Eric Kripke

“	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

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 as showrunner and was replaced with Sera Gamble. He then went on to create a new series, Revolution. Kripke previously worked on the short-lived series Tarzan and has also written and co-produced the movie Boogeyman.

“	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.

“	“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 storyline 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.

Episodes written

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

• In My Time of Dying
• All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 2 with (Michael T. Moore)

Season 3

• The Magnificent Seven with (Emily McLaughlin)
• No Rest for the Wicked

Season 4

• Lazarus Rising
• Heaven and Hell with (Trevor Sands)
• Lucifer Rising

Season 5

• Sympathy for the Devil
• The Real Ghostbusters with (Nancy Weiner)
• Swan Song with (Eric 'Giz' Gewirtz)

Season 6

• The Man Who Knew Too Much

Episodes directed

Season 2

• What Is And What Should Never Be

Season 4

• Lucifer Rising

Trivia

• Originally Kripke never intended for angels (excluding Lucifer) to appear on the series. In the first three seasons, he had a staunch “no angel policy."
• Eric Kripke was among many of the cast and crew members who appeared in Season 6's The French Mistake.

External links

• IMDB