Last year seemed to signify the end of an era for The CW, as Supernatural came to an end after fifteen seasons. On Thursday night, that proved to not quite be the case, with word that a prequel series is currently in development at the network. The hypothetical series, called The Winchesters, would follow the younger exploits of the parents of Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles), and would be executive produced by Ackles and his wife, fellow Supernatural alum Danneel Ackles. The news of the potential series definitely surprised the Supernatural fandom — and as a new series of social media posts proves, it also surprised Padalecki, who took to Twitter to respond to the news. While retweeting Ackles’ tweet announcing the prequel, Padalecki revealed that while he’s “happy for” his former co-star, he wished he’d “heard about this some way other than Twitter”, and admitted that he was “bummed” at Sam’s lack of involvement in the series.
Dude. Happy for you. Wish I heard about this some way other than Twitter. I’m excited to watch, but bummed that Sam Winchester had no involvement whatsoever. https://t.co/bAcEvFKM7p
No. It’s not. This is the first I’ve heard about it. I’m gutted. https://t.co/1i8eC8YAdV
