Brian Stapf (“The Walking Dead”) and Lou Ferrigno Jr. (“S.W.A.T.”) have joined the cast of DC Universe’s “Stargirl” series. Stapf is Ted Grant a.k.a Wildcat, a former professional boxer turned superhero. Ferrigno Jr. is Rex Tyler/Hourman.
Brec Bassinger plays Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and kind high school teenager whose seemingly perfect life hits a major speedbump when her mother gets married and her new family moves from Los Angeles to Nebraska.
Struggling to adapt to a new school, make new friends and deal with a new step-family, Courtney discovers her step-father has a secret; he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. ‘Borrowing’ the long-lost hero’s cosmic staff, Courtney becomes the unlikely inspiration for an entirely new generation of superheroes.
Anjelika Washington. Giancarlo Esposito and Joel McHale co-star. Geoff Johns will write and produce the series alongside Greg Berlanti.
Source: TV Insider
