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==Wayward History==
The [[Wayward Daughters]] Academy was a fan idea for a ''Supernatural'' spin-off that started in April 2015 and has grown into a much larger movement within fandom.
At the end of [[9.19 Alex Annie Alexis Ann]], [[Sheriff Jody Mills]] took [[Alex Jones]], a young woman who had been held captive by a nest of [[vampires]], home to live her. Later, in [[10.20 Angel Heart]], [[Claire Novak]] is reunited with her mother [[Amelia Novak]] only to then tragically lose her. Sam, Dean and [[Castiel]], also send her to Jody Mills while she heals. As she leaves she says "This is some sort of halfway house for wayward girls?", and the idea was born among the fandom to have [[Sheriff Donna Hanscum]] and Jody running a home for young women as a spin-off.[http://peter-pantomime.tumblr.com/post/117765097966/ok-but-seriously-can-we-talk-about-how Here's a post on Tumblr by peter-pantomine] which posits the question in a post staring with the line "can we talk about how perfectly sending Claire to Jody sets things up for the best imaginable spin-off?"
Two fans, Riley Keshner and Betty Days, set up a Twitter and Tumblr account to promote the idea with a letter writing campaign and petition. It captured the imagination of fans and actors including [[Kim Rhodes]] and [[Briana Buckmaster]]. Presciently, [https://twitter.com/zoewillowsmama/status/593604816791670786 one fan speculated] on "#Jody&DonnasHomeForWaywardGirls with @robertberens as head writer."
Jody and Alex reappeared in the episode [[12.22 Who We Are]] -- and survived the season.
==PilotAnnounced==
On June 20th 2017, [http://deadline.com/2017/06/supernatural-spinoff-wayward-sisters-kim-rhodes-the-cw-backdoor-pilot-season-13-1202116253/ it was announced] that season 13 would feature a backdoor pilot for "Wayward Sisters", a spin-off series that would tell the story of "Sheriff Jody Mills 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."
“That was something that simmered for us, and fans really latched onto it in a way we could have never expected, in a really awesome way,” Dabb continued. But the creatives had to wait for the show’s storylines to align. “Last season, because of the British Men of Letters and Mom, it didn’t feel right. This season, it feels right. And the way it’s going, as you’ll see as you watch the show, it evolves very organically out of the first half of the season… because we have such a high amount of lead time.”
Further news on the series was released during [[Comic-Con 2017]], [[Kim Rhodes]], [[Briana Buckmaster]], [[Kathryn Newton]] and [[Katherine Ramdeen]] were confirmed for the series along with newcomer, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318871/ Clark Backo].
The series was launched through three episodes in Season 13 of ''Supernatural'': [[13.03 Patience ]], [[13.09 The Bad Place]] and [[13.10 Wayward Sisters]].
:"[[Patience Turner]], a new member of the Wayward Sisterhood. A high school over-achiever, Patience’s life is turned upside down when she discovers she’s a powerful psychic, a gift she inherited from her estranged grandmother (and season one Supernatural character) Missouri Moseley. Hunted by dark forces for her power, Patience finds refuge with Jody and her wayward family."
On 28/9/2017 [http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/28/supernatural-spin-off-wayward-sisters-yadira-guevara-prip-kaia/ it was announced] that [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5522598/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Yadira Guevara-Prip] had been cast as [[Kaia Nieves]], who would first appear in [[13.09 The Bad Place]].
The character is was described as:
:"Having lost her family at a young age. By the time she reached adulthood, she was on her own, completely disconnected from her roots, as she tried to understand a burgeoning gift: In her dreams, Kaia walks between worlds — a rare and terrifying power she experiences only as a curse… a power she doesn’t understand and can’t yet control. Flinty, sarcastic, and profoundly haunted, Kaia is nevertheless strong and willful as hell — she’s had to be to survive this long on her own."''
==[http[13.10 Wayward Sisters|Wayward Sisters]]==The pilot for the Wayward Sisters series was the first episode back in 2018. It had been set up with the introduction of Patience earlier in the season, and the mid-season finale had introduced Kaia, and flung the Winchesters into the Bad Place. Synopsis for the pilot:: When Sam and Dean go missing, Jody Mills calls Claire Novak, the rebellious rogue hunter, and tells her it is time to come home – they need to find the Winchesters. Claire returns and reunites with Alex Jones, who has stayed behind with Jody and tries to balance a “normal” life with being a part time hunter. While Jody is happy to have Claire home again, she’s plagued by Patience’s disturbing vision involving her adopted daughter. Claire and Alex search for Kaia Nieves, the [[dream walker]] responsible for opening the rift that Sam and Dean went through, as she holds the key to their whereabouts. Jody calls her friend, [[Donna Hanscum]], to round out the team and the women head off on the most important hunt of their lives. The episode was directed by [[Phil Sgriccia]] and written by [[Bob Berens]] and [[Andrew Dabb]]. Ahead of the broadcast, [https://ewdeadline.com/tv2018/201701/10/13/waywardthe-sisterscw-supernatural-spinfuture-spinoff-dynasty-changes-valor-fate-sabrina-move-netflix-off1202237432/ In an interview] in the Halloween edition of [[Entertainment WeeklyCW President Mark Pedwotiz said]] producer Andrew Dabb said that Wayward features "a much larger support system for the central characters“I’ve seen it, a key detail for I like it but the writersfans determine. “What Nothing is perfect but the real question is possible whether fans will go watch it if you have more than just the boys aren’t in it. I don’t know but it works, the characters work, Kathryn Newton is a sibling relationship to guide you through this processreal star,the actress who plays Donna (Briana Buckmaster) is hilarious.” Berens says The pilot for the Wayward Sisters series bought in solid ratings and rated as the second highest scripted show on the [http://www.adweek.com/digital/nielsen-social-content-ratings-011517/ Nielsen Social] ratings. Reviews from media blogs and fans alike were overwhelmingly positive. “Could it be different? Could it be less psychologically (Except for the small group of fans who had never liked the concept and physically damaging than what we’ve seen resented Sam and Dean go through? That’s a really core question of not being central to the episode). Fandom was also inspired to art and write by the showepisode.”"
