1.01 Pilot (The Winchesters)

Title	Pilot
Episode #	Season 1, Episode 1
First aired	October 11, 2022
Directed by	Glen Winter
Written by	Robbie Thompson
On IMDB	Pilot
Outline
Monster
Timeline
Location(s)
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Characters

• Mary Campbell
• John Winchester
• Dean Winchester

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

• 1.01 The Winchesters Pilot (transcript)

Promotion

• The Cast Sets up the Prequel
• Promo

Reviews

• Jensen, Danneel and Robbie Thompson talk about the origins of the show and making The Winchesters with EW
• Meg and Drake talk about working with Jensens, and their excitement for the show from etalk
• TV Pulse posted about differences between the original pilot they viewed, and a new version which has been sent to reviewers.
• A positive review from "Nerds and Beyond", who said "From the brilliant casting to the gusto with which Thompson dives right into the story, the gamble has completely paid off. The Winchesters is a confident, entertaining prequel with something new to say, a loving tribute to a beloved series that marks its own territory and more than justifies its existence."
• A video review by CW Spiral raved about the show saying "The Winchesters could be the most enjoyable show on tv of the fall season, perhaps even of the whole season." They added that the show is "shaping up to be damn good television, and I don't mean modern damn good television. I mean damn good television from the early 2000s, and that's the best type of damn good television you could hope for" .
• Vought HQ says that "While the pilot feels different to its predecessor, fans will be able to enjoy the expansion on familiar characters" and "the pilot is a good start and it is clear the dynamic of the group will be what propels the show through the mystery and since they have good chemistry with each other, that promises to be a treat to explore."
• In their review TVPulse called the show "something entirely new but with loving callbacks to the original show" and that "Those tuning in for an hour of supernatural mystery solving and demon slaying will no doubt be satisfied by what they see."
• A review by the Cosmic Circus was generally positive although it expressed concerns about the relationship of the show to the canon of Supernatural.