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It looks like Supergirl has a new mother. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Smallville star Erica Durance will replace Laura Benanti in season three of the CW TV show.
Durance, who played Lois Lane on Smallville, will take over Benanti’s role of Alura—Supergirl’s (Melissa Benoist) mother. The cast of Supergirl also includes Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan, David Harewood, Floriana Lima, and Chris Wood.
It seems Benanti is leaving Supergirl due to conflicting work commitments in New York. Durance will taker over her role beginning with season three, which premieres on October 9th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
This is far from the first casting shakeup to rock the The CW series. Earlier, it was announced that Floriana Lima (Det. Maggie Sawyer) will no longer be a series regular on Supergirl and Calista Flockhart’s role as Cat Grant may be reduced as well for the upcoming season.
What do you think? Do you watch Supergirl? Are you upset that Benanti is leaving the show?
Really miss Calista Lockhart. She was a huge part of the show and brought a lot to the table. I also liked Alex and Maggie and was sad to see her go. Lynda Carter needs a larger role and was great with Lockhart. Do not care much for Reign or that almost every new alien comes from Kyrpton. There are tons of other places in the universe. Use your imagination!
I liked Laura Benanti on Nashville, but not so much on here, and didn’t like how Kara’s mom & aunt were twins. Now just need Tom Welling to be a good guy on the show. He definitely needs a major comeback.
I’d like to see them drop the Alex and Maggie crap.
I love Super Girl and I loved Smallville, so I’m happy for Erica Durance is joining the cast, but I think it’s a mistake to get rid of Calista Lockhart she’s awesome on the show…
She didn’t want to move to Vancouver and Erica Durance already live in Cananda