Supergirl Casts TV's First Transgender Superhero For Season 4

By Charlie Mason
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Supergirl will be making history in Season 4. At the CW series' San Diego Comic-Con panel on Saturday, it was announced that transgender activist Nicole Maines has been cast in the series regular role of Nia Nal aka Dreamer, television's first transgender superhero.

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In addition, the show has tapped April Parker Jones (If Loving You Is Wrong) to play the series-regular role of Colonel Haley and David Ajala (Falling Water) to recur as Manchester Black. So, who are these new characters? According to the show's official descriptions...

* Nia is 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.

* Hardline career military woman Colonel Haley lives and dies by the orders of her commanding officers. Dedicated to her country, she always acts in its best interest — even if it's not her own.

supergirl transgender superhero dreamer cast season 4* And finally, based on the iconic DC character, Manchester Black is the type of guy who brings a knife to a gunfight and still walks away the winner. With a dark past, he easily deflects the brutality of his mission with his charm and sense of humor.

Previously, it had been revealed that Supergirl was adding to its series-regular cast Jesse Rath as the Legion of Super Heroes' Brianiac-5 and Sam Witwer as Agent Liberty. Season 4 kicks off on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 8/7c.

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