Summary
- Jared Padalecki confirmed a role on
The Boys
for season 5 is in the works. - Jensen Ackles and Padalecki hope to reunite with
The Boys
creator Eric Kripke, who created
Supernatural
as well. - Fans anticipate Padalecki’s appearance on
The Boys
as a Supernatural reunion with Jensen.
It appears Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles could be giving fans the Supernatural reunion they’ve been asking for, but not in the way they expected. In an interview with Deadline, Padalecki seems to have confirmed that he will indeed appear in season five of Prime Video’s The Boys, the critically acclaimed superhero drama from Eric Kripke, the creator of Supernatural.
The Boys
- Release Date
- July 26, 2019
- Seasons
- 4
- Studio
- Amazon Studios
Padalecki and Ackles starred as Sam and Dean Winchester throughout 15 seasons and 327 episodes of Supernatural, as the brothers took on the family business of saving people and hunting things, including demons and creatures, and even the devil himself. The show has an incredibly loyal fan base that has clamored for a reunion ever since the final episode aired in November 2020. When asked by Deadline if he would appear with his Supernatural co-stars on The Boys, Padalecki confirmed a role was in the works.
The answer is yes, we have talked (about a role). As a matter of fact, we talked today. I think at this point in my acting life, I only want to work on projects that I really care about or with people that I really care about, and obviously Eric and I are indelibly connected forever.
If Padalecki does appear, it will be just in time, as the show will end with the upcoming fifth season. While there seemed to be some ambiguity in his initial answer about discussions to appear, Padalecki followed up with a definitive statement that he was only waiting for a call to film a role:
I don’t think (Season 5) films until next year, but I will be ready when he makes the phone call. I’ll just say ‘Okay, when am I flying out?’
The Supernatural Legacy Continues in The Boys
Supernatural was a landmark hit for the CW Network, and had a life-altering effect on its actors and creator Eric Kripke. The show made stars out of Ackles and Padalecki, who also met his wife Genevieve Cortese on the set. She went on to star with her husband on the CW series Walker, which just ended a four-season run. Kripke went on to create the series Revolution and Timeless for NBC before creating The Boys for Prime Video in 2019.
If Padalecki joins The Boys next season, Ackles won’t be the only familiar face in the cast. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who played Sam and Dean’s father John Winchester on Supernatural, also joined The Boys cast for the fourth season. Jim Beaver, who played Bobby on Supernatural, has appeared on The Boys as well, as the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
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Jensen plays Soldier Boy on The Boys in season three and in its Prime Video spinoff, Gen V. Although he has yet to appear in season four, a future appearance is always a possibility. Morgan portrays Kessler on the series, an agent with history with Karl Urban’s Billy Butcher. Morgan continues to appear as Negan in The Walking Dead spinoff Dead City.
Kripke had discussed reuniting his Supernatural actors for some time, as their ongoing friendship and mutual respect made working together again a priority. “I mean, he created Supernatural. He created Sam Winchester,” Padalecki said. “He created Ruby (played by Genevieve Padalecki), who I ended up marrying and starting a family with. I adore him. I adore his humor. I adore him as a person, his storytelling. So I can’t wait.”
You can view the trailer for the fourth season of The Boys here:
