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Top 10 Highest-Grossing Indie Movies (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

When you think of blockbuster movies, some of the biggest studios in the world, like Disney, Warner Bros., or Universal, likely spring to mind. But the world of indie cinema has had its fare share of box office successes too. There are many reasons that “indie” movies, usually ones unaffiliated with the major studio system, can work so well on small(er) budgets, and by the reckless hands of writers and directors who pour their whole hearts into the project.

Yet a few manage to break through into the mainstream, making hundreds of millions worldwide and redefining what’s possible for independent film. In this list, we are going to discuss the top 10 highest grossing indie movies based on their box office revenues (per Box Office Mojo). These indie films, whether horror masterpieces or comedic gems, defied expectations and hurdles to make...

Loot Kaand, Amazon Mx Player, Amazon’s free streaming platform, the drama series is making waves. Loot Kaand is an electrifying new thriller that dives deep into a heist gone wildly off script. Helmed by director Ruchir Arun and produced by the creators of Drishyam, the high-stakes story revolves around siblings Palash and Latika whose calculated plan spirals into unforeseen turmoil. At the core of this chaotic world is Gyanendra Tripathi’s Pinaki, a clever schemer caught between hilarity and havoc. Alongside him, the series boasts a stellar cast, featuring Sahil Mehta, Tanya Maniktala, Saad Bilgrami, Ronjini Chakraborty, Nitin Goel, and Amit Sarkar in pivotal roles.

Revealing which character, besides Pinaki, he’d love to play in the series, Gyanendra shared, “If I had the chance, I would love to step into the role played by Aakash Sinha. He brings such a wonderful blend of goofiness, innocence, and unwavering loyalty to the character,...

Directed by Ruchir and brought to life by the makers of Drishyam, Loot Kaand, is a gripping heist thriller set in the small town of Purulia. The Amazon Mx Player series features a talented ensemble cast, including Sahil Mehra, Tanya Maniktala, Gyanendra Tripathi, Saad Bilgrami, Ronjini Chakraborty, Nitin Goel, and Amit Sarkar in pivotal roles.

Loot Kaand follows siblings Latika and Palash, who find themselves entangled in a high-stakes chase over a buried arms cache. As their financial struggles push them into the world of crime and deception, each decision inches them closer to danger, making for an edge-of-the-seat experience. Portraying Palash, a hustler with a knack for trouble, Sahil Mehta brings a sense of depth and urgency to the story that keeps the tension soaring.

For Sahil, the Loot Kaand script was impossible to put down. Recalling how he was completely hooked from the word go, he shared, “When I first got the script,...

Loot Kaand, which is now streaming for free exclusively on Amazon Mx Player, takes audiences on a rollercoaster ride in a series that is a high-stakes heist thriller that blends suspense, action, and situational comedy. Directed by Ruchir Arun, and brought to life by the creators of Drishyam, the six-episode series unravels the story of Latika and Palash – siblings bound by love, driven by desperation, and caught in a whirlwind of crime, betrayal, and survival. Tanya Maniktala breathes life into the character of Latika, a fiercely determined football coach who finds herself making impossible choices to protect her family. Alongside her, the series boasts a stellar cast, featuring Sahil Mehta, Gyandendra Tripathi, Saad Bilgrami, Ronjini Chakraborty, Nitin Goel, and Amit Sarkar in pivotal roles.

Reflecting on the dynamic between Latika and Palash in the series, Tanya shared, “There’s a universal truth about siblings — no matter where they are in the world,...

The latest series Loot Kaand, set against the backdrop of a daring robbery gone wrong on Amazon Mx Playeris getting a lot of positive buzz. Directed by Ruchir Arun, this exhilarating heist thriller from the makers of Drishyam plunges audiences into the world of Palash and Latika, a brother-sister duo who find themselves caught in a web of greed, deception, and unexpected consequences. At the heart of this hilarious yet suspenseful world is Gyanendra Tripathi’s Pinaki, a cunning mastermind who plays a crucial role in the unfolding chaos. Alongside him, the series also boasts a stellar cast, featuring Sahil Mehta, Tanya Maniktala, Saad Bilgrami, Ronjini Chakraborty, Nitin Goel, and Amit Sarkar in pivotal roles.

Revealing his first reaction to the series’ script, Gyanendra Tripathi shared, “The script was so compelling that I couldn’t put it down. Usually, I take breaks while reading, but this time, it was different.

