According to Collider, the Supernatural franchise is officially coming back in 2026 — and the promise attached to that announcement is that this return will take the beloved series to an entirely new level.
A New Era Means New Casting Conversations
For a show that ran 15 seasons and built one of the most fiercely loyal fanbases in TV history, "a whole new level" is a phrase loaded with possibility — and questions. Does that mean a new generation of hunters stepping into the legacy left by the Winchesters? A spinoff format exploring different corners of the supernatural world? An anthology structure? Whatever shape it takes, the creative direction will hinge enormously on casting. New leads, new monsters, new mythology — all of it starts with who shows up on screen. And that's exactly the kind of puzzle that myCast fans live for.
If the 2026 return leans into fresh faces rather than a straight continuation, the door swings wide open for fan-casting to do its best work. Which actors have the grit and charm to carry a Winchester-sized weight? Who could step into the mythology and make it feel both familiar and genuinely new? The community has already been thinking about this.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
Across three active fan-cast stories on myCast, the community has been building out their dream versions of the Supernatural universe — and some genuinely compelling patterns are emerging.
In the Supernatural story, fans tapped Dylan O'Brien for Sam Winchester — a pick that makes a lot of intuitive sense. O'Brien has the emotional range and the scrappy physicality that defined Jared Padalecki's take on the role, and he's proven he can anchor a genre franchise. That same story sees Jason Isaacs cast as the demon Azazel, which would be genuinely menacing, and Doug Jones as the Wendigo — a piece of creature-casting that practically casts itself given Jones's legendary work in physical performance roles.
Over in the SUPERNATURAL story — the most voted-on of the three with 9 total votes — leads the Sam Winchester race with 2 votes, making him the single most-voted pick across all three stories for any role. That's a genuinely exciting choice: Maridueña has the charisma and the action credentials from Cobra Kai and Blue Beetle, and he'd bring something visually and tonally fresh to the franchise. The same story floats as Crowley — formerly Fergus MacLeod — which is the kind of inspired, slightly unhinged idea that fan-casting exists to produce. Tennant doing that role? The charm and the menace are absolutely there. as the Knight of Hell Abaddon is another bold swing, and honestly, hard to argue with.