First Look at Melissa Benoist as ‘Supergirl’!

Until five minutes ago I completely forgot CBS is creating a Supergirl TV series. I hear news about it every so often and I’m like, “Oh, okay. That’s a thing.” Now it is more than ever a thing, with an actual, honest-to-goodness look at star Melissa Benoist as the Girl of Steel. (Putting my nerd cred on the line here, has that ever been used for Supergirl?)

#Supergirl Melissa Benoist Revealed in First CBS Photos http://t.co/2RmRyFpDbr @itsmmbenoist @GBerlanti @AliAdler pic.twitter.com/X6stLzOyNM

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 6, 2015

It’s a better look than your average Halloween costume, but it’s so Man of Steel-y too that it’s kind of funny. She kind of looks like a sorority girl that is actually super nerdy and spent good money on premium cosplay. I’m not knocking sorority girls by the way, I was one of those nerds who was somehow in a fraternity.

Still, this is real! Holy crap. We’re actually getting Supergirl. I think I’m actually excited now.

Let us know if you’re suddenly looking forward to this series too. A higher resolution image is below, if you wanted a new iPhone wallpaper.