In a world where Greg Berlanti’s DC Comics-based dramas usually end up on The CW, many were surprised when his next DC project, Supergirl with fellow Executive Producers Ali Adler and Sarah Schechter, ended up at CBS.
“Well, as you can tell from the strength of the female characters we have on television, it’s a real passion of ours,” Tassler said. “We heard the pitch to Supergirl, and we realized that she embodied so many of the qualities and the characteristics of classic female heroines on this network, and we think that it is a story and a coming‑of‑age opportunity for us. We also just fell in love with the pitch. We think she’s a great character, and I love the superhero genre.”
Tassler’s appreciation for this kind of dramaseries comes from a time when she was at Warner Bros. at the time Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was developed for ABC. “There’s a human drama there. I think we’re watching an evolution with regard to the way superhero characters are portrayed. There’s a humanity. They are flawed. There’s a relatability, and I think for our network right now, what we did respond to was the character’s humanity, the other characters in the show as well, the story trajectory and the character’s arc and growth. These are all things that made her just eminently relatable and made the story exciting, made it an adventure and made her incredibility appealing,” she said.
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