Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke

Eric Kripke

Eric Kripke is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating the television series Supernatural.-Biography:...

, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB

The WB Television Network

The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...

, and is now part of The CW

The CW Television Network

The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...

's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki

Jared Padalecki

Jared Tristan Padalecki is an American actor. He grew up in Texas and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls as well as in several Hollywood films, including New York Minute and House of Wax...

 as Sam Winchester

Sam Winchester

Samuel "Sam" Winchester is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of The CW Television Network's Supernatural along with his older brother Dean. He is portrayed by Jared Padalecki.-Background:...

 and Jensen Ackles

Jensen Ackles

Jensen Ross Ackles is an American actor. He is known for his roles in television as Eric Brady in Days of our Lives, which earned him several Daytime Emmy Award nominations, as well as Alec/X5-494 in Dark Angel and Jason Teague in Smallville...

 as Dean Winchester

Dean Winchester

Dean Winchester is a fictional character from The CW Television Network's Supernatural, portrayed by Jensen Ackles. He hunts demons, spirits and other supernatural creatures with his younger brother Sam.-Background:...

, the series follows the brothers as they hunt demons and other figures of the supernatural

Supernatural

The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...

. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television, in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision

Wonderland Sound and Vision

Wonderland Sound and Vision is the production company of producers McG and Stephanie Savage. They are responsible for producing The O.C. and Supernatural as well as Chuck. Wonderland also co-produced all of McG's films since Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.-History:McG and Stephanie Savage formed...

. The current executive producers are Eric Kripke, McG

McG

Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer....

, and Robert Singer; former executive producer Kim Manners

Kim Manners

Kim Manners was an American television producer, director and child actor best known for his work on The X-Files and Supernatural.-Early life:...

 died of lung cancer during production of the fourth season.

The series, which is filmed in Vancouver

Vancouver

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, was in development for nearly ten years, as creator Kripke spent several years unsuccessfully pitching it.