<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cwtv.com/shows/supernatural </Td> </Tr> <P> Supernatural is an American fantasy horror television series created by Eric Kripke . It was first broadcast on September 13, 2005, on The WB, and subsequently became part of successor The CW's lineup . Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the two brothers as they hunt demons, ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural beings . The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television, in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision . Along with Kripke, executive producers have been McG, Robert Singer, Phil Sgriccia, Sera Gamble, Jeremy Carver, John Shiban, Ben Edlund and Adam Glass . Former executive producer and director Kim Manners died of lung cancer during production of the fourth season . </P> <P> The series is filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia and surrounding areas and was in development for nearly ten years, as creator Kripke spent several years unsuccessfully pitching it . The pilot was viewed by an estimated 5.69 million viewers, and the ratings of the first four episodes prompted The WB to pick up the series for a full season . Originally, Kripke planned the series for three seasons but later expanded it to five . The fifth season concluded the series' main storyline, and Kripke departed the series as showrunner . The series has continued on for several more seasons with new showrunners, including Sera Gamble, Jeremy Carver, Robert Singer and Andrew Dabb . With its eleventh season, Supernatural became the longest - running American live - action fantasy TV series . The series has been renewed for a thirteenth season, which will premiere on October 12, 2017 . </P> <P> Before bringing Supernatural to television, creator Eric Kripke had been developing the series for nearly ten years, having been fascinated with urban legends since he was a child . Although he had envisioned Supernatural as a movie, he spent years unsuccessfully pitching it as a series . The concept went through several phases before becoming the eventual product, shifting from the original idea of an anthology series to one of tabloid reporters driving around the country in a van "fighting the demons in search of the truth". Kripke wanted it to be a road trip series, feeling that it was the "best vehicle to tell these stories because it's pure, stripped down and uniquely American...These stories exist in these small towns all across the country, and it just makes so much sense to drive in and out of these stories ." </P>

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