‘Supernatural’ Stars Agree To Seasons 9 & 10 – To End The Series?

UPDATE: ‘Supernatural’ Showrunner & Padalecki Ready for Season 11, 12 & Beyond

Supernatural season 8 is set to begin this October – but fans now have more than just a refreshed version of their favorite series to look forward to, as series stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles have announced that they’ve agreed to return for seasons 9 and 10.
Appearing at the Supernatural NJ Convention this weekend, Padalecki revealed to attending fans that he and Ackles intend to continue with the series into it its tenth season, if The CW continues to renew the show.


Padalecki and Ackles’ announcement appears to be falling in line with what new series showrunner, Jeremy Carver, previously told us about his goal of creating a story-arc that would lead Supernatural to the end in season 10.
Coming off of a few controversial seasons (in terms of quality), Supernatural fans may either love or hate the idea of their favorite hunters making it to year 10. However, unlike most series, Supernatural producers have admitted to the challenges they have faced as the series grows older, as well as what they’re going to do to make sure the show fans know and love will return – and stay – to its former greatness.
Having a series reach the ten-year mark on the air is a television miracle in its own right, but one that is able to maintain an expected level the quality throughout is almost unheard of. Though there have been a few missteps along the way, the return of Jeremy Carver – longtime Supernatural writer and Being Human (US) creator – as showrunner should help to breath new live into the cult series.

Now that Padalecki and Ackles are on board with the producers’ plans, Supernatural fans have to question whether this will be the final announcement of the continuation of the series. Following in the same path of Smallville, hitting season 10 may very well be the end of the series – either due to CW putting an end to it, or the stars looking to move on.
Ackles has already hinted that he’s been taking a note from Smallville’s Tom Welling working behind-the-scenes, perhaps revealing his post-Supernatural plans. Having directed some episodes of Supernatural, Ackles has previously stated that he’s indeed looking to break into the tight-knit circle of television directors.
That being said, if Supernatural seasons 8, 9, and 10 hit the ground running, the adventures of Sam and Dean may very well continue beyond year ten. Having moved Supernatural from its Friday time slot to Wednesday, The CW is certainly looking to use the show to help drive viewers into its core programming block. Combined with new series Arrow, The CW may very well create an extremely strong coupling that they’ll want to continue as long as possible.
Of course, since Supernatural season 10 is still more than two-years away from its (potential) premiere, it might be better to focus on what’s to come in season 8.
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'Supernatural' Season 9: CW Releases First Promo Photo Of Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki And Misha Collins

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We're two months away from the Season 9 premiere of "Supernatural" (Tues., Oct. 8 at 9 p.m. ET) but The CW has given fans a tantalizing tease with a newly released behind-the-scenes image from a recent promotional photo shoot, featuring the three stars -- and surviving members of Team Free Will -- Jensen Ackles (Dean), Jared Padalecki (Sam) and Misha Collins (Castiel).

It will be a big year for "Supernatural," which plans to launch a spinoff from the backdoor pilot planned for the 20th episode of Season 9, if all goes to plan. The new show is reportedly designed to be more of an ensemble than its predecessor, and will “explore the clashing monster and human characters ... have main characters who are both human and monsters" and explore their families.
As for "Supernatural" itself, showrunner Jeremy Carver promised a more character-centric story for Season 9, which will include more of the show's secondary players. "We're really including some of our supporting characters in big ways this year," he told HuffPost TV at Comic-Con. "We're doing a lot more B and C stories than you've ever seen from the show before, and we're really maximizing the new position that some of our favorite characters are finding themselves in."
He added, "The decisions [the characters] made at the end of last year are really causing a tremendous amount of fall-out, and that includes Castiel as well. Those decisions are going to propel them into some even greater and deeper and scarier decisions at the beginning of this season, that are going to have far-reaching, very personal consequences for our brothers."
Despite the spinoff, fans don't need to say goodbye to "Supernatural" yet -- CW president Mark Pedowitz sees no end in sight for the fan-favorite series. "I would love 'Supernatural' to continue for as long as they can continue, as long as they have great stories to tell," he told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour. "From what I've read, Jeremy Carver is writing arcs that could go longer. As long as fans are there and ratings are there, there's no reason it couldn't continue ... If they can still tell great stories and Jared and Jensen still want to do it, why wouldn't you continue?"
For more behind the scenes "Supernatural" goodies, check the show's official Twitter account.
"Supernatural" Season 9 premieres Tuesday, October 8 at 9 p.m. ET on The CW.