Season 13

Season Thirteen
Season	Thirteen
Episodes	23
Premiere	Lost & Found
Premiere Date	October 12, 2017
Finale Date	May 17, 2018
Starring	Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer Misha Collins as Castiel Alexander Calvert as Jack

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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Season Cast

Main Cast

• Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester (11/23)
• Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester (11/23)
• Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer (3/23) (episodes 1-2, 7)
• Misha Collins as Castiel (6/23) and Cosmic Entity (1/23) (episodes 1, 3-7)
• Alexander Calvert as Jack (6/23) (episodes 1-4, 6, 9)

Recurring Cast

Special Guest Stars

• Loretta Devine as Missouri Moseley (1/23) (episode 3)
• Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer (0/23)

Guest Stars

• Samantha Smith as Mary Winchester (3/23) (episodes 1-2, 9)
• Kim Rhodes as Jody Mills (3/23) (episodes 3, 9-10)
• Briana Buckmaster as Donna Hanscum (1/23) (episode 10)
• Keith Szarabajka as Donatello Redfield (1/23) and Asmodeus (1/23) (episode 2)
• Courtney Ford as Kelly Kline (1/23) (episode 4)
• Lisa Berry as Billie (1/23) (episode 5)
• David Haydn-Jones as Arthur Ketch (1/23) (episode 7)
• Osric Chau as Kevin Tran (1/23) (episode 7)
• Katherine Ramdeen as Alex Jones (1/23) (episode 10)
• Kathryn Love Newton as Claire Novak (1/23) (episode 10)
• Ruth Connell as Rowena MacLeod (0/23)
• Brendan Taylor as Doug Stover (0/23)

Co-Stars

• Christian Keyes as Michael (2/23) (episodes 2, 7)
• Jeffrey Vincent Parise as Asmodeus (2/23) (episodes 2, 7)
• Clark Backo as Patience Turner (3/23) (episodes 3, 9-10)
• Yadira Guevara-Prip as Kaia Nieves and Alternate Kaia Nieves (2/23) (episodes 9-10)
• Danneel Harris-Ackles as Sister Jo (0/23)
• Carlena Britch as Miriam (1/23) (episode 1)