The gripping heist thriller series Loot Kaand, is creating waves with its compelling storytelling. Helmed by Ruchir and produced by the makers of Drishyam, the series plunges audiences into a world of masterful schemes; with unpredictable twists, high-stakes robbery, and intense action sequences, it keeps viewers at the edge of their seats. With a meticulously crafted heist plan at its core, the show masterfully blends suspense, deception, and thrilling confrontations. Loot Kaand is now streaming on Amazon Mx Player, Amazon’s free streaming service.

Sahil Mehta delivers a riveting performance as Palash, a street-smart hustler caught in a dangerous web of crime, keeping audiences on edge, while Tanya Maniktala’s intense portrayal of Latika, a resilient football coach grappling with moral dilemmas, adds further depth and complexity. The series also boasts a stellar ensemble cast featuring Gyanendra Tripathi, Saad Bilgrami, Ronjini Chakraborty, Nitin Goel, and Amit Sarkar in pivotal roles,...

The first edition of Amazon Mx Player’s StreamNext event in India unveiled a slate of over 100 new shows set to launch this year.

Amogh Dusad, Head of Content at the platform, unveiled a lineup which included 40 new Hindi originals, as well as returning seasons of popular local shows like Aashram, Hunter, Jamnapaar, Half CA, Hip Hop India, Sixer, Who’s your Gynac and Playground.

The platform will launch reality show Rise and Fall from Banijay Asia, featuring Ashneer Grover and produced by Deepak Dhar. Billed as an “international show format”, Rise and Fall will follow a group of contestants representing diverse sections of society, who all gather in an iconic skyscraper. They are split into two groups: Rulers and Workers, with a cash prize that starts at zero and only builds if work shift tasks, overseen by the Rulers, are successfully completed by the Workers.

A UK version of the show on Channel 4,...

When a Supernatural spinoff was announced shortly after the iconic show’s ending, many were excited to revisit the monster-hunting universe with The Winchesters. The CW spinoff aimed to resolve some of the Winchester mysteries presented in Supernatural, especially expanding on Mary Winchester’s past life as a hunter in the 1970s, with a revitalized formula and a brand-new cast. Following their meeting, The Winchesters followed John Winchester and Mary Cambell’s journey as they tried to find their missing fathers alongside their friends, Carlos, Ada, and Latika, meeting interesting beings along the way – including the universe-destroying Akrida and some other familiar faces.

The Supernatural multiverse had been previously established during the 15 seasons the show aired, with Sam and Dean visiting many alternate worlds, especially in the later seasons. Therefore, a Supernatural TV show spinoff based on the Winchester family in an alternate universe appealed to many wanting to discover...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

The news that Danny Boyle’s 2008 hit Slumdog Millionaire could receive a sequel keeps a bizarre streak alive for the legendary director. A look back on Danny Boyle’s career proves that the British filmmaker is nothing if not versatile. One of Danny Boyle’s best movies is a brutal, intense zombie horror, another is an inspiring coming-of-age epic, and another is a heroin-fueled crime dramedy. However, thanks to the upcoming 28 Years Later, these three movies now have more in common than their critical success and their director. 28 Days Later is set to receive a second sequel soon.

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The 'Slumdog Millionaire' sequel rights have been acquired by Bridge7.The newly launched Los Angeles based production company - run by Swati Shetty and CAA agent Grant Kessman - has negotiated a deal with the UK's Celador.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bridge7 has the film sequel and TV rights for Danny Boyle's 2008 classic.It's said that Celador - which financed and produced the original movie - will work with the new rights owners on the follow-up.'Slumdog Millionaire' was a breakout role for Dev Patel, and won eight Academy Awards, as well as the Oscar for best picture.Shetty and Kessman said in a joint statement: “Some stories stay with us long after the credits roll, and 'Slumdog Millionaire' is undoubtedly one of them."Its narrative is universal, cutting across cultural and geographical lines and it embodies the kind of stories we love — ones...

Newly launched production banner Bridge7 has acquired the film sequel and TV rights to the Academy Award-winning best picture winner Slumdog Millionaire.

The new Los Angeles-based venture is run by producer Swati Shetty and veteran CAA agent Grant Kessman, and the rights were acquired from U.K.-based Celador, which produced and financed the 2008 box office hit in association with the U.K.’s Film4.

Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle, starred Dev Patel in his breakout role and Freida Pinto, and earned eight Oscars, including best director and best picture. The film revolved around the adventures of Jamal (Patel) and his older brother, Salim, poor kids from Mumbai who later team up with a beautiful young girl named Latika, played by Pinto.

The death of their mother in a religious riot and their general struggle to survive as kids and young adults are intercut with Jamal’s present-day appearances...

CW's Supernatural ended in 2020, but fans didn't have to wait too long to return to the world of monsters and demons, with Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles producing a prequel series about Sam and Dean's parents, The Winchesters. The Winchesters follows Mary and John's love story as they discover monster-hunting together to save the world.

Despite the show not being renewed for a second season, it was an amazing series that featured a lot of what fans loved about Supernatural, from its characters and monsters to time-traveling and dynamic relationships. With 13 episodes in its first season, there's plenty of good quality storytelling that Supernatural fans will enjoy.

The Winchesters Go Monster Hunting in Their Hometown The Winchesters, Season 1, Episode 3: "Youre Lost Little Girl"

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The Winchesters crew is dealing with another monster of the week, something fans loved about Supernatural. Marys next-door neighbors kid goes missing,...

Usha Vance, a Yale Law graduate, worked in law firms and clerked for prominent judges. Usha left her law job after J.D. Vance was announced as Trump's VP running mate. J.D. and Usha Vance are still married with three children, residing in Ohio.

Hillbilly Elegy tells the life story of vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance, including the early days of his relationship with his future wife, Usha Vance (ne Chilukuri). The 2020 drama film, directed by Ron Howard and written by Vanessa Taylor, is based on Vance's 2016 novel Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. Howard brings Vance's story to life on the screen by switching between two periods in his life one with him as a child enduring the abuse of his mother, and the other with Vance as a young adult attending law school and dating Usha.

Award-winning actress Freida Pinto, known for...

Freida Pinto, known for roles such Latika in Slumdog Millionaire, could be an ideal fit to play Ash, the protagonist of Blade Runner 2039 and its two predecessor series, were they ever to be adapted for film or television. In an interview, the creators of Blade Runner 2039 discussed potential adaptations, placing great consideration into the importance of portraying Ash's character faithfully to their work on the page. While writer Mike Johnson suggested an unknown actor might be best for the role, artist Andres Guinaldo offered Frieda Pinto as an ideal candidate.

Freida Pinto of Slumdog Millionaire fame might be the ideal actor to play Ash in a proposed TV adaptation of Blade Runner 2039, according to the creators. Aahna "Ash" Ashina's first appeared in Blade Runner 2019, followed by Blade Runner 2029 and finally, with the release of Blade Runner 2039, the Savior of Replicants' journey comes to an end.

Speaking with Aipt, the writers...

A few weeks ago, we heard that The CW had cancelled the Supernatural prequel series The Winchesters after just one season – which wasn’t a major surprise, since The CW is under new management that is looking to wipe the slate clean for the most part. But being cancelled by The CW didn’t necessarily have to mean that The Winchesters was dead, because the show’s producers at Warner Bros. Television had the chance to find a new home for it on another network or at a streaming service. Unfortunately, Deadline reports that no one was interested in picking up The Winchesters, so the show is now officially over.

The Winchesters came from Warner Bros Television and CBS Studios. Glen Winter (Supergirl) directed and executive produced the pilot episode. This show was executive produced by Supernatural star Jensen Ackles and his wife Danneel through their company Chaos Machine Productions.

John and Mary's tale will not continue into the 2023-24 television season on The CW. The network has cancelled The Winchesters' plans for a second season.

A fantasy-horror drama series, The Winchesters TV show is a sequel of sorts to the long-running Supernatural series. It stars Meg Donnelly, Drake Rodger, Jonathan ”JoJo” Fleites, Nida Khurshid, Demetria McKinney, Bianca Kajlich, and Jensen Ackles (narration). Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester (Ackles), the series tells the untold love story of how his parents, veteran John Winchester (Rodger) and demon hunter Mary Campbell (Donnelly), put it all on the line not only to save their love but the entire world. The two cross paths as they're each searching for information about their fathers. They join forces with young hunter-in-training Latika (Khurshid) and easygoing hunter Carlos (Fleites) to...

A couple months ago, Robbie Thompson – showrunner of the Supernatural prequel series The Winchesters – expressed uncertainty as to whether or not his show was going to get a second season now that The CW is being retooled. Now it’s official: The CW has cancelled The Winchesters after just one season.

