Supergirl Milly Alcock Prepares to Take Flight

Has the famously fickle Game of Thrones fandom prepared Alcock for the inevitable backlash she’ll face? “It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on. We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies,” she says. “I can’t really stop them. I can only be myself.”

Filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott have also shared their own misgivings about the superhero genre. Alcock doesn’t mind: “I get it. They’ve been around for fucking ever making phenomenal films,” she says when asked a question she’ll inevitably face during the looming Supergirl press tour. “Not every film is for everyone. The beauty of art is that you can be selective.”

For her next moves, Alcock has selected Thumb—a comedy about a severed digit featuring Sofía Vergara and Kate McKinnon—and Hot Mother, about a mother (Toni Collette) and daughter (Alcock) who get trapped in a sauna at a remote wellness spa. After that, “I want to work with a bunch of really cool young women,” Alcock says. “Rachel Sennott is fucking fab. She’s pioneering the Gen Z voice at the moment. I’m excited to see how this generation reflects our insidious day-to-day relationship with the internet and parasocial relationships.”

Alcock’s own Instagram, where she posts for an audience of nearly 2 million followers and counting, is charmingly uncurated. She hard-launched her relationship with London-based chef Joseph “Jo” Powell in June 2025 by sharing an image of Powell wearing an “I Love My Girlfriend” shirt. “I don’t really think about it, which is bad,” she says, petting her new kitten—a black Persian who bears a strong resemblance to the bug-eyed soot sprites in Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. “Everything that happened to me career-wise didn’t make me rethink who I am. I’m sure bad things will happen, and I’ll have to be more conscious. But at the moment I’m just a 25-year-old girl living in London. I’m not trying to brand myself.”

Manicure products by Dior Le Baume; hair, Kota Suizu; makeup, Florrie White; manicure, Charly Avenell; tailor, Michelle Warner; set design, Josh Stovell. Produced on location by Fuse Productions. For details go to VF.com/credits.