It’s been 7 years, and I’m still not over this canceled Supernatural spinoff

The Supernatural universe, filled with different ghosts and demons, included countless characters that appeared throughout the show’s seasons.

But in Season Thirteen, something unusual happened: a backdoor pilot aired that introduced a new kind of team—not led by Sam and Dean Winchester, but by women who had already earned the love and loyalty of the audience. Wayward Sisters served as both a standalone episode and a glimpse of what could have been a bold, female-driven future for the Supernatural franchise.

And then, without notice, it disappeared.

I, like many other fans, am still experiencing that lasting pain seven years later.

Who were the Wayward Sisters?

At the center of the story that never quite spun off was Sheriff Jody Mills, played by Kim Rhodes—a stalwart friend of the Winchesters and a foster parent to a growing brood of “wayward” girls. These weren’t mere secondary characters. They were survivors. Women who had lost everything and decided to fight back.

Jody’s ensemble also included fan favorites like Sheriff Donna Hanscum (Briana Buckmaster), a surprisingly deadly hunter with the most disarming of smiles; Claire Novak (Kathryn Newton), the rebellious daughter of Castiel’s human host; Alex Jones (Katherine Ramdeen), a former accomplice to a vampire nest trying to rebuild her life; Patience Turner (Clark Backo), a legacy psychic torn between her gifts and her father's restrictions; and Kaia Nieves (Yadira Guevara-Prip), a dreamwalker plagued by visions of a terrifying alternate world.

These were not characters created simply for a spinoff. All of them had been carefully crafted within Supernatural over many years, ensuring they had rich, complex histories and deep emotional bonds with fans.

The episode that gave us hope

The episode Wayward Sisters (Season 13, Episode 10) was everything fans could’ve hoped for. It was gritty, heartfelt, action-packed, and—most importantly—it gave us something Supernatural rarely had: a female ensemble not defined by romance, but by love and sisterhood.

Jody’s iconic line—“You guys take care of the world. We got Sioux Falls covered.”—rang like a torch being passed. This was a part of the Supernatural universe we wished to inhabit. It wasn’t just good television—it was hope.

A legacy that refuses to die

Co-creator Andrew Dabb later shared on Twitter how his heart was broken, thanking the fans and cast while acknowledging, “There are fights you can’t win.”

Still, Supernatural gave the Wayward characters some resolution in later seasons, including resolving Kaia’s cliffhanger fate with her rescue in Season Fifteen’s Galaxy Brain.

But for many of us, it was heartbreaking. These characters weren’t meant to stay on the sidelines—they deserved the spotlight. This team showed what female hunters were truly capable of—not just in battle, but emotionally too. They defended others, healed from trauma, and redefined what it meant to be a hunter in the Supernatural universe.

They weren’t just monster exterminators. They were building families, processing relatable pain, and expanding the identity of a hunter.

Will we ever get them back?

The possibility of a Supernatural revival is always lurking around the corner. The community hasn’t disappeared. It’s still active, still searching for an end to the story—or maybe a new beginning.

Maybe it’s a dream. Maybe it’ll be a streaming series or a limited run. But it’s the hope that matters.