“Twilight” saga star Peter Facinelli has joined the cast of “Supergirl.” Facinelli will appear on the series in the recurring role of DC Comics character Maxwell Lord. The news was announced at Warner Bros. Television Super Hero Saturday Night event in Hall H at Comic-Con.
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,” according to a release.
“Greg [Berlanti], Ali [Adler] and I have been fans of Peter for years,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg said in a statement. “We’re beyond thrilled to have him join us on ‘Supergirl’s’ first adventures bringing the iconic Maxwell Lord to life.”
“Supergirl” hails from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The series bows on CBS on Oct. 26.
