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The second season of the American television series Supergirl, which is based on the DC Comics character Supergirl / Kara Zor-El, a costumed superheroine who is the cousin to Superman and one of the last surviving Kryptonians.

Filming for the season relocated from Los Angeles to Vancouver, to reduce the high production costs of the series, and began in July 2016. Alongside Melissa Benoist, who stars in the titular role, principal cast members Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan, and David Harewood return from the first season, and are joined by Chris Wood and Floriana Lima.

The season, which premiered on The CW on October 10, 2016, and ran until May 22, 2017, over 22 episodes, overall received critical acclaim. The series was renewed for a third season on January 8, 2017.

Plot
In the second season, Kara and her allies, including her cousin Superman, deal with feuds between Earth's native populace and extraterrestrial community, and investigate conspiracies against both parties from enemies such as the shadowy organization Project Cadmus, masterminded by Lillian Luthor, mother of Superman's archenemy Lex Luthor, who later joins forces with the Cyborg Superman, Hank Henshaw and Supergirl's adoptive father, Jeremiah Danvers. At the same time, Kara becomes friendly with Lillian's stepdaughter Lena Luthor, the new CEO of LuthorCorp, and struggles with romantic feelings for recent Earth arrival Mon-El, a survivor and prince of a ruling family from Krypton's neighboring planet Daxam. In other storylines, James becomes the masked streetfighting vigilante Guardian; Alex comes out as lesbian and begins dating Maggie Sawyer; and J'onn befriends a younger Martian, M'gann, from the White Martian race that killed his people.

Main

 * Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El / Kara Danvers / Supergirl
 * Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen
 * Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers
 * Jeremy Jordan as Winslow "Winn" Schott, Jr.
 * Floriana Lima as Maggie Sawyer
 * Chris Wood as Mon-El
 * David Harewood as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter

Recurring

 * Andrea Brooks as Eve Teschmacher
 * Dean Cain as Jeremiah Danvers
 * Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant
 * Ian Gomez as Snapper Carr
 * Teri Hatcher as Rhea
 * Tyler Hoechlin as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman
 * Sharon Leal as Miss Martian / M'gann M'orzz
 * Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor
 * Tamzin Merchant as Lyra Strayd
 * Brenda Strong as Lillian Luthor

Guest
• Ian Butcher as Lionel Luthor

• Lynda Carter as Olivia Marsdin

• Lonnie Chavis as Marcus

• Darren Criss as Music Meister

• Nadine Crocker as Scorch

• Aidan Fink as Lex Luthor

• Peter Gadiot as Mister Mxyzptlk

• Mark Gibbon portrays General Zod

• Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / Flash

• Rahul Kohli as Jack Spheer

• Dichen Lachman as Veronica Sinclair / Roulette

• William Mapother as Rudy Jones / Parasite

• Frederick Schmidt as John Corben / Metallo

• Harley Quinn Smith as Izzy Williams

• Kevin Sorbo as Lar Gand

• Rich Ting as Gilcrist / Metallo

• Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon / Vibe

• Victor Zinck, Jr. as Phillip Karnowsky / Barrage

Design

 * http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/supergirl/261802/how-set-design-shapes-cws-supergirl-season-2

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.3/10 based on 21 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "The arrival of the more famous cousin in Supergirl does nothing to detract from the show's lead, who continues to deliver strength, action, and relatability." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 81 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".


 * 7.3: http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/30/supergirl-season-2-review
 * http://collider.com/superhero-tv-shows-ranked-2017/#supergirl