Every Way The Winchesters TV Show Can Exist Within Supernatural Canon
The Winchesters risks breaking established Supernatural canon — here are the potential workarounds that could avoid a prequel paradox. First announced in June 2021, The Winchesters will expand Supernatural's story — by going back to where it all began. Starring Drake Rodger as John Winchester, Meg Donnelly as Mary Campbell, and Jensen Ackles as the voice of Dean, The Winchesters chronicles Sam and Dean's parents in the years before marriage, kids, and Lucifer.
As soon as The Winchesters was announced, however, fans questioned how the prequel could slot into Supernatural's timeline. The initial synopsis teased young John Winchester as a hunter, but only Mary should know about the paranormal. More recent details have only worsened those continuity concerns. John and Mary's ages suggest The Winchesters will take place shortly after the deal with Azazel (from Supernatural season 4's «In The Beginning»), but Mary's synopsis retcons her relationship with John by claiming they've only just met, rather than being almost engaged. Her background ignores Samuel Campbell's death by saying he «disappeared,» while John's character description confirms that post-Vietnam hunter career.
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It's possible The Winchesters will simply break canon for the sake of telling a more interesting story. It's also possible these early synopses won't accurately reflect the finished product. Assuming the details released thus far hold true, however, can The Winchesters carry on without going wayward?
The easiest solution to The Winchesters' continuity woes is shifting the narrative to an alternate universe. Supernatural has done the hard work here, confirming the existence of countless parallel realities —
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