I have a confession. It’s been two days since the Supergirl trailer dropped, and I can’t stop watching it. There is so much to unpack and so many awesome visual treats. The action, the heart, the cinematography, the soundtrack and the Easter eggs. June 26 can’t get here fast enough.
Here are some of the amazing things that stood out to me in the trailer and why they caught my attention.
Zoom Meeting with Your Cousin
The first voice we hear in the trailer is David Corenswet. Superman appears to have left a video message for his cousin expressing concern for her wellbeing. I loved David in Superman, and seeing him again brought a smile to my face. Plus, his appearance here has more depth than a typical superhero movie cameo.
The short exchange between them tells us a lot about Kara and how she differs from her famous cousin. Superman encourages her to spend more time on Earth and to “find her people,” which Kara rejects. This tells us that Kara is living a more isolated life than Clark and hasn’t embraced Earth the way he has. Notice how she is still using her Kryptonian name Kara, while Kal-El is calling himself Clark. It’s a subtle touch, but it reinforces the relationship each of them has with their worlds.
Argo City
We heard a lot about Krypton in Superman, but now we’re getting our first look at the DC Universe version of Superman and Supergirl’s homeworld. We see the final hours of Argo City as their radiation shield begins to fade and Kara is forced to leave her world behind. The scene is taken straight from Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #6, and the architecture looks just like Bilquis Evely’s artwork.
The scene is also a heartbreaking reminder of what makes Supergirl different than Superman. Clark doesn’t have any memories of Krypton, but Kara does, and she was forced to watch everyone that ever meant anything to her die. Think about what that does to a person.
Krem of the Yellow Hills
This trailer gives us a better look at Krem of the Yellow Hills and the Brigands. He looks different than he does in the Woman of Tomorrow comic, but his personality seems very much what we’d expect. (Which is nasty and mean as hell.) The first thing Krem does is attack Krypto, which immediately tells you this movie isn’t playing around. It takes someone with a menacing presence to go up against Milly Alcock and Jason Momoa, and from what I’ve seen so far, Matthias Schoenaerts delivers. The scene where Krem kills Ruthye’s father and shoots Krypto are both taken from Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1.
Krypto in Peril
In the original comics, Krypto was Superman’s dog, but in the new cinematic DC Universe, he belongs to Supergirl. When they revealed this in Superman, I thought it was a curious change, but after watching this trailer, I realize just how much it serves the story.
Krypto is Kara’s last memory of her home. The only part of her old life that is left. Yes, she has Superman, but she didn’t grow up with him, and he wasn’t a part of her life in Argo City. She lost all of her friends, her parents, everything she’s ever known in Krypton’s destruction—except for Krypto. Kara even says, “There is no home without you buddy.”
This strengthens their bond, and raises the stakes when Krypto is poisoned. Kara is going to become a Kryptonian John Wick, and Krem doesn’t know what he’s in for.
Ruthye
If you read Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, then you know that it’s just as much Ruthye’s story as it is Kara’s. And that’s a good thing. Ruthye’s one of DC’s best new characters in years. Like Kara, Ruthye is also dealing with her own loss after Krem murdered her father. Eve Ridley seems to embody everything we see of the character in the comic—innocence mixed with bloodlust. This is a young girl who isn’t afraid to traverse the galaxy and look deadly killers in the eye if it means avenging her family.
The Main Man
Every second we get of Jason Momoa’s Lobo in the trailer is glorious. We even get to see his Spacehog, complete with the skull on the front bumper. Lobo wasn’t in the original comic, which makes him a bit of a wildcard here. We don’t know what to expect from the Last Czarnian in this story, but from what we’ve seen in the trailer, it’s going to be wild (and extremely violent). It’s always good to see Jason Momoa, and he seems to be having the time of his life with this new role. That’s hardly surprising. It’s absolutely perfect for him.
Brokenhearted
Throughout the trailer, we hear Jimmy Ruffin’s “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” and the more I think about it, the more perfect it seems. The themes of the song seem to represent Kara and Ruthye’s character arcs. Both women are grieving the loss of their families and trying to figure out their place in the world. In other words, they’re asking what becomes of the brokenhearted.
It’s a novel use of the song and a fitting one. Admittedly, it’s likely not what the original songwriters had in mind when they wrote it, but if it reinvigorates their nearly 60-year-old pop song and gets today’s generation to add it to their playlists, I doubt they’ll mind all that much.
Girl of Steel
It’s great seeing Lobo, Krypto, Superman, Krem and Ruthye, but at the end of the day, this is Supergirl’s movie, and the trailer gives her plenty of time to shine. We get to see Kara take on an entire bar full of space lowlifes, fly through the cosmos blasting enemies with heat vision and fight off a bunch of space pirates. And this is just what’s in the trailer. Imagine all that we haven’t yet seen.
Alcock also shows us Kara’s heart. We see her pain from losing her home world and the comfort she finds from her dog. There is a lot of depth in the silent moments we see in the trailer, and I can’t wait to see how it plays out in the full movie.
By the way, did you know the trailer was released on Supergirl’s anniversary? Although Action Comics #252 has a cover date of May 1959, it first hit stores on March 31, which means the trailer was released Supergirl’s 67th anniversary. (Ask your kids about the significance of 6-7.)
Director Craig Gillespie is really cooking, Milly Alcock is everything I dreamed of, Jason Momoa is amazing and I’m ready for Eve Ridley to make me cry. There are a lot of reasons to be excited for June 26, and I’ll be counting the days (and playing this trailer on repeat) until then.
Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock and directed by Craig Gillespie, lands in North American theaters and IMAX on June 26, 2026.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone writes about TV, movies and comics for DC.com, is a regular contributor to the Couch Club and writes our monthly Batman column, "Gotham Gazette." Follow him on Bluesky at @joshualapinbertone and on X at @TBUJosh.
NOTE: The views and opinions expressed in this feature are solely those of Joshua Lapin-Bertone and do not necessarily reflect those of DC or Warner Bros. Discovery, nor should they be read as confirmation or denial of future DC plans.
