With Smallville now finished, Supernatural is currently one of the longest-running shows on The CW (with One Tree Hill being the other). But just because the show is going into its seventh season, doesn't mean we should assume this year is the end. An eighth season could very well happen.
Although, before we even consider an eighth season of Supernatural, we're going to have to get through the myriad of challenges the Winchester brothers are facing in season 7. Sam is going to have to deal with remembering what happened to him in Hell, which is going to result in a lot of mental problems for him (and a lot of concern from Dean). There's also Castiel (a.k.a. "God"), who will be big into vengeance against his real and perceived enemies when the show returns in September. With seemingly unlimited power under his control, do the Winchesters have a prayer of making sure he doesn’t go all biblical on the world? And poor Dean has once again been betrayed by someone he considers family, so I'm sure there's going to be angsting and pretty crying from him. Then, of course, there’s the fact that Crowley is still running loose (and probably plotting), the return of Death, and a new big bad to contend with this season.
Click the arrows above to view photos for the season premiere of Supernatural, airing on Friday, September 23 (now paired with its new Nikita lead-in). It looks like the premiere episode will pick up shortly after the end of the season 6 finale. Want to view a trailer for season 7? Click here.
"Meet the New Boss" - Julian Richings as Death in SUPERNATURAL on The CW. Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW ©2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
"Meet the New Boss" - Julian Richings as Death in SUPERNATURAL on The CW. Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW ©2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
SUPERNATURAL Pictured (L-R): Misha Collins as Castiel, Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, and Julian Richings as Death. Photo credit: Jack Rowand/The CW © 2011 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
"Meet the New Boss" - (L-R): Julian Richings as Death and Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer in SUPERNATURAL on The CW. Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW ©2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
"Meet the New Boss" - (L-R): Julian Richings as Death (back to camera) and Misha Collins as Castiel in SUPERNATURAL on The CW. Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW ©2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
"Meet the New Boss" - (L-R): Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer and Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester in SUPERNATURAL on The CW. Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW ©2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
"Meet the New Boss" - (L-R): Misha Collins as Castiel and Julian Richings as Death in SUPERNATURAL on The CW. Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW ©2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
"Meet the New Boss" - (L-R): Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester, Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester (foreground), and Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer in SUPERNATURAL on The CW. Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW ©2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
"Meet the New Boss" - (L-R): Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer, Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester, Julian Richings as Death (back to camera), and Misha Collins as Castiel in SUPERNATURAL on The CW. Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW ©2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
How the hell are you supposed to read the article without that asinine VD ad blocking the whole thing?
Death is portrayed really well on this show (especially the great entrance scene in season 5) and I'm really looking forward to seeing more of him this season.