“Supernatural” Prequel, “The Winchesters,” at The CW Casts Meg Donnelly and Drake Rodger as Leads

Meg Donnelly and Drake Rodger will star as Mary and John Winchester, the future parents of demon hunters Sam and Dean. Jensen Ackles, who played Dean in the long-running series, will narrate the pilot and serve as an executive producer.

Told from Dean’s perspective, The Winchesters will follow the epic, untold love story of how John Winchester met Mary and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world.

Donnelly was a regular on ABC’s American Housewife, stars in the Disney Channel’s Zombies movie franchise, and will also be part of Disney+’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, will play Mary Campbell, a 19-year-old who’s been fighting the forces of darkness for most of her life. After losing someone close to her, she considers quitting the family business until her father’s disappearance and the arrival of newcomer John Winchester forces her to lead a new team.

John Winchester (Rodger) has recently returned from Vietnam and finds a new mission back home, where his father’s past leads him to a secret organization and a whole new war as a demon hunter.

Robbie Thompson, who took over writing duties on Supernatural after creator/writer Eric Kripke left in 2011, will write and executive produce The Winchesters with Jensen and Danneel Ackles.

The Winchesters is The CW’s third try at a Supernatural spinoff; previous efforts Bloodlines (in 2014) and Wayward Sisters (2017) didn’t go forward. The CW ordered a pilot in early February, along with a Walker- Texas Ranger prequel (exec produced by the parent show’s star and fellow Supernatural alum Jared Padalecki).