Originally published September 8, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
The CW has announced that it has cast Izabela Vidovic (The Fosters) and Olivia Nikkanen (The Americans) as younger versions of Kara and Alex Danvers for an upcoming flashback episode in the third season of Supergirl. Vidovic replaces Malina Weissman in the role, with Weissman unvailable due to the second season of Netflix’s A Season of Unfortunate Events.
The two young actresses will mark their debut in the sixth episode of season three, entitled ‘Midvale’, which sees Kara (Melissa Benoist) and Alex (Chyler Leigh) embarking a road trip to their childhood home, where they relive a murder mystery from high school that shaped their relationship.
“You’ll get to see, through the way they interact, how their relationship started when Kara first came to Earth, how it grew, how it became so close and why they’re so close nowadays,” explains Melissa Benoist.
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Supergirl season 3 is set to premiere on October 9th on The CW.