Kung Fu has also been cancelled after three seasons. The CW provided the following statement to Variety: “As we reimagine the new CW, we had to make some tough programming decisions. We thank our partners at Warner Bros. and the casts and creative teams of Kung Fu and The Winchesters for all their hard work, creativity and dedication.“

The Winchesters‘ chance of continuing appeared to drop in a major way once Mark Pedowitz left as head of the network. Supernatural was already in its sixth season when Pedowitz joined The CW, but he was an established fan who had seen every episode to date.

The CW series Supernatural was already in its sixth season when Mark Pedowitz became head of the network, but he was an established fan who had seen every episode to date. And as the series continued through the 15 season run that Pedowitz enabled, the network head was so supportive that Supernatural stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles – who played monster-hunting brothers Sam and Dean Winchester on the show – came to think of him as “the other Winchester”. Pedowitz was still the head of The CW when the Supernatural prequel series The Winchesters was ordered, but last year Nexstar Media Group acquired a controlling interest in the network and Pedowitz exited his post. The Winchesters‘ first season just finished airing, and showrunner Robbie Thompson told TV Line he’s not sure if there will be a season 2 at The CW now that Pedowitz is gone.

Thompson said, “I’ve spoken a...

The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 13 Episode Description And Spoilers The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 13 Photos Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye – Season Finale – John (Drake Rodger) receives a message from a mysterious stranger. Meanwhile, Carlos (Jojo Fleites), Latika (Nida Khurshid) and Ada (Demetria McKinney) work together to find answers, but time is running out. Lastly, Mary (Meg Donnelly) and John have a warm but awkward reunion. There is a lot to unpack, but they realize this isn’t the time or place. John Showalter directed the episode written by Robbie Thompson (#113). Original airdate 3/7/2023. s01e13 1×13 1.13 s1e13 Every episode of The Winchesters is available to stream on The CW App and Cwtv.com the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required. Before Sam and Dean, there were their parents, John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester “The Winchesters” is the epic,...

The CW’s Supernatural prequel, The Winchesters, takes viewers back in time to watch a young Mary Campbell (Meg Donnelly) and John Winchester (Drake Rodger) pulled into a world of hunting, monsters, and romance. While it doesn’t exactly line up with the history we learned through the adventures of Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) in the flagship series, those in charge have created quite an exciting tale that showcases these characters in a new light as they attempt to stop the world-ending threat of the Akrida with friends/fellow hunters, Carlos (Jojo Fleites) and Latika (Nida Khurshid). Together, the foursome — occasionally accompanied by John’s mother Millie (Bianca Kajlich) — have developed a deep and lasting bond, proving themselves a special monster-hunting unit with their various skills. However, one character that hasn’t been given their due in the first season of The Winchesters is Ada Monroe (Demetria McKinney...

Was there any safety in town?

The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 11 picked up in the aftermath of the fight with Golem.

Carlos, Mary, and Latika heard a noise outside and upon investigating, a face from the past return.

Meanwhile, Carlos and Latika set out in search of something important.

What did they both learn?

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A new synopsis for The Winchesters' season 1 finale is teasing John and Mary's reunion. The prequel series, set in the 1970s, tracks the relationship between John Winchester and Mary Campbell, from early chance encounter to budding romance. Narrated by Supernatural's Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles), the show also explores the mystery surrounding their missing fathers, and their efforts to hunt down dangerous monsters known as the Akrida. Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly star as John and Mary, respectively, and are joined by a cast that includes Nida Khurshid, Jojo Fleites, Demetria McKinney, and Bianca Kajlich.

John and Mary have faced a lot so far, and with two more episodes before the finale, it is unclear how The Winchesters season 1 will pan out. Now, a synopsis for The Winchesters' season 1 finale is teasing the importance of time, as well as an "awkward" reunion between the pair. The episode, directed by John Showalter,...

Did Latika find the Akrida Queen?

On The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 10, the drama mounted as the looming threat of the villains left everyone questioning everything.

Meanwhile, Millie's new security system for the Clubhouse proved helpful when Mary and John found an unexpected guest inside.

Elsewhere, Carlos joined forces with Latika when more details about the villains in town left everyone shocked.

