Get ready for Naomi with showrunner Jill Blankenship and star Kaci Walfall.
“We’re balancing equally these two parts of Naomi’s life.”
“Naomi will be relatable to a lot of people,” says Walfall, 17.
Kaci Walfall as Naomi McDuffie, a comic book geek with a hidden destiny, on ‘Naomi’.Fernando Decillis/THE CW
“It’s about Naomi’s journey to fully become herself.
She’s not going to become the person she will eventually become right away.
(In the pages of DC Comics, the superheroes Hawkman and Hawkgirl hail from Thanagar.)
Alexander Wraith as the winged alien Dee on ‘Naomi’.The CW
“He’s kind of like her Mr. Miyagi,” says Walfall.
“He really believes in her more than she can believe in herself.
But Dee is just one of the many other-worldly beings Naomi will encounter.
“We are going deep.
I’m confident DC fans will pleasantly surprised with our cosmic cameos,” teases Blankenship.
“Over the season, Naomi’s world expands in such a huge way.”
Up, up, and away she goes.
Naomialso stars Barry Watson, Mouzam Makkar, Cranston Johnson, Aidan Gemme, and Will Meyers.
It premieres Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 9 p.m. on The CW.
