Season 13



Supernatural was renewed for a thirteenth season by The CW on January 8, 2017. The season will consist of 23 episodes and air on Thursdays at 8PM EST.

Preparation for the season began on June 26, 2017. Filming began on July 12, 2017 and will end on April 19, 2018.

The season premiered on October 12, 2017 with Lost & Found and will end with Let the Good Times Roll on May 17, 2018. The season will be made available on Netflix a week after the final episode.

Season Summary
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Main Cast

 * Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester (16/23)
 * Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester (16/23) and Buddy (1/23)
 * Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer (5/23)
 * Misha Collins as Castiel (10/23), Cosmic Entity (1/23) , Asmodeus (1/23) , and Alternate Zachariah (1/23)
 * Alexander Calvert as Jack (7/23)

Special Guest Stars

 * Jim Beaver as Alternate Bobby Singer (1/23)
 * Loretta Devine as Missouri Moseley (1/23)
 * Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones (1/23)
 * Matthew Lilliard as Shaggy Rogers (1/23)
 * Grey DeLisle-Griffin as Daphne Blake (1/23)
 * Kate Micucci as Velma Dinkley (1/23)

Guest Stars

 * Samantha Smith as Mary Winchester (4/23)
 * Keith Szarabajka as Donatello Redfield (3/23) and Asmodeus (1/23)
 * Kim Rhodes as Jody Mills (3/23)
 * David Haydn-Jones as Arthur Ketch (2/23)
 * Briana Buckmaster as Donna Hanscum (2/23)
 * Don Messick as Scooby-Doo (1/23)
 * Courtney Ford as Mia Vallens (1/23)
 * Lisa Berry as Billie (1/23)
 * Osric Chau as Alternate Kevin Tran (1/23)
 * Katherine Ramdeen as Alex Jones (1/23)
 * Kathryn Love Newton as Claire Novak (1/23)
 * Ruth Connell as Rowena MacLeod (1/23)
 * Richard Speight Jr. as Gabriel (1/23)
 * Amanda Tapping as Naomi (0/23)
 * Alex Barima as Drexel (1/23)
 * Brendan Taylor as Doug Stover (1/23)

Co-Stars

 * Jeffrey Vincent Parise as Asmodeus (3/23)
 * Christian Keyes as Alternate Michael (3/23)
 * Clark Backo as Patience Turner (3/23)
 * Adrian Holmes as James Moseley (2/23)
 * Erica Cerra as Duma (2/23)
 * Yadira Guevara-Prip as Kaia Nieves and Alternate Kaia Nieves (2/23)
 * Aubrey Arnason as Bartender and Asmodeus (1/23) ​ (episode 2) ​
 * Danneel Harris-Ackles as Anael (1/23)
 * Chad Rook as Alternate Zachariah (1/23)
 * La'Mya Jackson as Young Patience Turner (1/23)

Trivia

 * This is the first season to have an episode air on Thanksgiving.
 * However, War of the Worlds has become the least watched and lowest rated episode of the entire series due to airing on that date.
 * This is the second season to feature an animation in an episode with Season 8 being the first one.
 * This is the third season to feature a Nephilim with Season 8 and Season 12 being the first two.
 * This is the second season to feature multiple Archangels in the same season with Season 5 being the first one.
 * This is the first season since Season 11 to feature a Prophet and Heaven.
 * This is the second season to feature an Arachne with Season 6 being the first one.
 * This is the third season to feature a ghoul with Season 4 and Season 6 being the first two.
 * This is the fourth season to feature a Cupid with Season 5, Season 8 and Season 10 being the first three.
 * This is the first season to have characters from the same alternate universe appear in multiple episodes.
 * This is the first season to feature multiple alternate universes.
 * The writers returned to work on May 15.
 * Whereas the previous seasons have 184 shooting days, this season will only have 179. This is due to ScoobyNatural, the animated episode, only requiring a few days of live shooting.
 * This is the first season to have an early renewal from The CW network.
 * Mark Sheppard will not return to the show as a series regular this season, and has stated that there are no plans for him to return to the show. He also tweeted he will still attend conventions except for Creation ones in 2018.
 * It was reported on August 10, 2017 that Alexander Calvert will be replacing him as a series regular.
 * This is the second season to have 5 series regulars with Season 12 being the first one.
 * Richard Speight Jr. will return to direct two episodes, making this season his second where he directs multiple episodes in one season with Season 12 being the first one.
 * Jensen Ackles was supposed to direct an episode this season but due to the opening of his brewery Family Business Beer Co., he had to cancel.
 * The writing staff is the same as Season 12: Brad Buckner, Davy Perez, Eugenie Ross-Leming, John Bring, Meredith Glynn, Robert Berens and Steve Yockey.
 * This is the first season since Season 8 where the 21st episode isn't written by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming.
 * This is the first season since Season 7 where Jim Beaver had multiple appearances.
 * This is the second season where Andrew Dabb and Robert Singer are the showrunners with Season 12 being the first one.
 * This is the second to feature a backdoor pilot for a planned spin-off with Season 9 being the first one. This season features the backdoor pilot for Wayward Sisters while the latter season featured the pilot for Bloodlines.
 * This is the second season to have multiple cast members direct an episode with Season 12 being the first one.
 * This is the sixth season where Misha Collins portrays multiple characters with Season 4, Season 6, Season 7, Season 10, and Season 11 being the first four.
 * With four, this is the first season where he portrays more than two characters. This also makes him the first and only main cast member to do so.