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Warning: The article contains major spoilers from recent The Winchester episodes.The Winchesters showrunner Robbie Thompson gives a cautious update if the series will be renewed for a season 2. A prequel to The CW's popular fantasy series Supernatural, The Winchesters follows John Winchester and Mary Campbell, the parents of brothers Sam and Dean Winchester from the original series. The show sees John and Marry searching for their missing fathers, all while dealing with demons and monsters alongside their three friends Ada, Carlos, and Latika. Future seasons of The Winchesters have yet to be confirmed following The CW's acquisition by Nexstar Media Group in October 2022.

According to SFX Magazine (via Cbr), Thompson's current priority is to focus on crafting a compelling narrative for The Winchesters season 1. While he did not rule out the possibility of the show having a season 2, he clarified that he does not know for sure what the...

What happened to Samuel?

On The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 8, Mary and John stayed close to home in the event his condition changed.

Meanwhile, Latika and Carlos investigated the death of a musician, but they quickly realized there was more to the story.

Elsewhere, Millie wanted some answers about what happened to allow Samuel to return home.

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John Winchester has a Captain America moment while fighting the Akrida on The Winchesters, marking a subtle nod to Supernatural and The Boys. When John is introduced on Supernatural, he's a well-known and skillful hunter. However, as The Winchesters follows him as an up-and-coming hunter, John's superhero moment is a complete failure and shows how inexperienced he is at the beginning. However, this singular moment manages to reference Sam and Dean.

With similarities between John and Mary to their children, The Winchesters reveals how much John and Mary change as they grow up and become parents, compared to the characters introduced on Supernatural. John's Captain America moment in episode 7, "Reflections," reveals just how similar he is to both of his sons, as Sam and Dean have had their own Captain America moments.

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Did Mary and John find their fathers?

The heat was on during The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 7, when the pair found a trail.

Meanwhile, Millie stepped in to help Latika make sense of her visions.

Elsewhere, some of the notes left behind found everyone trying to make sense of what happened.

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Matt Barr as Hoyt Rawlins, Katherine McNamara as Abby Walker and Justin Johnson Cortez as Calian in ‘Walker Independence’ season 1 episode 1

The CW has set its midseason lineup and announced premiere dates for returning shows including both Walker series, The Winchesters, and Kung Fu. The network’s also confirmed return dates for Criss Angel’s Magic With The Stars, World’s Funniest Animals, All American, All American: Homecoming, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

In addition, The CW will air the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards live on Sunday, January 15, 2023. Chelsea Handler will handle hosting duties as the Critics Choice Association honors the best in films and television of 2022.

The CW’s Midseason Return Dates:

Thursday, January 12, 2023

8:00-9:00pm Walker (Midseason Return)

9:00-10:00pm Walker Independence (Midseason Return) Saturday, January 14, 2023

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Daddy’s home! Tom Welling touches down in the Dec. 6 episode of The Winchesters (The CW, 8/7c), and we now have a first look at the former Smallville star’s grand entrance.

Per the episode’s official logline, “the hunt heats up, and Mary and John find trails that lead back to their fathers.” So, how does Welling factor into all of this? Why, he’s playing none other than Samuel Campbell, Mary’s father. This also makes him Sam and Dean’s maternal grandfather, hence the genetic handsomeness.

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Which family friend needed assistance?

Mary was shocked by a blast from the past on The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 6.

When the team arrived, they learned some crucial details about the mission had been left out.

Meanwhile, Latika struggled with being a hunter and questioned her future with it.

What did she decide was the best course of action for her?

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Fans of The Winchesters have 13 episodes to enjoy the season since the recent announcement of its limited series order has put its future in question. For the time being, though, the story has done a good job of establishing the Supernatural prequel’s premise of John and Mary assembling a team to battle the Akrida.

The characters’ intelligence has been vital in enabling them to keep up with all the monsters, which ranges from things such as Mary’s knack for making the team’s game plan to Lata’s great knowledge of the supernatural that she executes in very clever ways. But even the evilest monsters, like the Akrida, might be hard to outsmart.

Dean Winchester

Although Dean can be heard in every episode of the series, he doesn’t take part in the main action and doesn’t get to show off his intelligence. Still, it can be...

The Winchesters has successfully presented a new side to the Supernatural series since its debut, with showrunner Robbie Thompson recently promising more twists to take place. The John and Mary Winchester spin-off has managed to claim a dedicated audience primarily due to the diverse set of characters it features.

These characters range from a sassy know-it-all like Carlos to a deep-thinking personality such as Latika. Although they all have something for fans to like about them, the characters’ motivations and attitudes shape this likability factor in different ways.

