Talk about a smart casting move. The CW’s "Supergirl" has cast "Defiance" alum Jesse Rath in the recurring role of Brainiac 5, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Half computer, half organic life and boasting a 12-level intellect, Brainiac 5 is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes who travels to National City from the 31st Century to help Supergirl and the DEO battle Reign, the villain that L-Corp CEO Samantha Arias (Odette Annable) is on track to becoming.
Of course, Brainiac 5 in DC Comics lore has at times been more than a colleague of Supergirl’s. And as co-showrunner Andrew Kreisberg previously told TVLine of the character’s arrival, “Someone down the road will like Kara a lot, which will be a lot of fun.”
Rath will first appear in Season 3, Episode 10 — which is titled “Legion of Super-Heroes.”
http://tvline.com/2017/11/06/supergirl-brainiac-5-legion-super-heroes-jesse-rath/
by Matt Webb Mitovich
Nov. 6 2017
Talk about a smart casting move. The CW’s "Supergirl" has cast "Defiance" alum Jesse Rath in the recurring role of Brainiac 5, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Half computer, half organic life and boasting a 12-level intellect, Brainiac 5 is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes who travels to National City from the 31st Century to help Supergirl and the DEO battle Reign, the villain that L-Corp CEO Samantha Arias (Odette Annable) is on track to becoming.
Of course, Brainiac 5 in DC Comics lore has at times been more than a colleague of Supergirl’s. And as co-showrunner Andrew Kreisberg previously told TVLine of the character’s arrival, “Someone down the road will like Kara a lot, which will be a lot of fun.”
Rath will first appear in Season 3, Episode 10 — which is titled “Legion of Super-Heroes.”
http://tvline.com/2017/11/06/supergirl-brainiac-5-legion-super-heroes-jesse-rath/