Writer and Director Episode Guide

This page lists the writer and director for each episode. You will also find a listing of each episode a person has been involved with on their own page.

The Supernatural writing team and post-production is based in LA, while the show, except for the pilot, is filmed in Vancouver.

Following a large roster of writers in Season One, Supernatural has had a core group of around eight writers each season. Writing on a TV show is not a solo effort - story arcs and individual episodes will be developed and broken in collaboration the writers' room. Eric Kripke, Bob Singer, Sera Gamble, and Jeremy Carver in particular have a greater input and influence on the scripts than their individual writing credits indicate. In addition, story editors and writers' assistants have input as well at different parts of the scripts development. Some writers' assistants have gained writing credits on the show including Emily McLaughlin, Jenny Klein and Jackson Stewart. Stunt coordinator Lou Bollo also has two story credits.

The showrunners are involved in both the creative and operational aspects of the show. Veteran Bob Singer was brought on by the studios to work with Eric Kripke when the series began and remains in that position in Season 10. Eric Kripke stepped down as showrunner at the end of Season 5 but has continued to have creative input into the show. Sera Gamble, who began as a writer and story editor with Supernatural in Season 1, was elevated to showrunner in Season 6. After she left the show at the end of Season 7, Jeremy Carver was appointed showrunner.

See Writers for more info on where former writers are now, and which ones participated in each season.

For more information on each writer and director, see their individual entries.