The Akrida

One of the biggest retcons from Supernatural in The Winchesters is that the Akrida are now the primary threat to the universe as opposed to Michael and Lucifer. These creatures lack the charisma of many other Supernatural villains since they’ve been portrayed as straight-up monsters.

The Winchesters has shown the Akrida’s leader to either be human or have a humanoid appearance,...

What was Ada hiding?

On The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 5, hidden secrets from her past came to light when the gang went undercover to look into a suspicious death.

Meanwhile, Millie asked Mary to keep an eye on John as they split off from the others to get intel on a new case.

Elsewhere, Latika's research brought some interesting results to the forefront.

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The Winchesters made its series premiere on October 11, 2022, expanding on the story of John and Mary Winchester from Supernatural. The series has so far acknowledged their eventual union through their son Dean’s narration in the future, along with setting up mysteries like the Men of Letters’ activities and the disappearance of Samuel Campbell.

These story hooks are part of a series of improvements that The Winchesters has made over Supernatural, which was somewhat held back by not focusing on certain factors. Whether it’s making John and Mary’s love story easier to believe or shedding light on the Winchester family, it’s interesting to check out the areas that The Winchesters has taken an active role in perfecting.

A Larger Roster Of Main Characters

Supernatural was mainly about the brothers, so it made sense that they were the primary characters. But this also meant that a lot of...

Four episodes into its debut season, "The Winchesters" was starting to feel too good to be true. The idea of The CW's 15-season behemoth "Supernatural" getting a spinoff was always a daunting prospect — after all, they've tried this many times before. While prior attempts never made it past their backdoor pilots, "The Winchesters" quickly got the go-ahead for a 13-episode season (plus the possibility of a full 22-episode order). But even when the show finally started hitting the airwaves, fans were plenty skeptical of the "Supernatural" prequel.

Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester (voiced by Jensen Ackles), "The Winchesters" is the story of how his and Sam's parents fell in love and saved the world — a story that was already partially told by the Og series. So why craft an entire prequel around a romance we've already seen play out? I still don't have an answer for that,...

The Scooby gang hunts a brain vampire on The CW’s The Winchesters season one episode five. Directed by Lisa Soper from a script by Sehaj Sethi, episode five – “Legend of a Mind” – will air on November 15, 2022 at 8pm Et/Pt.

The season one cast includes Drake Rodger as John Winchester, Meg Donnelly as Mary Campbell, Nida Khurshid as Latika, Jonathan “Jojo” Fleites as Carlos, Demetria McKinney as Ada, and Bianca Kajlich as John’s mom, Millie. Supernatural‘s Jensen Ackles reprises his role as Dean Winchester to narrate the prequel.

“Legend of a Mind” Plot: Secrets Uncovered – Hidden secrets from Ada’s (McKinney) past comes to light when the gang goes undercover to look into a suspicious death. Still reeling from the last Hunt, Millie (Kajlich) asks Mary (Donnelly) to keep an eye on John (Rodger) as they split off from the others to get intel on the new case.

The Winchesters fans will see the first connection between the prequel and Supernatural when Richard Speight Jr. reprises his role as Loki in the series. The Winchesters is primarily related to the original show through John and Mary’s status as Sam and Dean’s parents, but there have been quite a lot of clashes within the canon.

Viewers are expected to see the unfamiliar parts of the plot as retcons, meaning they’re now the official backstory of the characters. These range from how John and Mary meet to their knowledge of the Men of Letters, along with a number of other things that have changed quite a bit compared to how they were presented in Supernatural.

Knowledge Of The Men Of Letters

The Men of Letters were so secretive in Supernatural that nobody in America knew of their destruction at Abaddon’s hands. Henry essentially took knowledge of...

The CW’s The Winchesters season one episode four, “Masters of War,” promises to reveal more of Carlos’ backstory. Directed by John Kretchmer from a script by Julia Cooperman, episode four will air on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 8pm Et/Pt.

The season one cast includes Drake Rodger as John Winchester, Meg Donnelly as Mary Campbell, Nida Khurshid as Latika, Jonathan “Jojo” Fleites as Carlos, Demetria McKinney as Ada, and Bianca Kajlich as John’s mom, Millie. Supernatural‘s Jensen Ackles reprises his role as Dean Winchester to narrate the prequel.

