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Supergirl is making history after casting TV’s very first transgender superhero!

Melissa Benoist and her co-stars made the announcement at the Supergirl Special Video Presentation and Q&A during 2018 Comic-Con at San Diego Convention Center on Saturday (July 21) in San Diego, Calif.

She was joined on stage by Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Katie McGrath, David Harewood, Jesse Rath, and transgender activist and actress Nicole Maines, who made a surprise appearance during the panel!

Nicole will play Nia Nal, aka Dreamer, “the newest addition to the CatCo reporting team. A soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect others, Nia’s journey this season means fulfilling her destiny as the superhero Dreamer (much like Kara came into her own as Supergirl),” Deadline reports.

Supergirl will also add April Parker Jones as series regular Colonel Haley and David Ajala in the recurring role of Manchester Black.

Season four of Supergirl will premiere on October 14 on The CW!

FYI: Melissa is wearing Zimmermann.

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Janelle Monae and Issa Rae keep it bright on the red carpet while attending the premiere of Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time held at the El Capitan Theatre on Monday (February 26) in Los Angeles.

The 32-year-old singer-actress and the 33-year-old Insecure star were joined at the event by Black Panther‘s Winston Duke and director Ryan Coogler with wife Zinzi Evans, as well as Constance Wu, B.J. Novak, J.J. Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath, Lena Waithe, Janet Mock, and Don Cheadle and his wife Bridgid Coulter.

All the guests were in attendance to show their support for A Wrinkle in Time before it hits theaters on Friday, March 9 – Watch the trailer here!

FYI: Janelle is wearing a Wolk Morais suit, Asos boots, and Emm Kuo clutch. Issa is wearing a Pyer Moss dress.

Melissa Benoist films a few scenes outside for the upcoming season three of Supergirl on Wednesday afternoon (August 30) in Vancouver, Canada.

The 28-year-old actress was joined by co-stars Odette Annable, Katie McGrath, and Mehcad Brooks as they spent the day filming.

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Earlier this week, Melissa, Odette, and Katie were featured in a photo posted by Kevin Smith as they took a break on set.

Check it out below!

Supergirl returns for season 3 on Monday, October 9 on The CW.

Melissa Benoist is joined by her Supergirl cast mates as they attend the 2017 Comic-Con on Saturday morning (July 22) in San Diego, Calif.

The 28-year-old actress and the cast – including Odette Annable, Mehcad Brooks, Jeremy Jordan, David Harewood, Chris Wood, and Katie McGrath – attended the event to share the latest scoop on the upcoming third season of their show.

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It was announced that same day that four new characters will be joining the upcoming season of Supergirl.

Adrian Pasdar and Yael Grobglas have both been cast as villains while Carl Lumbly will be playing J’onn J’onnz’s father from Mars. Also joining the show is Emma Tremblay who will be playing a teen fascinated by Supergirl.

Supergirl returns for season 3 on Monday, October 9 on The CW.

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Zachary Quinto has spoken out to send a message to President Donald Trump after he made the decision to lift federal protections for transgender students, which were put in place by the Obama administration.

The 39-year-old actor urged the public to “fight for people who are striving to find their way in this world” while being honored at the US-Ireland Aliiance’s 2017 Oscar Wilde Awards held at Bad Robot on Thursday (February 23) in Santa Monica, Calif.

“I feel like as far as we’ve come in the last 120 years, there are protests going on tonight about the reversal of protections for transgender children in this country,” Zachary continued. “I believe it is all of our responsibilities to stand up and be authentic and be visible and fight for people who are striving to find their way in this world, even if it is not reflected back in the same way as everybody else. Oscar Wilde is someone who taught me that before I even knew it.”

Oscar-nominated actress Ruth Negga, Outlander star Caitriona Balfe, Martin Short, singer-songwriter Glen Hansard also received Oscar Wilde Awards, which recognize the contributions of Irish people in film, television and music.

Also in attendance at the ceremony was Zachary‘s boyfriend Miles McMillan, and Star Trek co-stars Chris Pine, Alice Eve and John Cho, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sarah Paulson, J.J. Abrams, Lauren Cohan, Sarah Bolger, Shannon Woodward, Amy Shiels and Jason O’Mara.

Jesse Williams is mighty fine while posing for photographs at the premiere of America Divided held at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on Tuesday (September 20) in Westwood, Calif.

The 35-year-old actor/senor producer of the series was joined at the event by Common, J.J. Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath, Zoe Lister-Jones and her hubby Daryl Wein, and Aasha Davis.

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America Divided is an EPIX original limited docu-series executive produced by Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes and Common, featuring narratives around inequality in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system – all woven into an eight-story, five-part series.

The show follows high-profile correspondents as they explore aspects of inequality related to their own biographies. Correspondents include: Common, Rosario Dawson, America Ferrera, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Poehler, Peter Sarsgaard, and Jesse – Watch the trailer below!

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Jennifer Garner hits the carpet at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday (February 28) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 43-year-old actress was joined at the event by her former Alias co-star Victor Gabrer and the show’s creator J.J. Abrams (with his wife Katie McGrath).

Victor‘s husband Rainer Andreesen posted a photo of the threesome together on his Instagram. See it below!

Jennifer is this month’s Vanity Fair cover girl and she gives an incredibly revealing interview about her split from estrange hubby Ben Affleck.

FYI: Jennifer is wearing Versace with a Salvatore Ferragamo clutch, Rene Caovilla shoes, and Neil Lane jewelry.

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