Episode	Writers	Directors
1.01 Pilot	Eric Kripke	David Nutter
1.02 Wendigo	Eric Kripke; story by Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes Burton	David Nutter
1.03 Dead in the Water	Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker	Kim Manners
1.04 Phantom Traveler	Richard Hatem	Bob Singer
1.05 Bloody Mary	Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes Burton	Peter Ellis
1.06 Skin	John Shiban	Robert Duncan McNeill
1.07 Hookman	John Shiban	David Jackson
1.08 Bugs	Bill Coakley and Rachel Nave	Kim Manners
1.09 Home	Eric Kripke	Ken Girotti
1.10 Asylum	Richard Hatem	Guy Bee
1.11 Scarecrow	John Shiban	Kim Manners
1.12 Faith	Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker	Allan Kroeker
1.13 Route 666	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Paul Shapiro
1.14 Nightmare	Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker	Philip Sgriccia
1.15 The Benders	John Shiban	Peter Ellis
1.16 Shadow	Eric Kripke	Kim Manners
1.17 Hell House	Trey Callaway	Chris Long
1.18 Something Wicked	Daniel Knauf	Whitney Ransick
1.19 Provenance	David Ehrman	Philip Sgriccia
1.20 Dead Man's Blood	Cathryn Humphris and John Shiban	Tony Wharmby
1.21 Salvation	Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker	Bob Singer
1.22 Devil's Trap	Eric Kripke	Kim Manners
2.01 In My Time of Dying	Eric Kripke	Kim Manners
2.02 Everybody Loves a Clown	John Shiban	Philip Sgriccia
2.03 Bloodlust	Sera Gamble	Bob Singer
2.04 Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things	Raelle Tucker	Kim Manners
2.05 Simon Said	Ben Edlund	Tim Iacofano
2.06 No Exit	Matt Witten	Kim Manners
2.07 The Usual Suspects	Cathryn Humphris	Mike Rohl
2.08 Crossroad Blues	Sera Gamble	Steve Boyum
2.09 Croatoan	John Shiban	Bob Singer
2.10 Hunted	Raelle Tucker	Rachel Talalay
2.11 Playthings	Matt Witten	Charles Beeson
2.12 Nightshifter	Ben Edlund	Philip Sgriccia
2.13 Houses of the Holy	Sera Gamble	Kim Manners
2.14 Born Under a Bad Sign	Cathryn Humphris	J. Miller Tobin
2.15 Tall Tales	John Shiban	Bradford May
2.16 Roadkill	Raelle Tucker	Charles Beeson
2.17 Heart	Sera Gamble	Kim Manners
2.18 Hollywood Babylon	Ben Edlund	Philip Sgriccia
2.19 Folsom Prison Blues	John Shiban	Mike Rohl
2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be	Raelle Tucker	Eric Kripke
2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One	Sera Gamble	Bob Singer
2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two	Eric Kripke	Kim Manners
3.01 The Magnificent Seven	Eric Kripke	Kim Manners
3.02 The Kids Are Alright	Sera Gamble	Philip Sgriccia
3.03 Bad Day at Black Rock	Ben Edlund	Bob Singer
3.04 Sin City	Bob Singer and Jeremy Carver	Charles Beeson
3.05 Bedtime Stories	Cathryn Humphris	Mike Rohl
3.06 Red Sky at Morning	Laurence Andries	Cliff Bole
3.07 Fresh Blood	Sera Gamble	Kim Manners
3.08 A Very Supernatural Christmas	Jeremy Carver	J. Miller Tobin
3.09 Malleus Maleficarum	Ben Edlund	Bob Singer
3.10 Dream a Little Dream of Me	Sera Gamble and Cathryn Humphris	Steve Boyum
3.11 Mystery Spot	Jeremy Carver; story by Jeremy Carver and Emily McLaughlin	Kim Manners
3.12 Jus in Bello	Sera Gamble	Philip Sgriccia
3.13 Ghostfacers	Ben Edlund	Philip Sgriccia
3.14 Long-Distance Call	Jeremy Carver	Bob Singer
3.15 Time Is on My Side	Sera Gamble	Charles Beeson
3.16 No Rest for the Wicked	Eric Kripke	Kim Manners
4.01 Lazarus Rising	Eric Kripke	Kim Manners
4.02 Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester	Sera Gamble; story by Sera Gamble and Lou Bollo	Philip Sgriccia
4.03 In the Beginning	Jeremy Carver	Steve Boyum
4.04 Metamorphosis	Cathryn Humphris	Kim Manners
4.05 Monster Movie	Ben Edlund	Bob Singer
4.06 Yellow Fever	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Philip Sgriccia
4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester	Eric Kripke and Julie Siege	Charles Beeson
4.08 Wishful Thinking	Ben Edlund; story by Ben Edlund and Lou Bollo	Bob Singer
4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer	Sera Gamble	Charles Beeson
4.10 Heaven and Hell	Trevor Sands; story by Eric Kripke	J. Miller Tobin
4.11 Family Remains	Jeremy Carver	Philip Sgriccia
4.12 Criss Angel Is a Douchebag	Julie Siege	Bob Singer
4.13 After School Special	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Adam Kane
4.14 Sex and Violence	Cathryn Humphris	Charles Beeson
4.15 Death Takes a Holiday	Jeremy Carver	Steve Boyum
4.16 On the Head of a Pin	Ben Edlund	Mike Rohl
