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The Winchesters Release Date, Spoilers & Update: Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki Had This One Advice For Spinoff's Stars


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The Winchesters will follow John and Mary Winchester, the first monster hunters, as they start the family heritage of "saving people, hunting things." as portrayed by Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly, respectively.

Naturally, the spin-off's stars have large shoes to fill, and iconic Supernatural duo Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are here to make sure that happens.

The Winchesters Will Embody What Supernatural Did, Showrunner Says

Although the couple is similar to their future sons, Sam (Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Ackles), The Winchesters will begin with a larger gang of hunters, as John and Mary meet other hunters, Carlos (Jojo Fleites) and Latika (Nida Kurshid) during their eventful adventure.

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"We are embodying a lot of what Supernatural did, at the same time, Supernatural was a two-hander," The Winchesters showrunner Robbie Thompson told Entertainment Weekly. "That family expanded as characters like Castiel (Misha Collins) and Bobby (Jim Beaver) and others came in, but we're starting with a larger family."

The first few seasons of Supernatural, where the hunters battled "monsters of the week" in addition to a "big bad" for the entire season, will also serve as inspiration for the spin-off, according to Thompson.

However, Thompson admitted that "you can't recreate Supernatural" and that The Winchesters will instead shine "a light on new corners of the Supernatural universe."

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Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki's Advice to The Winchesters' New Stars

Padalecki and Ackles, who will executive produce and narrate the spin-off, have welcomed Rodger and Donnelly into the Supernatural family with a piece of advice for the stars.

"This isn't just coming on to a new thing, this is something that has 15 years of intense storytelling and you guys are a representative of this thing that we built, of the family," Ackles said. "There's a big population of people that are very protective of the story."

There's no pressure, Ackles said in jest, adding that he "didn't work my ass off for 15 years to have you kids come in here and f—k it up."

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The Winchesters drops on The CW on Oct. 11.


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