A prequel is in the works two years after Supernatural‘s nostalgic ending. Titled The Winchesters, it has recently received its first trailer and it will follow Mary and John Winchester, Dean and Sam’s parents, as they hunt monsters and fall in love with each other.
Mary and John are incredible characters to learn more about. Still, along the original show’s fifteen-year run there were many introductions of characters that deserved more screen time and to be even more fleshed out. From Charlie to Jo, many colorful backstories marked each season, and some of these supporting players ought to get their own show.
Crowley
Mark Sheppard mastered his portrayal of the King of the Crossroads. Crowley ascended to King of Hell in a very cunning way, all along maintaining his unique laid-back sarcasm.
As a demon who has lived thousands of years, he has a lot to bring to the board for any history fan’s enjoyment. A series focused on him could delve into his past, as well as into his relationships with other demons and mythical entities. He could also have been involved in historical events like the French Revolution, or at least bantering with Queen Victoria.
Lucifer
The Morning Star was one of the show’s main villains for several seasons. God’s favorite son, Lucifer was the reason behind some of the best episodes of Supernatural.
He and his brothers Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel already existed before the Creation, making them the perfect characters to go deeper into the formation of the Universe, or how he became ruler of Hell. Besides, it would be fun to revisit the four original Archangels and their ever-catastrophic arguments.
Rowena
Arguably, one of the best additions to the show, Rowena McLeod was a powerful witch and the mother of Crowley.
She schemed, she plotted, she conquered. Having her origin story into consideration, as well as her flamboyant and cunning personality, would provide writers with a lot of options in terms of plot. Moreover, fans never got to see Rowena and Crowley reach some sort of fulfilling conclusion, hence why a show has the potential to keep audiences on their toes.
Jo Harvelle
Joanna Beth Harvelle was a bartender and a hunter played by Veronica Mars alum Alona Tal. Despite her misgivings towards the Winchesters’ brothers, she and her mother Ellen died to protect them from hellhounds in one of the best Supernatural episodes ever.
A TV show could focus on her and her family of hunters, as she grew up at the Roadhouse, a bar that served as a meeting point for hunters of every provenience. The fact that so many hunters pass through the Roadhouse would also be an amazing opportunity to present new stories and different supernatural creatures.
Charlie
Considered to be one of the best side characters ever presented by the show, Charlie Bradbury was also a TV supporting character that deserved a much better ending than what she got.
Her life before meeting Sam and Dean was already interesting – she was a hacker, living under a fake alias, and unwittingly working for the Leviathans. Charlie was killed in season 10, to the dismay of her fans, who regarded her as the Winchester sister. She also spent several years on the run and hunting, which would be a delight to explore.
Chuck
Chuck started out as a writer of the Supernatural book series, only to become a prophet of the Lord. Later, he reveals that he has been God all along, disguised to get a “front-row seat” to the Winchester’s lives.
He is portrayed as self-righteous and uncaring of his own Creation, so as long as it provides him entertainment. Since Chuck’s character represents such an ambivalent and vast concept, much could yet be said and done about him, quite literally from the beginning of the Universe onwards. A series from his perspective could also be centered on other universes, or in different parts of our Earth – the possibilities are immense.
Metatron
Officially appointed as the Scribe of God, Metatron was the angel responsible for registering the Word of God.
After God’s disappearance, he left Heaven, fearful of the other angels’ ambition, and end up hiding among Native American tribes. From that point until 2013, when he was discovered by Sam and Dean, a lot happened. Audiences know, for instance, that Metatron conceded immortality to the First Nation Tribe of the Two Rivers in exchange for stories and books. An exploration of these times would be intriguing, to say the least, especially because the angel kept tabs on what was happening outside of the tribe.
Eve
Played by Julia Maxwell in the sixth season of the show, Eve was a powerful being from Purgatory linked to the Leviathans.
Her appearance and later vanishing left Supernatural fans with more questions than answers. What kind of entity was she? Was she really the Leviathan’s mother? What had she been doing on Earth ten thousand years prior to meeting the Winchesters? These are only a few burning interrogations, which could be answered by a series focused on Eve.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Inspired by the Biblical take on the Apocalypse, Supernatural presented War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death as the primordial Horsemen throughout season 5.
Each of them has its own dominion, and they have been written to fit, not only with the dark vibes of the show but also to provide some comic relief moments. To this day, audiences miss their pizza-lover version of Death, for example, or the irony of Pestilence buying flu medicine. Little information was given regarding their respective backstories, so a new series could bring them into the limelight.
Amy Pond
Amy (played as a teen by Emma Grabinsky and later by Jewel Staite) was a Kitsune, a fox-like shapeshifter monster inspired by Japanese and Korean mythologies.
Her premature death meant the loss of an opportunity to explore more legends from all around the world. In fact, it was never revealed what kind of adventures she might have been up to between the time she meets Sam and the episode when she is killed by Dean. A spin-off could open the door to some much-needed explanations, as well as to the exploration of other creatures, such as Yamaotokos or Aswangs, which appeared only in the tie-in novels.
