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. 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 (14/23)
 * Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester (14/23)
 * Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer (5/23)
 * Misha Collins as Castiel (9/23), Asmodeus (1/23) and Cosmic Entity (1/23)
 * Alexander Calvert as Jack (7/23)

Special Guest Stars

 * Loretta Devine as Missouri Moseley (1/23)
 * Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer (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)
 * Courtney Ford as Kelly Kline (1/23)
 * Lisa Berry as Billie (1/23)
 * Osric Chau as 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)
 * Brendan Taylor as Doug Stover (1/23)

Co-Stars

 * Christian Keyes as Michael (3/23)
 * Jeffrey Vincent Parise as Asmodeus (3/23)
 * Clark Backo as Patience Turner (3/23)
 * Erica Cerra as Duma (2/23)
 * Yadira Guevara-Prip as Kaia Nieves and Alternate Kaia Nieves (2/23)
 * Danneel Harris-Ackles as Anael (1/23)
 * Chad Rook as Zachariah (1/23)
 * Carlena Britch as Miriam (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 has been 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 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.