Episode List

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Image	Title	Writer(s)	Director(s)	Airdate	#
	Lost & Found	Writer: Andrew Dabb	Director: Phil Sgriccia	10/12/2017	#265 1301
	THEY’RE BAAACKK… — Season 13 begins exactly where we left off, with Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) left to pick up the pieces after the loss of their mother, the demise of Crowley (Mark Sheppard) and the heartbreaking death of Castiel (Misha Collins). The birth of Jack (Alexander Calvert) leaves the Winchester brothers with differing opinions on how to deal with a Nephilim. After being dragged into the breach, Mary (guest star Samantha Smith) must learn to survive Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) and an apocalyptic world.
	The Rising Son	Writer: Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Director: Thomas Wright	10/19/2017	#266 1302
	WHAT EVIL THIS WAY COMES… — Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) begin to explore what Jack (Alexander Calvert) is capable of doing with his powers. An unexpected visit from Donatello (guest star Keith Szarbajka) alerts the boys to the fact that Jack will need more protection than the Winchesters can provide. There is a new Prince of Hell in town, Asmodeus (guest star Jeffrey Vincent Parise), and with Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) out of the picture, he sets his sights set on Jack. Absent: Misha Collins
	Patience	Writer: Robert Berens	Director: Robert Singer	10/26/2017	#267 1303
	LORETTA DEVINE RETURNS AS MISSOURI MOSLEY – When her friend is murdered by a wraith (guest star Jon Cor) with a taste for psychics, Missouri (guest star Loretta Devine) enlists the help of Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Jody (guest star Kim Rhodes) to protect her granddaughter, Patience (guest star Clark Backo), who has no idea she shares her grandmother’s trait and could be next on the wraith’s hit list. Meanwhile, Sam (Jared Padalecki) continues to work with Jack (Alexander Calvert) on learning how to control his powers. Absent: Mark Pellegrino
	The Big Empty	Writer: Meredith Glynn	Director: John Badham	11/2/2017	#268 1304
	THE LONG WAY HOME - When multiple patients of grief counselor Mia Vallens (guest star Rukiya Bernard) turn up dead, Sam (Jared Padalecki), Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Jack (Alexander Calvert) investigate the mystery surrounding the murders and, each inadvertently, are forced to deal with unresolved grief of their own. Absent: Mark Pellegrino
	Advanced Thanatology	Writer: Steve Yockey	Director: John F. Showalter	11/9/2017	#269 1305
	BILLIE RETURNS... BUT NOT LIKE BEFORE - While working on a case involving the ghost of a demented doctor, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) get assistance from an unexpected source - Billie (guest star Lisa Berry). Castiel (Misha Collins) finds his way back to the Winchesters. Absent: Mark Pellegrino, Alexander Calvert
	Tombstone	Writer: Davy Perez	Director: Nina Lopez-Corrado	11/16/2017	#270 1306
	GO AHEAD... MAKE MY DAY - Castiel (Misha Collins) is reunited with Jack (Alexander Calvert) and together with Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles), they head to a sleepy old western town to investigate a murder. Dean gets to live out his boyhood fantasy when he comes face to face with a famous, gun-slinging outlaw. Absent: Mark Pellegrino
	War of the Worlds	Writer: Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Director: Richard Speight Jr.	11/23/2017	#271 1307
	THE RACE IS ON TO FIND JACK – As Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) continue their search for Jack (Alexander Calvert), with Asmodeus (guest star Jeffrey Vincent Parise) hot on their trail, they stumble across a familiar foe. Meanwhile, Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) manages to escape Michael’s (guest star Christian Keyes) grasp and finds himself an unlikely and mostly unwilling ally. Absent: Alexander Calvert
	The Scorpion and The Frog	Writer: Meredith Glynn	Director: Robert Singer	11/30/17	#272 1308
	THE BIG HEIST – Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) agree to steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus (guest star David Cubitt), in exchange for a locater spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack. Absent: Mark Pellegrino, Misha Collins, Alexander Calvert
	The Bad Place	Writer: Robert Berens	Director: Phil Sgriccia	12/7/17	#273 1309
	JACK AND KAIA DISRUPT THE WORLD – Jack (Alexander Calvert), desperate to prove to Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) that he is good and that he can control his powers, enlists the help of a dreamcatcher named Kaia (guest star Yadira Guevara-Prip) to help him find Mary Winchester (guest star Samantha Smith) and save her from the alternate universe. However, when plans go awry, the Winchester brothers are the ones who need saving. Absent: Mark Pellegrino, Misha Collins
	Wayward Sisters	Writer: Robert Berens and Andrew Dabb	Director: Phil Sgriccia	1/18/2018	#274 1310
	KATHRYN NEWTON, KIM RHODES, KATHERINE RAMDEEN, BRIANA BUCKMASTER, CLARK BACKO AND YADIRA GUEVARA-PRIP RETURN – When Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) go missing, Jody Mills (guest star Kim Rhodes) calls Claire Novak (guest star Kathryn Newton), the rebellious rogue hunter, and tells her it is time to come home – they need to find the Winchesters. Claire returns and reunites with Alex Jones (guest star Katherine Ramdeen), who has stayed behind with Jody and tries to balance a “normal” life with being a part time hunter. While Jody is happy to have Claire home again, she’s plagued by Patience’s (guest star Clark Backo) disturbing vision involving her adopted daughter. Claire and Alex search for Kaia Nieves (guest star Yadira Guevara-Prip), the dreamcatcher responsible for opening the rift that Sam and Dean went through, as she holds the key to their whereabouts. Jody calls her friend, Donna Hanscum (guest star Briana Buckmaster), to round out the team and the women head off on the most important hunt of their lives. Absent: Mark Pellegrino, Misha Collins, Alexander Calvert
	Breakdown	Writer: Davy Perez	Director: Amyn Kaderali	1/25/2018	#275 1311
	TIME TO RETURN THE FAVOR – Donna (guest star Briana Buckmaster) calls Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) for help after her niece, Wendy (guest star Sarah Dugdale), goes missing. The three hunters discover Wendy was kidnapped by a man who sells human parts to monsters in a grotesque online auction and race to save her before it is too late. Absent: Mark Pellegrino, Misha Collins
	Various & Sundry Villains	Writer: Steve Yockey	Director: Amanda Tapping	2/1/2018	#276 1312
	THE WITCH IS BACK - Dean (Jensen Ackles) falls victim to a couple of witches, sisters Jamie (guest star Jordan Clair Robbins) and Jennie Plum (guest star Elise Gatien), who manage to steal a powerful book of spells from the Winchester brothers. When Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean go after the book, they get help from a powerful and surprising ally when Rowena (guest star Ruth Connell), back from the dead, intervenes to assist them. Absent: Alexander Calvert
	Devil's Bargain	Writer: Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Director: Eduardo Sanchez	2/8/2018	#277 1313
	DANNEEL ACKLES GUEST STARS – Sam (Jared Padalecki), Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Castiel (Misha Collins) search for Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) who, meanwhile, strikes an unlikely deal with a local faith healer named Sister Jo (guest star Danneel Ackles). Asmodeus (guest star Jeffrey Vincent Parise) inches closer to finding Jack (Alexander Calvert).
	Only the Best Intentions	Writer: Meredith Glynn	Director: P.J. Pesce	2/15/2018	#278 1314
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	A Most Holy Man	Writer: Andrew Dabb and Robert Singer	Director: Amanda Tapping	2/22/2018	#279 1315
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	ScoobyNatural	Writer: Jeremy Adams and Jim Krieg	Director: Robert Singer	3/1/2018	#280 1316
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	The Thing	Writer: Davy Perez	Director: John F. Showalter	3/8/2018	#281 1317
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	Bring 'em Back Alive	Writer: John Bring	Director: TBA.	3/22/2018	#282 1318
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	Funeralia	Writer: Steve Yockey	Director:	2018	#283 1319
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	Unfinished Business	Writer: Meredith Glynn	Director: Richard Speight Jr.	2018	#284 1320
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	TBA	Writer: Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Director:	2018	#285 1321
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	TBA	Writer: Robert Berens	Director:	2018	#286 1322
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	TBA	Writer: Andrew Dabb	Director:	5/17/18	#287 1323
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Trivia

• This is the first season to have an episode air on Thanksgiving.
• 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.
• This is the third season to feature a ghoul with Season 4 and Season 6 being the first two.
• 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.

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Behind the Scenes

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Videos

Official Trailers

Supernatural Official Season 13 Trailer The CW

Supernatural - Official Season 13 Extended Trailer - The CW

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