The Winchesters NYCC panel revealed a Supernatural prequel with more Jensen Ackles than expected
Aquarian stars, missing fathers, bunkers, and flirtatious coffee orders abound in the pilot for The CW’s Supernatural prequel The Winchesters, which focuses on young versions of Sam and Dean’s parents. The show stars Meg Donnelly (Z.O.M.B.I.E.S.) and Drake Rodger (Quiet In My Town) as star-crossed lovers Mary and John Winchester. Rodger, Donnelly, showrunner Robbie Thompson, Ackles and his wife/executive producer/Supernatural cast alum Danneel Ackles all attended a New York Comic Con panel for the new series, which also served as a victory lap for Supernatural. The flagship series ended its 15-season, 327-episode-long run in 2020, but the story is apparently far from over.
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Also on stage, albeit briefly, was Tom Welling, who surprised the NYCC audience with the announcement that he will play Mary Winchester’s father Samuel Campbell. Ackles and Welling worked together before Supernatural on Smallville,and Ackles had a lot of fun teasing that abbreviating The Winchesters to “TW” made him think of another “TW” before revealing his involvement. Ackles also announced that Richard Speight Jr., who played Gabriel and Loki on Supernatural, is directing some episodes. (If Thompson saying “I’m low-key excited” about upcoming cameos was a pun and a hint, Speight might appear on The Winchesters as well.)
One of the most interesting aspects of the pilot is the role played by Supernatural’s own Jensen Ackles. His past and future character Dean doesn’t just narrate the series — and, according to him, pick the music — he appears at the end and sets off on a quest related to the mystery. By running two narratives in two different time periods, The Winchesters keeps Supernatural alive and opens up the possibility for more
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