'Vampire Diaries' Alum Sean Faris Lands Role on 'Supernatural' Spin-Off

The upcoming CW show Supernatural: Tribes is rounding out its cast nicely!

‘Supernatural’ spin-off: Meet the key players of ‘Tribes’

The CW has officially ordered a pilot for the Supernatural spin-off, Tribes, and now we’re learning more about the characters that will inhabit that world.

Character descriptions of the main players in Tribes indicate the spin-off will focus on five monster tribes in Chicago and a hunter looking for revenge. These characters will also be introduced in the backdoor pilot in Supernatural season 9, episode 20, reports TVLine.

Supernatural: Jared Padalecki Talks Sam and Dean "at Odds," Working With Misha Collins

Supernatural's family feud isn't ending anytime soon.

We chatted with the long-running CW hit's star Jared Padalecki about the Winchester brothers' latest fight after Sam finally gained control of his body and learned what Dean (Jensen Ackles) had done to save him: let Ezekiel (but really Gadreel) take up residence inside his body.

Witches? Flying Monkeys? It can only be the Supernatural Halloween episode - Recap

Sam and Dean need technical help in last night’s episode, and who do they call? The only one they can Charlie Bradbury (Felicia Day). But when these three get together nothing is ever as it seems.  Charlie dies, gets resurrected and then goes off to fight the rebellion in Oz, yes I did say Oz. It’s not the Wizard of Oz we know, but it is is true Charlie form to want to ditch reality and fight for a cause.

Flashback to 1935: "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum's daughter Dorothy (Yes,that Dorothy) brings the Wicked Witch to the Men of Letters bunker because she can't figure out a way to kill her (Turns out, Baum was a Man of Letters, and Oz is in the fairy realm. Dorothy's whole adventure in Oz was actually a war story that he adapted into a children's book). The witch breaks her bonds, and Dorothy does the only thing she can think of: she binds herself and the Witch in some weird gray goo that stays in the bunker for 75 years until ...

Present day: Dean accidentally knocks over the vial of goo while trying to fix one of the ancient computers, setting both Dorothy and the Witch free in the bunker. Oops! What was Dean trying to do with an old computer? He and Sam figure that since it tracked the angels during The Fall, they can reconfigure it to track wayward angels on earth now. To do that, they call up the only computer expert they know: Charlie!

In her time off, Charlie's been hunting, but it hasn't been all she was hoping for. She wants big quests and magical adventures; despite Sam and Dean telling her it's not as fun as it sounds (they sure would know). She's been using Edlund's "Supernatural" books -- which are now available online, much to Sam's chagrin -- as a guide. Turns out, Sam's "ex-wife" Becky uploaded all the unpublished works, too! Sam pretends like he's never heard of her, but this was such a hilarious moment for longtime fans. Those "Supernatural" showrunners sure do know how to treat us well, don't they?

Charlie gets her wish when Dorothy and the Wicked Witch are freed during her stay in the bunker. She's so excited to find out one of her favorite stories is actually true -- she is the ultimate fangirl, after all. She even figures out a way to hurt the Witch: poppies. She finds enough poppy dust in the bunker to make four bullets, which won't kill the Witch, but will hurt her ... and that certainly comes in handy when they find out the Witch is looking for a key that would turn any doorway into a portal to Oz, and intends on bringing her armies to the real world.

Crowley -- starting to really feel the effects of his isolation, and hopes to score points with Sam and Dean -- is surprisingly helpful against the Witch. He sent her on a wild goose chase to the kitchen instead of helping her, when it turns out the key is actually in Dean's room. And don't worry, the brothers don't take any pity on their prisoner. They're still waiting on those demon names.

