Easily one of the most talked about new TV series coming this fall, CBS’ Supergirl -- from The Flash and Arrow executive producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg -- arrives with a lot of excitement and a lot of pressure, given the familiarity and built in fandom that comes with that title.

Last month, moments after the show’s trailer made its debut at CBS’s Upfront event, I had a quick chat with Supergirl herself, Melissa Benoist, and her costars Chyler Leigh (“Alex Danvers”) and Mehcad Brooks (“James Olsen”) about jumping into this DC Comics-based world and what to expect from the show and their characters.

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Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers and Mechad Brooks as James Olsen in Supergirl.

I think we’re just as excited to work on it and create it. There’s a lot of pressure, but the good kind to just blow everyone out of the water and inspire some people.Across the board we’ve had some great conversations about the show and it was just awesome to see the presentation. It’s such a great electricity in the room, with all the shows coming up and just watching and getting a piece of all that, that was really cool. That was exciting.Beyond flattering. I’m ecstatic, as we all are. It’s a dream come true but at the same time, it’s also our job so we have to respect the world we’re stepping into but also bring our own voice to it. That’s exciting, doing that juggling act and trying to have a good time and not be stressed out about it.There are numerous reasons that you’ll discover throughout the show. Also I think part of her thinks Earth already had a hero. It’s been 24 years and she comes to Earth and Superman, who was a baby then, is now grown and is Earth’s hero and she kind of feels like she won’t live up to what he has created for himself.My character is very concerned about it because now she’s put herself out in the public so that the public could identify her and then it becomes a big threat and an issue just for safety purposes and what not. You come to learn a lot about my character and what she does and who she really is and how it correlates to where Supergirl is right now and how it’s really super bad timing... I didn’t mean to say super like that! [Laughs]He’s Superman’s BFFL.Like any good mentor, I think you step back and you allow someone to be who they are and then you tweak if they ask for advice. Superman asked me to come -- that’s so weird to say, “Superman asked me to come.” Superman asked my character to come and watch over his cousin, who he cares about very much, and help her reach her potential. So it isn’t about me as it is I’m a tool to help her get there.

Supergirl debuts October 26th on CBS. The show's pilot will screen at San Diego Comic-Con, and the series is also part of a large SDCC event devoted to all of the DC Comics-based TV series Eric Goldman is Executive Editor of IGN TV. You can follow him on Twitter at @TheEricGoldman , IGN at ericgoldman-ign and Facebook at Facebook.com/TheEricGoldman