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‘The Winchesters’ Review: ‘Supernatural’ Prequel Series Gets Off to a Bumpy but Promising Start

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marrying their co-stars in real life. But after over a decade of the longest monster hunter road trip in history that took siblings Sam and Dean to hell and back, (a few times), the series came to an end in 2020.

And closed a chapter on the longest running and one of the most impactful genre shows in history. Six months after Sam (Jared Padelecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) Winchester drove their beloved Impala “Baby” off into the sunset, “The Winchesters,” a prequel series focusing on Sam and Dean’s parents John and Mary Winchester, was announced. “The Winchesters,” premiering on The CW Tuesday night, is the first “Supernatural” spinoff to make it to air.

Achieving what the backdoor pilot “Supernatural: Bloodlines” and the highly anticipated “Wayward Sisters” could not. However, if the pilot released to the press is any indication, executive producers Jensen Ackles, his wife Daneel Ackles and co-creator Robbie Thompson are attempting to introduce a whole new generation to the “Supernatural” ‘verse while at the same time, leaving enough easter eggs to satiate “Supernatural” fans’ healthy appetites.

Whether this is an achievable task remains to be seen. “The Winchesters” is a period piece taking place in The CW’s version of the 1970s and follows John and Mary on their exploits as their relationship grows.

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