The superheroes have the wind in their sails. For a long time confined to the pages of comic books and animated cartoons , they gradually imposed themselves on the cinema (thank you Iron Man, the Avengers , the Guardians of the Galaxy ...) , and start to make a good place on the small screen. Not that they have never been there, the evidence with Smallville , which tells the genesis of Superman. But the real superheroes (super-powers and super-costumes included) had difficulty to make a place between the medical series and the series police.

Today, things have changed. And it was first of all thanks to the action of an American channel, the CW Network, which decided to launch several series devoted to superheroes, from the universe DC Comics (to whom we owe Batman , for example) . All these heroic series have made a cardboard in the United States. And they arrive on television in France, little by little, to the delight of the viewers.

The series of superheroes that make their big comeback this year

Once it is not customary, before talking about the new features of this year, we must make a small return on series already broadcast on the small screen. Because they are intrinsically linked to the novelties.

Arrow is the first series of superheroes developed by the CW in 2012. It tells the story of Oliver Queen, son of a wealthy family, who returns after disappearing for five years. During his exile, he made a decision: to make his city a better place, by tracking criminals. He then becomes Arrow , a judge. He does not have super-powers, but the universe of the series is bathed in mysticism and magic. First broadcast on Canal Family , the series has now found its place in the grid of TF1. Season 4 will land on September 13, 2016, in the second part of the evening, starting at 23:25.

The Arrow series later introduced another character, Barry Allen, a young scientist who later became The Flash , a superhero who gained his powers through (or rather because of) the explosion of an accelerator of particles. Henceforth with superhuman speed and the power to heal in an accelerated way, he will put his powers at the service of the good, tracking meta-humans, that is to say, other people who have gained superpowers, and using it to do evil . Each year, the two series cross each other on the occasion of a crossover .

The opportunity for the two heroes of The Flash and Arrow to collaborate, and to offer us beautiful moments of complicity. This spin-off is currently broadcast on TF1, and the broadcast is expected to continue for a few more weeks.

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The new series of superheroes of the re-entry

This year in France, viewers will be able to discover two new series of superheroes. And these are related to Arrow and Flash!

Supergirl was born on CBS, but will make its comeback in the United States on the CW , which decided to buy the series to grant him a second season. This show highlights girl power : finally a woman in the role of a super-heroine! Kara Zor-El , alias Supergirl , is the cousin of Superman. She had been sent to Earth to protect him, but was lost on the way, and finally arrived well after him. Surrounded by her acolytes, she will do everything to become a true heroine, even if it is not always easy.

What do we like about this series? Strong female characters. For besides Supergirl itself include Chyler Leigh (Gray's Anatomy), her adopted sister who works for the government, Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal), head of a media empire, or Jenna Dewan Tatum (actress of Sexy Dance and wife of Channing Tatum ) , high-ranking army. In France, the program is already available on the VOD of TF1, and will arrive in November on Série Club, then on TMC. Little secret: Supergirl Flash met during season 1, and will be brought to recross in the Arrow company during its season 2!

Finally, CW's last-born, Legends of Tomorrow . Spin off from Arrow and The Flash, it gathers several secondary characters of the two shows. Under the leadership of Captain Rip Hunter, a master of time, the different heroes will travel back in time to try to save the world. Unseen in France, season 1 of this series will arrive on September 17 next on TMC.

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Cult Superhero series to see and review

In the vein of Supergirl and the girl power , it is impossible not to mention the series Wonder Woman , cult series of the 70s staging the unforgettable Lynda Carter. The latter will make an appearance in Supergirl , to play ... The President of the United States.

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Same universe, another superhero: Batman . Him also created by DC Comics, the bat man does not have super-powers, but it's just like. Incarnated, reincarnated in the cinema, it is on the same small screen. He was the hero of a series in the 60s, and also got several animated series.

Finally, it is impossible not to mention the series Loïs and Clark : the new adventures of Superman. Much more recent, the series dates back to the 90s, and featured Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher in the main roles of the superhero and the reporter.