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The big bad for next year’s Supergirl has been revealed early – it’ll be Reign, played by Pure Genius’ Odette Annable.

The character was created as part of the New 52 reset of the DC Universe recently. She was one of five Worldkillers created by Zor-El, who later came to regret his part in the creation of the blood-thirsty, super-powerful monsters. Reign and her partners survived Krypton’s destruction, but her origin remained a mystery even to her. In the comics, Reign becomes an enemy of Supergirl when she arrives on Earth, with plans to conquer it.

“Greg [Berlanti] and I have wanted to work with Odette for years,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg explained. “We are beyond excited to have her join our cast in the scary, powerful and heartbreaking role of Reign.”