4.17 It's a Terrible Life	Sera Gamble	James L. Conway
4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book	teleplay by Julie Siege; story by Julie Siege and Nancy Weiner	Mike Rohl
4.19 Jump the Shark	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Philip Sgriccia
4.20 The Rapture	Jeremy Carver	Charles Beeson
4.21 When the Levee Breaks	Sera Gamble	Robert Singer
4.22 Lucifer Rising	Eric Kripke	Eric Kripke
5.01 Sympathy for the Devil	Eric Kripke	Bob Singer
5.02 Good God, Y'All	Sera Gamble	Philip Sgriccia
5.03 Free to Be You and Me	Jeremy Carver	J. Miller Tobin
5.04 The End	Ben Edlund	Steve Boyum
5.05 Fallen Idols	Julie Siege	James L. Conway
5.06 I Believe the Children Are Our Future	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Charles Beeson
5.07 The Curious Case of Dean Winchester	Sera Gamble with Jenny Klein	Bob Singer
5.08 Changing Channels	Jeremy Carver	Charles Beeson
5.09 The Real Ghostbusters	Eric Kripke; story by Nancy Weiner	James L. Conway
5.10 Abandon All Hope...	Ben Edlund	Philip Sgriccia
5.11 Sam, Interrupted	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	James L. Conway
5.12 Swap Meat	teleplay by Julie Siege; written by Julie Siege, Rebecca Dessertine and Harvey Fedor	Bob Singer
5.13 The Song Remains the Same	Sera Gamble and Nancy Weiner	Steve Boyum
5.14 My Bloody Valentine	Ben Edlund	Mike Rohl
5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid	Jeremy Carver	John Showalter
5.16 Dark Side of the Moon	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Jeff Wollnough
5.17 99 Problems	Julie Siege	Charles Beeson
5.18 Point of No Return	Jeremy Carver	Philip Sgriccia
5.19 Hammer of the Gods	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Rick Bota
5.20 The Devil You Know	Ben Edlund	Bob Singer
5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight	Sera Gamble	Philip Sgriccia
5.22 Swan Song	Eric Kripke; story by Eric "Giz" Gerwirtz	Steve Boyum
6.01 Exile on Main St.	Sera Gamble	Phil Sgriccia
6.02 Two and a Half Men	Adam Glass	John Showalter
6.03 The Third Man	Ben Edlund	Bob Singer
6.04 Weekend at Bobby's	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Jensen Ackles
6.05 Live Free or Twihard	Brett Matthews	Rod Hardy
6.06 You Can't Handle the Truth	story by David Reed, Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder; teleplay by Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder	Jan Eliasberg
6.07 Family Matters	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Guy Norman Bee
6.08 All Dogs Go to Heaven	Adam Glass	Philip Sgriccia
6.09 Clap Your Hands If You Believe...	Ben Edlund	John Showalter
6.10 Caged Heat	teleplay by Brett Matthews; story by Brett Matthews and Jenny Klein	Robert Singer
6.11 Appointment in Samarra	Sera Gamble and Robert Singer	Mike Rohl
6.12 Like a Virgin	Adam Glass	Philip Sgriccia
6.13 Unforgiven	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	David Barrett
6.14 Mannequin 3: The Reckoning	Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder	Jeannot Szwarc
6.15 The French Mistake	Ben Edlund	Charles Beeson
6.16 ...And Then There Were None	Brett Matthews	Mike Rohl
6.17 My Heart Will Go On	Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder	Philip Sgriccia
6.18 Frontierland	Andrew Dabb, Daniel Loflin, and Jackson Stewart; teleplay by Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Guy Norman Bee
6.19 Mommy Dearest	Adam Glass	John Showalter
6.20 The Man Who Would Be King	Ben Edlund	Ben Edlund
6.21 Let It Bleed‎	Sera Gamble	John Showalter
6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much	Eric Kripke	Robert Singer
7.01 Meet the New Boss	Sera Gamble	Philip Sgriccia
7.02 Hello, Cruel World	Ben Edlund	Guy Bee
7.03 The Girl Next Door	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Jensen Ackles
7.04 Defending Your Life	Adam Glass	Bob Singer
7.05 Shut Up, Dr. Phil	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Philip Sgriccia
7.06 Slash Fiction	Robbie Thompson	John Showalter
7.07 The Mentalists	Ben Acker and Ben Blacker	Mike Rohl
7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Tim Andrew
7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters	Ben Edlund	Guy Bee
7.10 Death's Door	Sera Gamble	Robert Singer
7.11 Adventures in Babysitting	Adam Glass	Jeannot Szwarc
7.12 Time After Time	Robbie Thompson	Philip Sgriccia
7.13 The Slice Girls	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Jerry Wanek
