Earlier this year The CW announced that the long-running Supernatural would return in the Fall 2019 season for its 15th season, and now the cast and crew of the series have announced that the series will conclude once that batch of episodes wrap up. You can watch the video statement from stars Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, and Misha Collins below.
Hey #SPNFamily here’s a little message from @JensenAckles @mishacollins and me. I’m so grateful for the family that’s been built because of the show. Excuse me while i go cry. pic.twitter.com/QDXDsAyIfK
— Jared Padalecki (@jarpad) March 22, 2019
“Though we’re very, very excited about moving into our 15th season, it will be our last,” Ackles said. “Fifteen years of a show that has certainly changed my life, I know it’s changed these two guys’ life. We wanted you to hear it from us. Though we’re excited abotu next year, it will bet he finale, the big grand finale of an institution.”
Collins added, “We love you guys and this family is not going anywhere even though the show will come to an end.”
Ackles concluded the video saying: “I will say this, a little word from Eric Kripke, the creator of this world and these characters, in a show about family it is amazing and it is the pride of his life that it became family.”
In a statement, co-showrunners and executive producersAndrew Dabb and Robert Singer saod: “Firstly, we would like to thank all the people who have been involved with the show both in front of and behind the camera. For us it has been an experience of a lifetime. The support we have had from both Warner Bros Television and The CW has been incredible. We’d like to give special thanks to Jensen, Jared and Misha for making this journey so special. It is now most important to us to give these characters that we love the send off they deserve.”
The CW has confirmed that with the 20 episodes set for the show’s fifteenth season, Supernatural will conclude with 327 episodes across its 15 season run when it ends in 2020.