After years of trying, The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke is finally giving audiences a Supernatural reunion in the fifth and final season of the hit Prime Video series.
How did The Boys’ Supernatural reunion happen?
Ever since Jensen Ackles joined The Boys in Season 3 as Soldier Boy, Supernatural fans have been wanting to see Ackles’ former co-stars, Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins, also appear on the superhero satire. However, scheduling was always an issue as Padalecki was busy fronting his own CW show, Walker.
When Walker was announced to be ending, Kripke shared with ComicBookMovies.com in a new interview that he immediately told the writers to find a role for Padalecki to play in The Boys Season 5.
“I’ve wanted to get Jared and Misha on the show for some time . . . I knew [Jared] had a window that he could do this. So, in the beginning of the season, I just said to the writers, I said, you know, I want him for an episode, and I want him to play more than a cameo,” he recalled. “I want him to be a real character that really moves the story forward and changes the story, so just keep your eye open for where that is. I didn’t know heading into the season that, for sure, he was going to go play that character.”
Kripke went on to explain how the perfect part for Padalecki was in an episode that included another character that needed to be cast, which ended up being the role that Collins plays in the season.
“I forget who in the room said it, but someone’s like, well, this is the perfect one for Jared. And I’m like, that is the perfect part for Jared. So, then I texted him and said, Hey, are you available on these dates, because we have this character that is really tied into the history of the show, which I really like,” Kripke continued. “It sort of honors Jared in the right way, because it’s a character that’s been referenced since season one, and he was available.”
“And then, we knew we had this other superhero Malchemical in it, so we have to give that to Misha. We could do Jared, Jensen and Misha, and they could all be together. That would be amazing. And luckily, Misha was available too. So, it was a blast. It was like going back home and hanging out with your high school friends in the best way. It was just so much fun,” Kripke added.
A first look at the upcoming The Boys episode featuring Padalecki and Collins can be viewed below.
The long-awaited Supernatural reunion takes place in The Boys Season 5, Episode 5, “One-Shots,” which will be released on Prime Video on April 29, 2026.
Originally reported by Lee Freitag for SuperHeroHype.