Side note: how awesome was it that we actually got to see how much Dean has moved in to his room? He clearly loves having a place to call his own besides his car after all these years, and his "nesting" shows it. Unfortunately, Sam doesn't feel the same way. After binge-watching "Game of Thrones" (Yes, even the Winchesters love a good binge-watch session every now and then!) with Charlie in Sam's empty, undecorated room, he made a comment about how the bunker isn't "home." Since Sam doesn't have any memories of having a home with his mom and dad like Dean does (Sam was just a baby when the yellow-eyed demon ruined their lives), he doesn't really know what he's missing, unlike Dean. 

While Dean and Charlie are getting the key from Dean's room, the Witch steals it and tries to kill Dean, but Charlie jumps in front of the zap. Dean immediately calls for Zeke as Sam walks into the room, and Zeke says he only has enough strength for one act of angelic power: bring Charlie back or kill the Witch. Dean has him save Charlie's life, and he once again covers his back by lying about it to both Sam and Charlie, but Sam definitely heard Dean say Zeke. 

When Sam asked Dean who "Zeke" was, Dean gave him a really flimsy lie -- and pair that with his other really flimsy lie about Cas leaving the bunker of his own volition, and Sam is officially suspicious. How could he not be at this point? Even Charlie put two and two together (after Dorothy told her a zap from the Witch means instant death, and she was in heaven for a few minutes), and confronted Dean about it later. He didn't tell her how she came back, but she agreed to keep her temporary death a secret from Sam.

Another interesting thing of note: looks like the Winchesters' anti-possession tattoos don't work against fairy magic, because the Witch managed to possess both of them. Sam and Dean then proceed to attack Dorothy and Charlie, but Charlie kicks Dean in the nards and goes to stop the Witch while Dorothy fends off the brothers.

Charlie got to the Witch just as she was about to bring her army of flying monkeys through her portal, and kills the Witch with the ruby slippers Dorothy had given her. Turns out, heels can deadly. As Charlie oh-so-proudly announces to the un-possessed Sam and Dean, "Ding dong, b*****es!"

After getting a taste of what Oz is like by defeating the Witch, Charlie decides to go with Dorothy back to Oz. Helping Dorothy in the rebellion sounds exactly like what Charlie wants: an adventure, a quest of magical proportions. The tearful goodbyes she exchanges with Sam and Dean are so heartbreaking, because at this point, Charlie truly is a part of the Family Business ... and family. Seeing her go -- possibly forever -- when we just got her back seems so unfair. Dean wonders if she'll ever come back, to which Sam replies, "There's no place like home." 

Sam called the bunker home! Let's hope he means it and starts putting up some posters on his bedroom walls. It's so sad that it took losing Charlie to make him realize how much he valued having the safety and comfort of a home, but he finally did. It's also extremely sad that Dean almost gained a confidant in Charlie for all his Zeke problems, but she left before he could really open up about his choice to put an angelic pacemaker in his brother. These lies are really starting to add up, and they are getting worse and worse. How long until Sam realizes that something's up? Will he start to dig around, looking for answers on this mysterious "Zeke" that Dean called out for?

All in all, "Slumber Party" was a fun episode that put a "Supernatural" twist on a classic story. It was cool seeing the independent, butt-kicking Dorothy taking charge -- although seeing the Tin Man's decapitated head was like a punch to the gut. There are casualties in the war in Oz, and let's hope Charlie doesn't become one of them. However, besides the throwaway line about Cas, and Zeke's brief appearance, this week's episode was a bit of a departure from the season-long arc. As fun as the hour was, we're eager to get back into the meat of the season. Plus, we still haven't seen Cas' reaction to Dean kicking him out of the bunker!

"Supernatural" airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on The CW.

'Supernatural' Season 9 Spoilers: Jeremy Carver Previews Dean's Past, Ezekiel's Honesty & The Winchesters' Future

The "Supernatural" Season 9 premiere left us with plenty of questions (and cravings for spoilers) about the episodes to come -- especially in regards to the enigmatic Ezekiel (Tahmoh Penikett), and his new status as Sam's (Jared Padalecki) "angelic pacemaker."

Dean (Jensen Ackles) is currently keeping Ezekiel's presence inside Sam a secret from his younger brother -- and from his original angelic ally, Castiel (Misha Collins) -- but on "Supernatural," secrets don't stay buried for long.

