In Variety's Returning Fall 2018 TV Shows Preview Gallery, EPs Queller and Rovner preview that Supergirl will be tackling a lot of topical issues and flesh out Kara's reporter arc in season 4.
Wearing a black bodysuit, Alex Danvers the D.E.O director, was kitted out in a cool looking laser gun with a backpack. Played by Chlyer Leigh, she was pictured crouching behind a police car as people fled around her.