Supernaturalfans have reason to be very cautiously optimistic heading into season 13. Not that there’s any reason to think the new season will be anything but good. They’ve got it figured out at this point, for the most part, but we are once again going to be getting a pilot for an attemptedSupernaturalspin-off. This time, it is going to center on Sheriff Jody Mills, played by Kim Rhodes, and is going under the titleWayward Sisters.
The news comes courtesy ofDeadline, who are reporting that The CW is going to air theWayward Sistersas a backdoor pilot duringSupernaturalseason 13. Basically, in case you aren’t familiar, that means it will air as an episode of the show and, if it goes well,Wayward Sisterscould go to series as aSupernaturalspin-off. Per Deadline, here is whatWayward Sisterswill be about.
“The project tells the story of Sheriff Jody Mills (Rhodes) and a group of troubled young women, all of them orphaned by supernatural tragedy. Under Mills' training and protection, the women will emerge as a supreme monster-fighting force. Unlike the original series, which centers on a biological brothers, Wayward Sisters is about a sisterhood of girls in a foster family.”
Kim Rhodes' Sheriff Mills has been a regular character onSupernaturalfor a long time, and it sounds like the story that has been fleshed out actually makes a lot of sense. SoWayward Sisterscould be a way for The CW to finally expand on one of their most successful shows, that also has a very rabid anddedicated fanbase.Supernaturalshowrunners Andrew Dabb and Robert Singer are developing the proposed spin-off, along with writers/producers as Phil Sgriccia and Robert Berens. Andrew Dabb and Robert Berens wrote the pilot forWayward Sistersand, according to Deadline, it will introduce new characters, as well as bring over some from theSupernaturaluniverse. At the moment, Kim Rhodes is the only actress attached to star in the pilot, but orphan Claire Novak and runaway Alex Jones, who were put under Jody’s care in the show, would seem like a couple more logical additions to the show. Warner Bros. TV has yet to comment on the spin-off, but the cat is out of the bag now.
Supernatural fansmay groan at this idea, because this is not the first time it has been attempted. DuringSupernaturalseason 9, a backdoor pilot calledBloodlinesaired and to this day remains one of the show’s most hated episodes. Fans and critics alike truly hated it and, when a show has hadnearly 300 episodesover the course of 12 seasons, calling anything the worst episode is really saying something. The CW probably won’t make the same mistake twice andWayward Sisterssounds like a much more sound idea. If nothing else, we are at least going to get a full-onScooby-Dooepisode inSupernatural season 13. But if all goes well, fans may have a new series to look forward to as well.
