Actress Melissa Benoist, known for her role as Marley Rose in Glee, has landed the title role in CBS’ upcoming series, ‘Supergirl.’

Official character description:

“Kara at age 12 was sent from her dying home planet of Krypton to Earth, where she was taken in by the Danvers, a foster family who taught her to be careful with her extraordinary powers. After repressing said skills for more than a decade, Kara is forced to bust out her super moves in public during an unexpected disaster. Energized by her heroism for the first time in her life, she begins embracing her abilities in the name of helping the people of her city, earning herself a super moniker along the way.”

Supergirl, Superman’s younger cousin, was first introduced in 1959’s “Action Comics” #252, and created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino. The character was featured in a 1984 film starring Helen Slater, and was played on the small screen by Laura Vandervoort in the later seasons of Smallville.

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Based on the characters from DC Comics, the project, from Warner Bros. TV, studio-based Berlanti Prods. and writers/executive producers Greg Berlanti (The Flash, Arrow) and Ali Adler (Glee, The New Normal), centers on Kara Zor-El (Benoist). Since arriving on Earth, the Krypton-born Kara has been hiding the powers she shares with her famous cousin, Superman. But now at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. 

‘Supergirl’ is expected to premiere later this fall.