Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in ‘Supernatural’ The CW
Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles won Us over after they played brothers on Supernatural — they usually have remained booked and busy since The CW show got here to an end.
Padalecki and Ackles played the monster-hunting duo from 2005 to 2020. After appearing in over 300 episodes of the hit series, Padalecki exclusively told Us Weekly that he felt he would “never really say goodbye” to his character.
“We actually have turn into a family,” he said on the time concerning the journey. “Over 15 years, we’ve cut the fat. We didn’t fire anybody but in the event that they didn’t like being there, they move on. So the people who are there need to be there.”
Ackles felt the identical way, which inspired him to expand the Supernatural universe. (The Winchesters series ran from 2022 to 2023 and focused on Dean (Ackles) and Sam’s (Padalecki) parents within the ’70s.)
“It’s a protracted journey,” Ackles teased during a TV Critics’ Association press tour panel that very same 12 months. “I don’t think it’s ever going to be over. It’s just going to go away for some time. I don’t know the way long.”
Outside of Supernatural, Padalecki and Ackles have scored a plethora of opportunities — a few of which even allowed them to cross paths again with one another or their former costars. Keep scrolling for an in depth breakdown of their ongoing list of TV projects:
‘Walker’ Universe
Jared Padalecki, Ashley Reyes and Coby Bell in ‘Walker’ The CW
Padalecki initially remained at The CW after wrapping up Supernatural. He was forged because the lead on the Walker, Texas Ranger reboot from 2020 to 2024, where he also served as executive producer. After Walker inspired the Walker: Independence prequel, Padalecki had an unnamed cameo in a single episode.
Ackles, meanwhile, joined Walker as a director, but additionally scored a cameo within the role of Miles Vyas.
‘Fire Country’ Franchise
Jared Padalecki in ‘Fire Country’ Sergei Bachlakov/CBS
Season 3 of CBS’ hit series Fire Country introduced Padalecki as Camden Casey in a three-episode arc meant to establish a possible spinoff. Fire Country: Surfside would follow Padalecki as a California firefighter coping with the aftermath of his brother’s death in the sphere.
CBS’ Fire Country isn’t only a show about inmates fighting fires — there’s a powerful guest star list as well. The show, which premiered in 2022, follows Bode (Max Thieriot) as he gets a probability to shorten his prison sentence by volunteering for the California Conservation Camp Program. Bode gets assigned to his hometown where […]
‘The Boys’
Jensen Ackles in ‘The Boys’ Prime Video
Ackles’ role as Soldier Boy on The Boys was a shocking departure for those of Us who loved him as Dean on Supernatural. The shakeup, nevertheless, paved the best way for Ackles to attain his own prequel series titled Vought Rising — and a guest spot on the Gen V spinoff.
Padalecki joined in on the fun with a task within the fifth and final season alongside Misha Collins. The chance reunites Padalecki with Ackles and creator Eric Kripke, who was a part of Supernatural before coming onboard The Boys.
Unnamed Medical Drama
After working with showrunner Anna Fricke on Walker, Padalecki reunited along with her on an untitled series for CBS a few headstrong country doctor practicing a singular form of improvisational medicine. The show is in development as a part of Padalecki’s ongoing first-look deal and CBS officially opened a writers’ room to further develop the show in late 2025.
‘Big Sky’
Jensen Ackles in ‘Big Sky’ ABC
A guest role in season 2 led to Ackles joining the primary forged of Big Sky as Beau Arlen alongside Reba McEntire.
‘The Winchesters’
Drake Rodger, Meg Donnelly, Nida Khurshid and JoJo Fleites in ‘The Winchesters’ Eliot Brasseaux/The CW
Ackles found a approach to return to his roots with The Winchesters, a Supernatural spinoff set in an alternate continuity. The actor narrated the show as his character Dean and served as an executive producer alongside wife Danneel Ackles.
Justin Hartley‘s CBS series Tracker has won over its audience due to the intriguing cases — and the impressive guest stars. Tracker, which premiered in February 2024, is centered around a survivalist named Colter (Hartley) who travels the country helping people and law enforcement tackle quite a lot of mysteries. Because the series unfolds, viewers learn […]
‘Tracker’
Jensen Ackles in ‘Tracker’ Sergei Bachlakov/CBS
Proving once more that Ackles knows what his fans want, he signed on to play Justin Harley‘s onscreen brother on Tracker. Along with the Smallville reunion, the introduction to Ackles as Russell paved the best way for some fun Easter eggs.
‘Countdown’
The Prime Video series stars Ackles as Mark, a LAPD officer who’s recruited to affix a secret task force of undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement to research a suspicious murder that takes place in broad daylight.