Season 12



Supernatural was renewed for a twelfth season by The CW on March 12, 2016. The season consists of 23 episodes and aired on Thursdays at 9:00 pm EST for the first 8 episodes before moving to 8:00 pm EST in January 2017. Filming began on July 12, 2016 and ended on April 26, 2017.

The season premiered on October 13, 2016 with Keep Calm and Carry On and ended with a two-part season finale Who We Are and All Along the Watchtower on May 18, 2017.

Season Summary
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Main Cast

 * Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester (23/23)
 * Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester (23/23)
 * Mark Sheppard as Crowley (12/23)
 * Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer (7/23)
 * Misha Collins as Castiel (11/23)

Special Guest Stars

 * Rick Springfield as Vince Vincente (1/23) and Lucifer (3/23)
 * Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer (1/23)

Guest Stars

 * Samantha Smith as Mary Winchester (13/23)
 * Elizabeth Blackmore as Lady Toni Bevell (5/23)
 * Ruth Connell as Rowena MacLeod (5/23)
 * Shoshannah Stern as Eileen Leahy (2/23)
 * Lisa Berry as Billie (2/23)
 * Kim Rhodes as Jody Mills (2/23)
 * Adam Rose as Aaron Bass (1/23)
 * Theo Devaney as Gavin MacLeod (1/23)
 * Rick Worthy as Alpha Vampire (1/23)
 * Kathryn Love Newton as Claire Novak (1/23)
 * Katherine Ramdeen as Alex Jones (1/23)
 * Nels Lennarson as Walt (1/23)
 * Kerry van der Griend as Roy (1/23)
 * Mackenzie Murdock as Bearded Demon (1/23)

Co-Stars

 * David Haydn-Jones as Arthur Ketch (12/23)
 * Adam Fergus as Mick Davies (6/23)
 * Courtney Ford as Kelly Kline (5/23)
 * Woody Jeffreys as Tommy (3/23)
 * Kara Royster as Alicia Banes (3/23)
 * Ali Ahn as Dagon (3/23)
 * Gillian Barber as Doctor Hess (3/23)
 * Stephen Lobo as Rick Sanchez (2/23)
 * Kendrick Sampson as Max Banes (2/23)
 * Gil Darnell as Adolf Hitler/Nauhaus (1/23)
 * Shaine Jones as Asa Fox (1/23)
 * David Chisum as Jefferson Rooney (1/23) and Lucifer (1/23)
 * Alicia Witt as Lily Sunder (1/23)
 * Alvina August as Tasha Banes (1/23)
 * Alexander Calvert as Jack (1/23)

Trivia

 * The season was made available on Netflix for streaming on May 26, 2017.
 * The season averaged with 1.68 million viewers and a 0.6 rating, making this the least watched and lowest rated season of the entire series. To see the ratings of each episode, visit this page.
 * This season has the second least watched episode of the entire series; The Future (1.38 million)
 * This is the first season to have humans as one of the main antagonists.
 * This is the second season where Lucifer is a main antagonist with Season 5 being the first one.
 * This is the first season since Season 1 and Season 2 to feature a yellow-eyed demon alive in the present timeline.
 * This is the first and only season to feature more than one Prince of Hell deaths. Azazel died in Season 2 while Asmodeus is yet to be introduced on the show.
 * As of this season, every member of Team Free Will have killed a Prince of Hell. Dean killed Azazel, Sam killed Ramiel and Castiel killed Dagon.
 * This season marks the final appearance of Crowley.
 * This is the first season to feature another death of an Alpha since Season 6.
 * This is the second season to feature a Nephilim. The first one was Season 8.
 * This is the sixth season to feature The Colt with seasons 1 to 3, 5 and 6 being the first five.
 * This is the first season since season 9 to feature the death of a Big Bad within their season. In this case, Arthur Ketch. It also features the deaths of Rowena MacLeod and Crowley.
 * This is the fourth season to not feature Hell in any way. Seasons 1, 9 and 10 are the first three.
 * This is the fifth season to not feature Heaven. Seasons 1 to 4 are the first four. Only the Heavenly Portal is seen in this season.
 * This is the fourth season to feature a death of a main character. The first one is Season 2 when Sam Winchester died in All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 1, the second is in Season 3 when Dean Winchester died in No Rest for the Wicked and the third is Season 5 when Sam Winchester and Castiel died in Swan Song. This one features the deaths of Crowley and Castiel.
 * This is the first season where all members of Team Free Will died.
 * Sam and Dean temporarily died in First Blood and Castiel died in All Along the Watchtower.
 * Eight recurring characters from previous seasons have been permanently killed off in this season: Alpha Vampire, Billie, Crowley, Eileen Leahy, Gavin MacLeod, Joshua, Lady Toni Bevell and Roy.
 * This is the sixth season to not have a main cast member direct an episode. Seasons 1 to 5 were the first five. Jensen Ackles directed an episode from seasons 6 (Weekend at Bobby's), 7 (The Girl Next Door), 8 (Heartache), 10 (Soul Survivor) and 11 (The Bad Seed) while Misha Collins directed an episode from season 9 (Mother's Little Helper).
 * Richard Speight Jr. directed two episodes this season, making him the first cast member to direct multiple episodes in one season.
 * This season marks the directorial debut of Amanda Tapping, the actress that portrayed Naomi in Season 8.
 * This is the first season to have 5 series regulars as Mark Pellegrino has been promoted as of Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell. This season also marks his first season as a series regular.
 * However, this is the final season where Mark Sheppard is credited as a series regular.
 * This is the first season to have an Archangel as one of the main characters, although it can be argued that Lucifer was a main character when possessing Castiel in Season 11.
 * This is the second season to have two new episodes air in one night. The first one was Season 6.
 * This is the first season where Andrew Dabb and Robert Singer are the showrunners.