While the DC movie universe is absent from this year`s San Diego Comic-Con, the studio`s TV output features extensively. The CW`s range of DC shows, known as the Arrow-verse, held a panel on Saturday, July 20, and gave fans a taste of what to expect from some of its upcoming shows.Supergirl returns for its fifth season in October. The biggest change this season is Kara`s suit, which has been redesigned. Fans were given a proper look at the new-look Kryptonian supersuit at the panel--check it out below:There were two new cast members also introduced at the Supergirl panel. Julie Gonzalo will play Andrea Rojas--aka Acrata--a DC character first introduced in comic books in 2000. She is described as a business woman with `a mystical secret,` and is set to appear in the Supergirl Season 5 premiere on October 6. The other new addition to the show is `hardened reporter` William Dey, who is an original character and will be played by Game of Thrones` Staz Nair.The FlashThe panel also revealed some new characters for two other Arrow-verse shows. The evil Bloodwork will make his TV debut in The Flash, played by former Heroes star Sendhil Ramamurthy. Bloodwork--aka Ramsey Russo--was first introduced in Flash comics in 2017, and is a terrifying adversary who gains his powers from his infected blood. The Flash Season 6 premieres on October 8.ArrowThe other new addition to the Arrow-verse will be in the show that gave the series its name. Arrow reaches its eighth and final season on October 15, and Charlie Barnett will join as a season regular playing John Diggle Jr. Barnett is best known for co-starring in this year`s Netflix hit Russian Doll, and his character of Diggle Jr. is the villainous leader of the Deathstroke gang.The Arrow-verse panel isn`t the only DC panel taking place today. At 7 PM PT fans will be able to find out what`s upcoming on DC Universe. And although there won`t be any news about the DC cinematic universe this weekend, the campaign for the studio to rel ...
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