HuffPost TV chatted with executive producer Jeremy Carver about Ezekiel's trustworthiness, Dean's secret, and how the mythology will be balanced between the demons, angels and the Winchesters in Season 9. Read on for that and much more ahead of tonight's new episode, "Devil May Care."

How much should we trust Ezekiel's intentions at this point?
I think he seems like a pretty honorable guy, to me. I think Ezekiel is a pretty interesting character, and I don’t see any reason not to trust his intentions.

Well, we're a suspicious bunch ...
[Laughs.] Yeah, as is warranted over the course of the show. I think I'll let what we’ve seen speak for itself.

I thought you guys did a great job of resolving some of the long-standing conflicts between Sam and Dean last season, but obviously we've seen the brothers keeping secrets from each other many times before. Can you talk about how this time around may be different and whether the character development last season is going to inform how they resolve their conflict this season?
Well, I think the quandary here is different than we’ve seen in the past. It’s going to be very interesting, given the way that they progressed last season … and frankly, in this case, how Dean is going to deal with this is very much part of the episodes moving forward.

How they deal with this becomes very much a touchstone of how the season progresses and forms up. I know we’ve seen secrets before. And yes, it’s a secret, but I look at this, even more importantly, as -- between the moment in the church, and the moment he allowed Ezekiel to possess Sam -- two very big decisions Dean has made that are affecting not just the relationship, but the mythology. That’s what’s really driving not just part of the mythology this year, but also it’s a very big weight on Dean, in the way that, many times he’s reacted to Sam’s actions or Sam’s weaknesses in the past, [but] this is pretty much all on him. He very much feels the weight of it.

Last season we saw Dean in Purgatory and Sam dealing with the trials along with the larger tablet arc. This season appears to be driven by the situation with the angels and the various warring factions, at least judging by the premiere -- which admittedly isn't much to go on. Would you say that the brothers are going to be reacting to those threats, primarily, or will there be more personal motivations driving both their arcs later on?
Where the premiere took on one aspect of what we’re dealing with this year, I think from the get-go, I feel like I’ve been saying things like "broken landscape, and a wide array of characters, and bad guys, and people rising to the fore, and taking shots at the throne," as it were.

If you look at the first three episodes of this season, by the end of Episode 3, you’ll get a real good idea of the wideness of the landscape this year, because Episode 1 dealt mostly with the angels, where [other] episodes are going to look at the whole other component that the boys are dealing with here, and that’s from the demonic side of things. So you’re going to see a variety of arcs here, not just in terms of the straight-up myth, but in terms of the personal arcs of the brothers, which will very much factor in here. You’re going to see all of it, I think.

It seems like the first few episodes are designed to allow Castiel to go on a voyage of self-discovery -- are we likely to see him back with the boys on a more permanent basis soon? Or is his entire arc more separate this year?
The short answer is you’re going to see all of it, but it’s all really, really keenly motivated by Cas, in that we really wanted to give him a chance to deal with what he’s dealing with. So we wanted Castiel’s character to really breathe, and I don’t find it any less intriguing, or enjoyable, that he may have separate journeys here and there. I think certainly the character has earned it, and I don’t think it takes anything away to have a character who is so beloved and has been part of the show so long to give him some separate storylines to grow.

That said, the show orbits around the Winchesters, so he’s never far, and he’s never out of their thoughts, and there’s all kinds of crossing that goes on. I can’t go that much more into it because there are very specific reasons why he’s either with them or not with them this year, that are deeply due to personal arcs between the three of them.

What can you preview about the episode that will flash back to the brothers when they were younger, especially how that story relates to a "part of Dean that we didn't realize existed"?
I think, especially after nine years, we all tend to put our brothers and the various supporting characters into certain boxes that we tick off: “This is who they are, this is how they would act,” and I think any time we can find a piece of the past that maybe makes us look twice at our characters, and maybe adds a couple extra layers of complexity, is always fun.