“Masters of War” Plot: Fighter’S Instinct – After the details of a veteran’s death don’t add up, Carlos (Fleites) brings everyone in to investigate and he shares a detail about his past that makes John (Rodger) see him in a new light. Mary (Donnelly) finds an unexpected ally who has been hot on the trail of this monster...

Richard Speight Jr. played the trickster Loki, or the angel Gabriel, or the angel Gabriel pretending to be Loki on twelve episodes of Supernatural over the course of that show’s fifteen seasons, and now it has been announced that he has reprised the role of Loki for episode 8 of the prequel series The Winchesters! The Winchesters airs on The CW at 8pm Est on Tuesday nights. It’s currently only three episodes into its debut season, so it will be a few more weeks before Speight shows up. Speight is also on board to direct a few episodes of the show. He previously directed eleven episodes of Supernatural.

TV Insider provided the following quote from showrunner Robbie Thompson: “Richard’s an old friend of mine, so it was a question of when, not if,” offers Thompson, who gives “total credit” to the show’s writers for finding a...

The Scooby gang continue their search for more information on the Akrida while taking on the monster-of-the-week on The CW’s The Winchesters season one episode three. Directed by Claudia Yarmy, episode three – “You’re Lost Little Girl” – will air on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 8pm Et/Pt.

The season one cast includes Drake Rodger as John Winchester, Meg Donnelly as Mary Campbell, Nida Khurshid as Latika, Jonathan “Jojo” Fleites as Carlos, Demetria McKinney as Ada, and Bianca Kajlich as John’s mom, Millie. Supernatural‘s Jensen Ackles reprises his role as Dean Winchester to narrate the prequel.

“You’re Lost Little Girl” Plot: Face Your Fears – When Mary’s (Donnelly) next-door neighbor mysteriously goes missing, she and John (Rodger) start digging into the disappearance. During their investigation, John unexpectedly reunites with someone from his past. Carlos (Fleites) and Ada (McKinney) bond as they stakeout a potential lead for the demon’s partner.

Don't let the title fool you, "The Winchesters" is about so much more than the courtship of two doomed lovers. The "Supernatural" prequel has been pitched to its audience as a love story, tracing the origins of Sam and Dean's parents long before the ceiling fire tragedy that kickstarts the Og series. Instead of two brothers hunting down their missing dad, this series sees a young duo slowly falling in love ... while also searching for their missing fathers. But romance isn't the only major change from the 15-season behemoth that came before. The real secret weapon of "The Winchesters" is that it cares about so much more than just Mary Campbell (Meg Donnelly) and John Winchester (Drake Rodger).

For all its talk about "family don't end in blood," and despite Dean fondly dubbing their found family Team Free Will, "Supernatural" still jumped at any opportunity to shrug off its extended cast.

Did John and Millie come to an agreement?

On The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 2, Ada was still missing, and the pair had different views on how to proceed.

Meanwhile, Mary followed a trail from her father that pointed to the disappearance of a teenage boy in Topeka.

Elsewhere, Carlos had a heart-to-heart with Mary as Latika turned to her books for assistance with the latest monster.

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John’s relationship with his mom may put him in jeopardy, but it’s nothing the team can’t handle.

On The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 2, the young hunters follow a lead about Samuel to Topeka, where they try to solve the case of a monster taking people at a commune.

Meanwhile, John feels he may not be cut out for this life as Mary gets more frustrated with not finding her father.

Just getting right to it, this episode feels like a true Supernatural episode.

Supernatural was known for having episodes that are “Monster of the Week,” and the new episode of The Winchesters was exactly that while also still keeping true to the series itself.

While some may not like those episodes, I, for one, love them.

And this wasn’t just some normal “Monster of the Week.”

This is because of another lead about Samuel and his whereabouts,...

Nida Khurshid, JoJo Fleites, Meg Donnelly, and Drake Rodger in ‘The Winchesters’ season 1 episode 2

The CW’s The Winchesters season one episode two opens in Topeka, Kansas 1972. Hippies dance in a small clearing in the forest, living their best lives. A young man named Barry tells his girlfriend, Maya, he’s done living under his dad’s thumb. The couple head into the woods alone, and Barry suddenly sees his dad. Barry confronts his father who, as it turns out, isn’t actually there.

Instead, he’s under the spell of some sort of tree monster.

But before we carry on, wayward sons, let’s take a super brief look back at what we learned in episode one. We met John Winchester (Drake Rodger) as he returned home from Vietnam after serving two years in the Marines. John’s first encounter with Mary Campbell (Meg Donnelly) occurred when he literally...

