| “ | At one point I wanted to do an anthology show. Another time, I wanted to do a series about a reporter who works for a tabloid magazine, pretty much a rip-off of the original Kolchak: The Night Stalker. And then, finally, just through development with the studio, settled on this idea of telling these stories in the format of this Route 66: Great American Road Trip with these two brothers. | ” |
— Eric Kripke
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Eric Kripke (born April 24, 1974) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is the creator of the Supernatural series.
Kripke currently serves as Executive Consultant, after serving as the show's primary showrunner for the first five seasons, of which he was noted for creating a uniquely detailed five-year plan.
After Season 5, Kripke stepped down from his role as showrunner and was succeeded by Sera Gamble. Subsequently, he created a new series Revolution. Kripke's earlier work includes the brief series Tarzan, and he has also written and co-produced the film Boogeyman. Additionally, he is known for creating the acclaimed series The Boys.
| “ | We were reaching the end of this five-year story line [so] I thought the timing was right. I knew that we were closing this chapter and opening a new one. It felt like it was the right time to take a step back and focus on new projects, but still keep my grubby little mitts in the show. It was a lot about Sera and her enthusiasm and her ambition. I really think after five years of all of my crap, to have someone who has a fresh perspective and a fresh energy on these characters and this universe is healthy for the show. Supernatural has always been a show about reinvention. We try really hard not to do the same thing. I thought that Sera's increased involvement really helped guarantee that this season is going to feel a little different, a little fresher. She has a different sensibility. | ” |
— Kripke on why he stepped down.
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| “ | I made a mistake very early in my career on Supernatural. I had a plan that ended the show after five years. After five years, Bob, Sera Gamble and I had the really difficult task of rebooting the show off the story line that I had basically been wrapping up in season 5. I think we really learned our lesson from that point forward. We created a more durable mythology that would end if we needed to end and would keep going if we wanted to keep going. I know Jared and Jensen are on board and doing great. I think our feeling is that we're happy to keep going as long as the network will have us. I think we're designed to really keep going and keep exploring. | ” |
— Kripke on the Future of Supernatural.
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| “ | There's only one scene that I haven't done that I would've done for the end of the show and I'm certainly not going to give it away, maybe one day I will. But I can assure the fans that my ending was so much darker than the ending they're going with, so anyone who's like, 'Kripke should've ended it,' I'm like, 'You would've hated my ending!' Because it was a horror movie and it was going to have a horror movie ending, so I can promise you the ending [they went with] you'll love much more than if you had let me end the show." | ” |
— Kripke ultimately concurred that the ending Andrew Dabb and Robert Singer wrote was indeed the appropriate one.
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Writer[]
Season 1[]
- Pilot
- Wendigo (with Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes Burton)
- Bloody Mary (with Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes Burton)
- Home
- Shadow
- Devil's Trap
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
Season 4[]
Season 5[]
- Sympathy for the Devil
- The Real Ghostbusters (with Nancy Weiner)
- Swan Song (with Eric 'Giz' Gewirtz)
Season 6[]
Director[]
Season 2[]
Season 4[]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Director | Producer | |||
| Battle of the Sexes | 1997 | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| Truly Committed | 1997 | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| Boogeyman | 2005 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| The Adjustment Bureau | 2011 | No | No | Yes, associate | |
| The House with a Clock in Its Walls | 2018 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Butcher: A Short Film | 2020 | Yes | No | Yes, executive | Short film |
Television[]
| Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | ||||
| Tarzan | 2003 | Yes | No | Yes, 2 episodes | Yes | The WB | Credited as developer, not creator |
| Supernatural | 2005–20 | Yes | Yes, 2 episodes | Yes, 17 episodes | Yes | The WB/The CW | Executive producer (seasons 1,2,3,4,5 and 6, Bloodlines: 127 episodes); Executive consultant (seasons 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 and 15: 200 episodes) |
| Ghostfacers | 2010 | Yes | No | No | Yes | The CW | Web series |
| Supernatural: The Animation | 2011 | Yes | No | No | No | BS11 | Animated series |
| Revolution | 2012–14 | Yes | No | Yes, 4 episodes | Yes | NBC | |
| Timeless | 2016–18 | Yes | No | Yes, 1 episode | Yes | ||
| The Boys | 2019–present | Yes | Yes, 2 episodes | Yes, 3 episodes | Yes | Amazon Prime Video | Credited as developer, not creator |
| The Boys Presents: Diabolical | 2022 | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||
| Gen V | 2023 | Yes | No | Yes, 1 episode | Yes | Credited as developer, not creator | |
Trivia[]
- Originally Kripke never intended for angels (excluding Lucifer) to appear on the series. "[My initial storyline] always involved Sam and Dean fighting demons and climbing up that ladder and eventually fighting Lucifer. I hadn't really considered angels. People would pitch me angel episodes and I would say no to them. In between seasons 3 and 4 we were all talking about it and I sort of realized we were missing another side of a coin and, hence, we introduced Cas in the season 4 opener. That idea of introducing angels – which became such a huge part of the show – was not initially part of the plan." [1]
- Eric Kripke later hired Misha Collins to play "Eliot Ness" on Timeless, a series he co-created with Shawn Ryan.
- When Supernatural was announced to be ending, Kripke originally expressed interest in returning for the series finale. "Just hearing from fans, I at least want to have a couple of conversation with those guys and make sure that we send Sam and Dean off into the sunset in a way that makes everybody happy". However, this did not materialize, and Kripke acknowledged that his recent agreement with Sony would make it tricky with the CW. "You're at two warring houses, so I'm not sure if they'll let me go over there." [2]
See Also[]
References[]
External links[]
Eric Kripke at the Internet Movie Database- Eric Kripke at Wikipedia