==Updates==
[[File:Berens tweet 2018-05-11.jpg|thumb|400px|Bob Berens message to fans]]
:"It breaks my heart to say this, but CW has chosen to pass on Wayward Sisters. We love these characters, and have spent almost two years trying to make this show a reality on the network... but there are some fights, sometimes, you can't win. I want to thank everyone involved in this entire process, from our fantastic crew, to our amazing cast, and, most of all you. Your passion for this idea fueled us, and we wanted so much to make this happen for you. I'm so sorry we couldn't. But know that these characters will live on. We owe them, and you, and us that. Thank you.
Kim Rhodes and Briana Buckmaster expressed their sadness and disappointment as did the @WaywardDaughters account, along with other Supernatural cast members. Many pointed out that this had always been, and would continue to be, more than a TV series, it had always been about fighting for diverse female representation in media, as well as women emporwering and supporting each other.
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Fans spent the week weeks following the decision protesting and sending feedback to the CW. [https://www.change.org/p/the-cw-save-wayward-sisters An online petition] gathered over 70,000 signatures.
[https://twitter.com/i/moments/995121729520394241 Read more tweets here].
:“We had really great material this year,” he said. “We’re really exited about the five series we did pick up. We are big fans of the characters and the women who played the characters in the series, but we did not feel creatively the show is where we wanted it to be. We felt we had a better shot with Legacies.”
He added that CW execs were “big fans” of the Wayward actresses “and hope they continue on... guest starring on Supernatural.”
==Wayward Continues==
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In October 2018, Kim and Brianna announced that they were teaming up to produce the [[Wayward Podcast]]. [https://ew.com/podcasts/2018/10/22/supernatural-kim-rhodes-briana-buckmaster-the-wayward-podcast/ Kim said of the podcast]:
: “This podcast is not about Supernatural, it’s not about the fandom, it’s about our perspective on life as two friends and two women moving through this world. “We’re inviting the fans to stop being fans and start being fellows. I really love the fact that this has been inspired by not having a TV show, and we actually don’t see it as our consolation prize; we see it as more than a TV show because humanity and connection is so much bigger than a television show, and now we have an opportunity to do that. We have the opportunity to increase what we are, not out of ego, but out of passion for connection and authenticity.”
==Further Appearances==
Following the Wayward Sisters pilot, only [[Sheriff Jody Mills]], [[Sheriff Donna Hanscum]], [[Dark Kaia]] and [[Kaia Nieves]] ever appeared on ''Supernatural'' again. [[Claire Novak]], [[Alex Jones]] and [[Patience Turner]] never returned to the show again aside from a brief voice cameo for Alex in [[15.12 Galaxy Brain]]. However, in [[14.11 Damaged Goods]], Donna mentioned to Dean that the group was still training and working as hunters.
==Storyline Closure==
In [[15.12 Galaxy Brain]], [[God]] starts destroying all other universes, commenting at one point about "failed spin-offs," a reference to Wayward Sisters and the earlier failed Bloodlines. Writer [[Robert Berens]] [https://twitter.com/robertberens/status/1239766273824710656 tweeted after the episode] "The arc of S1 of Wayward Sisters was always going to be broadly Dark Kaia vs the WaywardSisters, culminating in Kaia’s rescue and Dark Kaia’s tragic defeat. I always wanted to make that death right. But with limited real estate on #Supernatural I had resigned myself to Kaia just being dead. It was only by embedding it in S15 stories (Chuck, Jack’s return to the Bunker, Billie’s plan) it felt like it was possible to tie that loose end in a relevant and appropriate way."
During the course of the episode, the Winchesters team up with [[Sheriff Jody Mills]] and capture [[Dark Kaia]] who reveals that [[the Bad Place]] is dying and that [[Kaia Nieves]] is still alive and trapped in the other world. With the help of [[Merle]] and [[Jack Kline]], the Winchesters return to the Bad Place and rescue Kaia while Dark Kaia chooses to stay behind and die with her world. At the end of the episode, Kaia accepts an invitation to return to Sioux Falls with Jody. Though only Jody and Kaia appear of the Wayward Sisters cast, [[Alex Jones]] makes a voice cameo at the beginning, talking to Jody on the phone and Claire is stated to be out chasing a false lead on Dark Kaia out of cell phone range during the events of the episode but will be home soon.
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