Season six

Season Six
Creator Eric Kripke originally planned for the show to last only five seasons, but due to increased ratings from the fourth and fifth seasons, the CW network renewed the series for a sixth season. Kripke has confirmed that he will not be returning as showrunner; however, he will still remain as a hands-on executive producer, leaving Executive Producer Sera Gamble to take over the reins. Both Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki have six-year contracts, and will return for at least one more season. Padalecki stated that if the show is no longer compelling after a possible sixth season, that he will not return for more.

Sera Gamble, who will take over the showrunner position, has said that the sixth season of the show will focus on the brothers' relationship. The season will steer towards the format of the early seasons with "lots of meat-and-potatoes closed-ended episodes, and...a season-long story arc to weave in". According to a press release by the CW, Heaven and Hell are now in "complete disarray", forcing Sam and Dean to reunite to "beat back the rising tide of creatures and demon-spawn" that "roam across a lawless and chaotic landscape".

The season will air on Fridays at 9:00 pm in the United States on the CW