What to watch before Supergirl

Soon the second live-action movie in James Gunn's DCU will fly onto the big screen. Starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, the movie follows the young supe as she reluctantly joins forces with Jason Momoa's Lobo and sets off on an interstellar journey to seek justice against those who destroyed her home planet.

The film marks Alcock's first solo outing after a small cameo in last year's Superman and introduces a stack of new characters. If you only have time for one thing beforehand, watch Superman. The trailers suggest little direct crossover, but Superman gives a clear sense of the relationship between the straight-edged hero and his boundary-pushing cousin.

Right at the end of Superman, Kara crash-lands on Earth to pick up her dog Krypto, and David Coresnwet's Superman checks up on her and offers some stern advice. The earlier film also lets viewers get to know Krypto before Supergirl returns to that backstory. You don't need to have seen any DC project before 2025's Superman thanks to the studio reboot under Gunn and Peter Safran.

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