Season 8

Season 8 of Supernatural was announced by The CW Television Network on May 3rd, 2012. Showrunner Sera Gamble is stepping down, leaving Jeremy Carver and Robert Singer as showrunners for Season 8. This season, like Season 7, will have 23 episodes. In addition, Supernatural will air Wednesday nights at 9pm on CW. The season premiere airs October 3, 2012 according to the CW premieres press release.

CW Press Release
The thrilling and terrifying journey of the Winchester brothers continues as Supernatural enters its eighth season. Sam and Dean have spent their lives on the road, battling every kind of supernatural threat. Over the years, after dozens of bloody adventures, they have faced everything from the Yellow-Eyed Demon that killed their mother to vampires, ghosts, shapeshifters, angels and fallen gods. They even came face to face with Lucifer and the Four Horsemen in averting the Apocalypse. With the help of allies - both human and supernatural - they've discovered that every threat they vanquish opens a new door for evil to enter in. In the show's seventh season, their hunt for the dreaded Leviathans - monstrous creatures escaped from Purgatory - has cost them dearly. Claiming the life of their best friend and father-figure, Bobby Singer, and shattering their protector, the fallen angel Castiel, Sam and Dean's battle to somehow defeat the age-old Leviathan threat will take everything they've got. As dawn arrives after their endless struggle and sacrifice to defeat the world's evils, they know that, come nightfall, something otherworldly - something supernatural - will claw its way out of the shadows, demanding their attention.

Main

 * Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
 * Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester

Supporting

 * Misha Collins as Castiel
 * Mark A. Sheppard as Crowley
 * Osric Chau as Kevin Tran
 * Liane Balaban as Amelia
 * Ty Olsson as Benny
 * DJ Qualls as Garth Fitzgerald IV
 * TBA as Naomi

Notes and Trivia

 * WARNING: This section contains potential SPOILERS for Season 8. Read at your own risk.


 * The first episode of the season will be the show's 150th episode.
 * Jensen Ackles will direct the first episode when shooting begins which will be aired third, like Season 7.
 * This episode is reportedly being called "Heartache." This episode will introduce a new recurring character, a doctor named Amelia, who will serve as a new love interest for Sam.
 * UPDATE: Liane Balaban has been cast as Amelia.
 * UPDATE: The title for this episode has been changed to "What's Up Tiger Mommy."
 * UPDATE: The title for this episode has been changed back to "Heartache", while "What's Up Tiger Mommy" is now the second episode of the season.
 * Filming for the first episode began in July.
 * According to Robert Singer, Castiel will appear in an unspecified number of episodes.
 * UPDATE: Castiel will appear in at least eight episodes this season.
 * According to an interview with Rick Worthy, there's a good chance the Alpha Vampire will return this season.
 * According to a TV Guide interview with Robert Singer, both Crowley and Kevin Tran will be back. Furthermore, Singer states that the main storyline of this season will concern the remaining tablets holding The Word of God.
 * Also according to the same interview, there is a possibility that Jody Mills, Charlie Bradbury, and Garth Fitzgerald IV will return.
 * It has been confirmed that Garth will be returning in Season 8 for an episode. Source
 * According to Robert Singer, Dean's time in Purgatory will be told in flashbacks throughout the season.
 * The second episode of this season is titled "We Need To Talk About Kevin" and will introduce a new recurring character called Benny, a vampire who Dean meets in Purgatory.
 * UPDATE: Ty Olsson has been cast as Benny. Source
 * UPDATE: "We Need To Talk About Kevin" is now the title of Season Premiere.
 * The fourth episode is reported to be titled "Bitten." Source
 * This episode will be a ghost facer type episode according to Jared Padalecki in Vancon. Source.
 * The fifth episode is reported to be titled "Blood Brother" and will feature vampires. Source
 * This episode will be written by Ben Edlund and directed by Guy Bee. Source
 * Richard Speight Jr. was seen on set, possibly implying Gabriel returns this season. Source
 * Episode Titles for first 7
 * UPDATE: As stated on TV Guide, this new creature will be important to not only the Winchesters but for Crowley too. "They want something that ties into deep mythology. [It's] something that is very near and dear to their hearts." "This something special will put them at odds with Crowley (mark sheppard), who will become-quite a titanic- issue for the Winchester brothers. Source
 * A new recurring character called Naomi will be introduced in the seventh episode of this season. Source