Supernatural Creator Has Emotional Response To Fans Who Say Show “Got Them Through Tough Times”

Supernatural creator Eric Kripke reveals his emotional response to the many Supernatural fans who were helped through tough times by the show.

After the cancelation of The Winchesters, Supernatural creator Eric Kripke has a touching answer for those who miss the original series. The show ran for 15 years, and the adventures of Sam and Dean Winchester were a leading part of The WB and The CW’s slates. After the series came to an end in 2020, it was followed by the series The Winchesters, which initially appeared to be a prequel, though would be revealed in what’s now the series finale to actually be set in another universe entirely.

As part of the ongoing WGA writers strike, Kripke and many others gathered outside Amazon Studios to picket further work on The Boys season 4 until the dispute was settled, as seen on his Twitter. The creator went on to reflect on the many people in attendance who expressed to him how Supernatural “got them through tough times” in their lives, and how that in turn has impacted him. Check out Kripke’s post below:

Is This The End For Supernatural?

In the hopes of lowering costs and finding a new target audience, The CW has been moving away from scripted television. For Supernatural and The Winchesters, that has been a serious threat to its continued survival. While Supernatural star Misha Collins (Castiel) remains hopeful, the future seems fraught for the series after The Winchesters failed to find a new home following its cancellation, alongside Jared Padalecki’s similar prequel show Walker: Independence.

Prior to The Winchesters, Supernatural had multiple attempts at spinoffs in the past, with Bloodlines having followed hunter-monster relations in Chicago while Supernatural: Wayward Sisters would have followed a group of sisters as they fought the world’s monsters. Seeing as neither show ever made it to air, and The Winchesters was axed after one season, this is another negative sign for Supernatural, indicating that too many concepts failing to gain traction for the extended Supernatural universe may not carry their own weight.

The problem with trying spinoffs for Supernatural is that the heart of the show was always the relationship between Sam, Dean, and their found family. Their emotional bonds were more central to the story than any of the demons or killers they met along the way, and as such trying to center any spinoff around characters who aren’t Sam, Dean, and arguably Castiel, is always going to be a challenge precisely because of that. If Supernatural is ever to continue in some fashion, it will likely need to stay true to the characters that kept the show successful in the first place.