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‘The Winchesters’ Season 1 Episode 1: Photos, Plot, Cast and Air Date

September 28, 2022

The CW’s dipping back into the world of Supernatural with The Winchesters, a prequel to the popular drama that had an impressive 15 season run. The Winchesters delves into the backstories of John and Mary Winchester, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Samantha Smith in Supernatural. Season one episode one premieres on October 11, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT and introduces the younger versions of John and Mary, played by Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly.

The season one cast also includes Supernatural‘s Jensen Ackles reprising his role as Dean to narrate the prequel. Nida Khurshid plays Latika, Jonathan “Jojo” Fleites is Carlos, Demetria McKinney stars as Ada, and Bianca Kajlich is John’s mom, Millie.

Glen Winter directed the first episode from a script by Robbie Thompson. Executive producers include Thompson, Ackles, Danneel Ackles, David H. Goodman, and McG.

The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 1 — Drake Rodger as John and Meg Donnelly as Mary in ‘The Winchesters’ season 1 episode 1 (Photo: Matt Miller © 2022 The CW Network, LLC.)

The Series Premiere Plot: Before Sam and Dean, there were their parents, John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester (Ackles), The Winchesters is the epic, untold love story of how John Winchester (Rodger) met Mary Campbell (Donnelly) and put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world. When John returns home from fighting in Vietnam, a mysterious encounter sparks a new mission to trace his father’s past.

In his journey, he crosses paths with 19-year-old demon hunter Mary, who is also searching for answers after the disappearance of her own father. Together, the two join forces with young hunter-in-training Latika (Khurshid) and easygoing hunter Carlos (Fleites) to uncover the hidden truths about both their families. Their investigation leads them to a rare book emporium, whose owner Ada (McKinney) takes an interest to the occult and could provide the missing pieces to their puzzle.

But secrets run deep for both the Winchesters and Campbells, and despite the best efforts of John’s mother Millie (Kajlich) to protect her son from pursuing a dangerous life of demon hunting, John and Mary are both determined to work together to uphold their families’ legacies while beginning to form a family of their own.