{"id":316460,"date":"2026-04-10T16:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316460"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:08:12","slug":"jensen-ackles-jared-padaleckis-latest-roles-after-supernatural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/jensen-ackles-jared-padaleckis-latest-roles-after-supernatural\/","title":{"rendered":"Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki’s Latest Roles After Supernatural"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in \u2018Supernatural\u2019<\/span> The CW<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jared Padalecki<\/strong> and Jensen Ackles<\/strong> won Us<\/em> over after they played brothers on Supernatural<\/em> \u2014 they usually have remained booked and busy since The CW show got here to an end.<\/p>\n

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<\/em> that he felt he would \u201cnever really say goodbye\u201d to his character.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe actually have turn into a family,\u201d he said on the time concerning the journey. \u201cOver 15 years, we\u2019ve cut the fat. We didn\u2019t fire anybody but in the event that they didn\u2019t like being there, they move on. So the people who are there need to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ackles felt the identical way, which inspired him to expand the Supernatural<\/em> universe. (The Winchesters<\/em> series ran from 2022 to 2023 and focused on Dean (Ackles) and Sam\u2019s (Padalecki) parents within the \u201970s.)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tJared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles not only formed a detailed bond with one another while playing brothers Sam and Dean Winchester, respectively, on Supernatural, but additionally they forged an unbreakable reference to their fans. The actors led the CW drama for 15 seasons from September 2005 to November 2020. The duo were the one forged [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a protracted journey,\u201d Ackles teased during a TV Critics\u2019 Association press tour panel that very same 12 months. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s ever going to be over. It\u2019s just going to go away for some time. I don\u2019t know the way long.\u201d<\/p>\n

Outside of Supernatural<\/em>, Padalecki and Ackles have scored a plethora of opportunities \u2014 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:\n<\/p>\n

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Padalecki initially remained at The CW after wrapping up Supernatural<\/em>. He was forged because the lead on the Walker, Texas Ranger<\/em> reboot from 2020 to 2024, where he also served as executive producer. After Walker<\/em> inspired the Walker: Independence<\/em> prequel, Padalecki had an unnamed cameo in a single episode.<\/p>\n

Ackles, meanwhile, joined Walker<\/em> as a director, but additionally scored a cameo within the role of Miles Vyas.<\/p>\n

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Season 3 of CBS\u2019 hit series Fire Country<\/em> introduced Padalecki as Camden Casey in a three-episode arc meant to establish a possible spinoff. Fire Country: Surfside<\/em> would follow Padalecki as a California firefighter coping with the aftermath of his brother\u2019s death in the sphere.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tCBS\u2019 Fire Country isn\u2019t only a show about inmates fighting fires \u2014 there\u2019s 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 [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ackles\u2019 role as Soldier Boy on The Boys<\/em> was a shocking departure for those of Us<\/em> who loved him as Dean on Supernatural<\/em>. The shakeup, nevertheless, paved the best way for Ackles to attain his own prequel series titled Vought Rising<\/em> \u2014 and a guest spot on the Gen V<\/em> spinoff.<\/p>\n

Padalecki joined in on the fun with a task within the fifth and final season alongside Misha Collins<\/strong>. The chance reunites Padalecki with Ackles and creator Eric Kripke<\/strong>, who was a part of Supernatural before coming onboard The Boys.<\/em><\/p>\n

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After working with showrunner Anna Fricke on Walker<\/em>, 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\u2019s ongoing first-look deal and CBS officially opened a writers\u2019 room to further develop the show in late 2025.<\/p>\n

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A guest role in season 2 led to Ackles joining the primary forged of Big Sky<\/em> as Beau Arlen alongside Reba McEntire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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