‘Supergirl’ Recasting Announcement
Supergirl fans, we have some interesting news for you.
It’s been announced this morning that Erica Durance (who played Lois Lane on Smallville) will take over the character of Alura Zor-El, Kara Zor-El’s (late) biological mother.
Durance will be replacing Laura Benanti, who executive producer Andrew Kreisberg says, has work commitments in New York and therefore cannot continue to play the role.
Kreisberg said, “We are so blessed that Erica has come aboard to offer her own interpretation of Kara’s mother. We had tremendous success with a former Lois Lane last season with Teri Hatcher. We know Erica will continue the proud tradition of legacy actors joining our shows and creating new and exciting takes on classic DC characters.”
Benanti took to Twitter to address the announcement, saying:
https://twitter.com/LauraBenanti/status/883488259988484097
The new season of Supergirl will debut on October 9.
Source: TV Line.