RETURNING show! SUPER NATUR AL
SEASON: 10 US BROADCAST: The CW from 7 October UK BROADCAST: TBC
Not many genre shows stay alive for ten years, but Supernatural hits that decade- long milestone this autumn when it returns to find the Winchester brothers in dire straits once more. Dean ( Jensen Ackles) essentially died in the season finale and was resurrected as a black- eyed demon via Crowley ( promoted series regular Mark Sheppard). That leaves Sam on a mission to find and restore his brother with the help of Crowley and a mortal Castiel ( Misha Collins).
Showrunner Jeremy Carver reveals to SFX that the series will open with a tweak to its structure. “I’m excited we’re not doing a classic Big Bad mythology,” Carver explains. “If anything, our Big Bad right at the get go is the fact Dean is a demon. We’re also laying in some very personal building blocks, not just for Sam and Dean, but for Crowley and Castiel as well. If we achieve lift- off, it will feel even more impactful as the season goes on because people will be forced into certain corners. It’s not necessarily a question of good and evil – more ‘ I’ve got to do what I gotta do.’ It will raise some very uncomfortable choices for people.”
In particular Carver says the show will dig deep into the conundrum of whether Sam crosses a moral line in his search for Dean. “Part of that is playing off fan expectations in that in our heart of hearts we all desperately want brothers to look for their brothers. It’s almost the challenge of ‘ What are you willing to accept Sam doing to find and rescue his brother?’ It’s meant to open up those kinds of questions and we do go into it in great detail in the first run of episodes.”
The show will also explore new character pairings that Carver hopes will keep the characters fresh deep into the series run. “The Dean/ Crowley relationship sprung up last year when they realised they were bros in a way. It’s an uncomfortable thing and we’ll see that continue this year. They are truly doing what they promised which is howl at the Moon. But I think Dean would be foolish to think Crowley didn’t have a couple of other plans for them as well – which starts to get these two guys questioning just what this relationship is.”
Carver continues, “And Sam is working with Castiel, actually apart at first. Castiel is not in good shape and would rather not be a burden in Sam’s search for Dean so he’s taking one for the team in lying low. It will cause him to go on a journey of his own which will be very personal and have a far- reaching impact for the year.”