Fans of Supernatural, the long-running CW series which ended a couple of years ago, will recall that the adventure would never have happened had it not been for the Winchester brothers, Sam and Dean’s, parents John and Mary, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Samantha Smith.

Well, now Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly are stepping into the parents’ shoes for a new prequel series, The Winchesters, which will debut on The CW this coming Fall.

As we reported last year (here), the series will feature Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester who will narrate and presumably bookend the episodes. It appears that Supernatural co-star Jared Padalecki (Sam Winchester) has not been brought back.

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The curious thing here, that fans of Supernatural will have spotted, is that in the original series John didn’t know Mary’s true calling until she died but in this series she appears to tell him when she first meets him… that said, with a show like this, there’s probably a myriad of ways to explain it away.

This is not the first time Supernatural had a spin-off series planned (here) but hopefully, this one will land and find its feet because we’d imagine there’s some exciting stories to be told in this universe, still.

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Mary is 19 years old and has been fighting the forces of darkness since she was a child. After losing someone close to her, the hardened hunter considers quitting the family business — until her father’s disappearance and the arrival of newcomer John forces her to lead a new team. John has recently returned from Vietnam. Selfless and clear-headed, he finds a new mission back home, where traces of his father’s past lead him to a secret organization and a whole new war as a hunter.

The Winchesters hits The CW this Fall.