Many Supernatural fans rejoiced in 2021 after it was revealed that Jensen Ackles was continuing the franchise with a prequel series. That show, The Winchesters, ultimately made its debut in the fall of 2022 and, while it amassed a devoted fanbase, it struggled on The CW. That’s likely a major reason why the network ultimately opted to cancel it after a single season. Ackles didn’t give up hope, however, as he kicked off a viral campaign to save the series and stated that he’d look to shop the series somewhere else. Though things don’t seem to have gone the EP’s way, as it looks like the show is now officially dead, and Ackles has released a statement.
The freshman series was unable to secure a new network home, according to sources for TVLine. With that, the #SaveTheWinchesters initiative has proven to be unsuccessful. Per the news outlet, all efforts to shop the dark fantasy series around have effectively ended. This development surely comes as a major blow for fans, who’d since rallied around the prequel in the hopes of saving it. And of course, this certainly isn’t how EP and Jensen Ackles – who recently signed a deal with Amazon – would’ve liked things to have panned out. Despite that, he took to Twitter to share a grateful message:
