The new CBS series Supergirl hasn’t even debuted yet and they’ve already got super news – Peter Facinelli will join the show in a recurring role. The news was announced at Warner Bros. Television Super Hero Saturday Night event in Hall H at Comic-Con.
Facinelli, who is well known for his roles of Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight series and as Dr. Fitch Cooper on Nurse Jackie, will play Maxwell Lord. Lord is a character with ambiguous morals. In the DC Comics Universe, he’s a powerful businessman in cahoots with the Justice League. On the new series, he will be incarnated as a green tech billionaire.
In a statement, Supergirl executive producer Andrew Kreisberg says, “We’re beyond thrilled to have him join us on Supergirl’s first adventures bringing the iconic Maxwell Lord to life.”
Supergirl takes off on CBS on October 26 at 8:30 ET. It stars Melissa Benoist as the title character as well as Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh and Calista Flockhart.