The Winchesters, a prequel of the hit CW series Supernatural, follows teenage versions of Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam’s (Jared Padalecki) parents John (Drake Rodger) and Mary (Meg Donnelly) in the 1970s. The prequel has already departed from the canon history of the original in many ways, changing various aspects of their lives to make this story work with the pair working alongside Carlos (Jojo Fleites), Latika (Nida Khurshid), and Ada (Demetria McKinney) as a badass hunting team. As John and Mary look for their respective fathers, both of whom went missing while handling supernatural events, they slowly begin to rid the world of the monsters that terrorize it. Meanwhile, they face a cataclysmic threat from monsters that have previously been held off by the now-defunct Men of Letters.

The Winchesters is adding another familiar face for fans of Supernatural.

The prequel series has locked in Gil McKinney for an upcoming episode of the freshman drama, TV Line reports.

If you watch Supernatural online, you know McKinney portrayed Dean and Sam's paternal grandfather Henry Winchester.

McKinney read a letter that Henry wrote him on The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 1, which premiered earlier this week as The CW's most-watched series debut of the season.

Henry is described as “the intellectual patriarch of the Winchester clan."

“Having come from a long line of Men of Letters, Henry fully dedicated his life to the institution," reads the description.

"However, when a Men of Letters’ mission leads to Henry’s untimely death, his absence and the secrecy surrounding his life inside the organization creates an unrepairable rift in his family."

McKinney is the latest addition to the series, and his casting comes days after...

If you thought that 15 seasons of fighting demons and daddy issues would be the end of the "Supernatural" saga, then you probably weren't paying attention. The titular family at the center of "The Winchesters" is evidently immortal and no amount of season finales or completed character arcs can keep them down for very long. This time around, the new CW spin-off series is delving into the untold love story of John Winchester (Drake Rodger) and Mary Campbell (Meg Donnelly), the future parents of Sam and Dean. In a lot of ways, this prequel is treading very familiar ground: it's the same family, once again on the hunt to take out the creatures that go bump in the night. But "The Winchesters" boasts a few key changes. This time it's a tale of romance not brotherhood, it's set in the '70s, and there's my favorite change of all — it's an...

The Supernatural journey finally continues!

The series premiere of The Winchesters is here, and it was nothing short of the supernatural.

On The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 1, John Winchester and Mary Campbell meet for the first time, and their lives are changed forever.

As a Supernatural fan, I can say with my whole heart that The Winchesters is such a great series.

Like a lot of fans, I was weary with how they would tell John and Mary's story since what was shown on Supernatural is different from the prequel series.

But this story, as different as it is, is so fresh and new and still keeps you glued to the screen.

Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly portray John and Mary, taking up the mantles from Matthew Cohen and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Amy Gumenick and Samantha Smith.

Now, I know this story might sound familiar, but I'm gonna put the...

When horror series “Supernatural” debuted in 2005, no one thought it had the potential to last over 15 seasons. The series stayed on so long that it garnered multiple generations of fans, and found stars Jared Padelecki and Jensen Ackles marrying their co-stars in real life. But after over a decade of the longest monster hunter road trip in history that took siblings Sam and Dean to hell and back, (a few times), the series came to an end in 2020. And closed a chapter on the longest running and one of the most impactful genre shows in history.

Six months after Sam (Jared Padelecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) Winchester drove their beloved Impala “Baby” off into the sunset, “The Winchesters,” a prequel series focusing on Sam and Dean’s parents John and Mary Winchester, was announced. “The Winchesters,” premiering on The CW Tuesday night, is the first “Supernatural” spinoff to make it to air.

Production is moving forward for Jensen and Danneel Ackles. With their latest endeavor, “The Winchesters” slated to premiere on The CW on Oct. 11, the couple recently renewed their first-look deal with Warner Bros. Television for two more years and teases there’s a few more stories they’re looking to share in the future through their production company, Chaos Machine.

“We are excited to continue our relationship with Warner Bros. as it’s been our home for a long time. It feels only natural that The Winchesters would stay within the Warner Bros. family and continue on the Supernatural legacy,” said the couple in a joint statement.

The “Supernatural” prequel series, is a continuation of the Ackles’ relationship with the CW –– and despite recent changes in leadership as Mark Pedowitz stepped down as CEO and the network’s recent sale to Nexstar, Jensen says he and his wife/business partner...