I can’t go too much into it. I just would say that … I’m going all the way back to Episode 1 of the series -- as we’ve always seen Dean Winchester, in terms of his approach to the life, approach to the hunting, it may not have always been that way.

You spoke at Comic-Con about finding different aspects of the characters' personalities that you haven't yet showcased this season, with the characters all asking "who am I?" -- can you expand on that specifically in regards to Sam and Dean, since as you just touched on, we feel like we know them pretty well after eight seasons.
Yeah, I think No. 1 is that episode I was just talking about, looking at Dean’s past. No. 2, I think -- and again, it’s a little too early, and I’m really happy to talk to you about it a little bit down the line -- because some of these things become more and more fleshed out the deeper we go into this story of this angel who’s possessing Sam, that provokes certain reactions and actions from the brothers that really delve into everything you’re saying.

I think it’s a bit too early to really dive into it, but rest assured, you’re going to see … frankly, we even saw it in the first episode of this season, in terms of Sam’s views on dying, and all these things, and the way the voices in his head were speaking to him. It’s a slightly different thing than we’ve seen before. We’re only going to be building on that as our brothers, again, come to terms with not just who they are and what they want, but how they relate to each other, moving forward. It’s always at the top of our list to keep on plowing what feels earned but also new.

"Supernatural" airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on The CW.

Source: huffingtonpost

New This Week | What’s new this week in TV, books, movies, video and more

TELEVISION

“The Tomorrow People” sounds a lot like the X-Men movies and comic books: Humans born with special abilities are hunted by a secret group of scientists. The series debuts at 8 p.m. Wednesday on The CW. At 7 p.m. on Thursday, ABC launches “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland,” a new spinoff of its successful fairy tale adventure show “Once Upon a Time.” This week’s returning shows include (check your cable listings for times):

•  Tonight: “Hart of Dixie,” “Beauty and the Beast.”

•  Tuesday: “The Biggest Loser,” “Supernatural.”

•  Wednesday: “Arrow,” “American Horror Story: Coven”

•  Sunday: “The Walking Dead”

MUSIC

Miley Cyrus releases the anticipated “Bangerz” this week, featuring singles “We Can’t Stop” and “Wrecking Ball.” The album is full of collaborations with artists such as Britney Spears, Nelly and Big Sean. Rock band Panic! at the Disco releases their fourth album “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!” on Oct. 8. The band pays homage to their hometown Las Vegas with introspective songwriting while still maintaining their distinctive high-energy style. Also out this week:

• Kenny Rogers, “You Can’t Make Old Friends”

• Cage the Elephant, “Melophobia”

• Alex Chilton, “Electricity by Candlelight (live album)”

• Alter Bridge, “Fortress”

• Amos Lee, “Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song”

• Dale Earnhart Jr. Jr., “The Speed of Things”

• Korn, “Paradigm Shift”

• Patty Griffin, “Silver Bell”

• Pusha T, “My Name is My Name”

• Sleigh Bells, “Bitter Rivals”

• The Toxic Avenger, “Romance & Cigarettes”

• Tim Kasher, “Adult Film”

BOOKS

In “Longbourn,” Jo Baker imagines a downstairs version of “Pride and Prejudice” centered on the Bennets’ orphaned housemaid Sarah. And Award-winning author William Boyd pens an addition to the 007 canon with “Solo: A James Bond Novel.” The book follows Bond as he travels to Africa on an unusual mission to stop a burgeoning civil war. Also available this week:

• Elizabeth Smart with Chris Stewart, “My Story”

• John Sandford, “Storm Front”

• James Patterson, “Confessions: The Private School Murders”

• Wendy Lower, “Hitler’s Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields”

• Ann Rule, “Practice to Deceive”

• Scott Lynch, “The Republic of Thieves”

MOVIES

Tom Hanks stars as Richard Phillips, who faces the first hijacking of an American cargo ship in over 200 years in “Captain Phillips.” The film tells the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates.

• Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth play the star-crossed lovers in Shakespeare’s famous “Romeo and Juliet.” Also stars Damian Lewis, Paul Giamatti and Ed Westwick.

• Danny Trejo battles to take down an arms dealer in Mexico as Machete Cortez in “Machete Kills.” The star-studded cast also includes Charlie Sheen, Jessica Alba and Sofía Vergara.

VIDEO

In the final installment of the popular franchise, “The Hangover Part III” follows the infamous Wolf Pack as they try to save their kidnapped friend Doug from a mob boss. Also available this week:

• “90210: The Final Season”

• “After Earth”

• “American Horror Story: Asylum”

• “Bones: Season 8”

• “Psych: Season 7”

• “The Purge”

• “White Collar: Season 4”

Supernatural Season 9 premiere photos: Is that heaven?

A New Angel, Bobby's Return And More

New photos from the Supernatural Season 9 premiere offer tidbits about Sam's dire health, a new angel, and a trip to... could that be heaven?

It seems that more and more information about Supernatural's ninth season premiere is being released almost daily and each little morsel is yummier than the last.

Just a couple days ago, the first preview video offered up a few hints about what fans could expect in Season 9. We at SheKnows speculated that one part of the promo could mean that Sam was in such bad shape that Dean might have to talk to him in an alternate universe. Well, it looks like that prediction has been proven correct.

In the extended version of the preview, Dean clearly tells Sam that he has died and the latest photos from the premiere show what appears to be Sam, Dean and Bobby getting together for a chat. Are they in heaven?

Other photos show Ezekiel (guest star Tahmoh Penikett) standing guard over Sam and even laying his hand upon Sam's chest. What is the fallen angel doing? Could it be that some angels still have power?

Take a look at some of the photos from the season premiere and see what you think they mean.

Dean watches over Sam.

What are all the symbols on the walls? They look like sigils to guard against angels. Who exactly are they trying to keep away from Sam?

Ezekiel stands guard over Sam.

Can Ezekiel heal Sam?

Yes! Bobby is back!

It's good to see the "family" back together, but at what cost?

What did you think after seeing some of the photos from the Supernatural Season 9 premiere?

Photo credit: CW

Source: sheknows.com

‘Supernatural’ season 9, episode 1 synopsis has Dean desperate to save Sam

The synopsis for Supernatural season 9, episode 1 “I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here” has been released.

On the heels of The CW releasing video previews and episode stills, the network has now also released the official description for Supernatural season 9, episode 1:

FALLEN ANGELS — Dean (Jensen Ackles) is frantic after Sam (Jared Padalecki) collapses and the doctor tells Dean his brother won’t make it. Desperate, Dean sends out an all points bulletin via prayer to every angel in the area, asking them to help his brother. In exchange, Dean will owe that angel a favor. Numerous angry angels race to find and kill Dean, but one, Ezekiel (guest star Tahmoh Penikett), gets to him first. Meanwhile, Sam fights for his life and must face some familiar demons to do so. Castiel (Misha Collins) struggles to survive without powers. John Showalter directed the episode written by Jeremy Carver (#902).

This synopsis gives more context to the episode stills that were released yesterday. In a couple of those stills, we saw Dean drawing sigils on the walls of Sam’s hospital room.

Now we know that those sigils are Dean’s SOS as he looks for help for Sam. No doubt that many of the angels who fell, however, will be blaming the Winchesters — as well as Castiel — for being expelled from Heaven by Metatron.

We know from summer casting news that Penikett’s Ezekiel was injured in the fall from Heaven, so it will be interesting to see how he interacts with the Winchesters. He is also in several of the promotional stills.

Meanwhile, promos have indicated that Sam will be interacting with at least Bobby and Death in his fight for his life, but what else will he be forced to face to survive?

Supernatural season 9, episode 1 airs on Tuesday, October 8 at 9:00 p.m. on The CW.

Source: hypable