7.14 Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Mike Rohl
7.15 Repo Man	Ben Edlund	Thomas J. Wright
7.16 Out with the Old	Jenny Klein and Bob Singer	John Showalter
7.17 The Born-Again Identity	Sera Gamble	Robert Singer
7.18 Party On, Garth	Adam Glass	Philip Sgriccia
7.19 Of Grave Importance	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Tim Andrew
7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo	Robbie Thompson	Johnny MacCarthy
7.21 Reading Is Fundamental	Ben Edlund	Ben Edlund
7.22 There Will Be Blood	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	Guy Bee
7.23 Survival of the Fittest	Sera Gamble	Robert Singer
8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin	Jeremy Carver	Robert Singer
8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?	Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin	John Showalter
8.03 Heartache	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Jensen Ackles
8.04 Bitten	Robbie Thompson	Thomas J. Wright
8.05 Blood Brother	Ben Edlund	Guy Bee
8.06 Southern Comfort	Adam Glass	Tim Andrew
8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Charlie Carner
8.08 Hunteri Heroici	Andrew Dabb	Paul Edwards
8.09 Citizen Fang	Daniel Loflin	Nick Copus
8.10 Torn and Frayed	Jenny Klein	Robert Singer
8.11 LARP and the Real Girl	Robbie Thompson	Jeannot Szwarc
8.12 As Time Goes By	Adam Glass	Serge Ladouceur
8.13 Everybody Hates Hitler	Ben Edlund	Philip Sgriccia
8.14 Trial and Error	Andrew Dabb	Kevin Parks
8.15 Man's Best Friend with Benefits	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	John Showalter
8.16 Remember the Titans	Dan Loflin	Steve Boyum
8.17 Goodbye Stranger	Robbie Thompson	Thomas J. Wright
8.18 Freaks and Geeks	Adam Glass	John Showalter
8.19 Taxi Driver	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Guy Bee
8.20 Pac-Man Fever	Robbie Thompson	Robert Singer
8.21 The Great Escapist	Ben Edlund	Robert Duncan McNeill
8.22 Clip Show	Andrew Dabb	Thomas J. Wright
8.23 Sacrifice	Jeremy Carver	Philip Sgriccia
9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here	Jeremy Carver	John Showalter
9.02 Devil May Care	Andrew Dabb	Guy Norman Bee
9.03 I'm No Angel	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Kevin Hooks
9.04 Slumber Party	Robbie Thompson	Robert Singer
9.05 Dog Dean Afternoon	Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder	Tim Andrew
9.06 Heaven Can't Wait	Robert Berens	Rob Spera
9.07 Bad Boys	Adam Glass	Kevin Parks
9.08 Rock and a Hard Place	Jenny Klein	Johnny MacCarthy
9.09 Holy Terror	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Thomas J. Wright
9.10 Road Trip	Andrew Dabb	Robert Singer
9.11 First Born	Robbie Thompson	John Badham
9.12 Sharp Teeth	Adam Glass	John Showalter
9.13 The Purge	Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder	Phil Sgriccia
9.14 Captives	Robert Berens	Jerry Wanek
9.15 THINMAN	Jenny Klein	Jeannot Szwarc
9.16 Blade Runners	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Serge Ladouceur
9.17 Mother's Little Helper	Adam Glass	Misha Collins
9.18 Meta Fiction	Robbie Thompson	Thomas J. Wright
9.19 Alex Annie Alexis Ann	Robert Berens	Stefan Pleszczynski
9.20 Bloodlines	Andrew Dabb	Robert Singer
9.21 King of the Damned	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	P.J. Pesce
9.22 Stairway to Heaven	Andrew Dabb	Guy Norman Bee
9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles?	Jeremy Carver	Thomas J. Wright
10.01 Black	Jeremy Carver	Robert Singer
10.02 Reichenbach	Andrew Dabb	Thomas J. Wright
10.03 Soul Survivor	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	Jensen Ackles
10.04 Paper Moon	Adam Glass	Jeannot Szwarc
10.05 Fan Fiction	Robbie Thompson	Phil Sgriccia
10.06 Ask Jeeves	Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder	John MacCarthy
10.07 Girls, Girls, Girls	Robert Berens	Robert Singer
10.08 Hibbing 911	Jenny Klein and Phil Sgriccia	Tim Andrew
10.09 The Things We Left Behind	Andrew Dabb	Guy Norman Bee
10.10 The Hunter Games	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming	John Badham
10.11 There's No Place Like Home	Robbie Thompson	Phil Sgriccia
10.12 About a Boy	Adam Glass	Serge Ladouceur
10.13 Halt & Catch Fire	Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder	John Showalter
10.14 The Executioner's Song	Robert Berens	Philip Sgriccia
10.15 The Things They Carried	Jenny Klein	John Badham
10.16 Paint It Black	Eugenie Ross-Leming and Brad Buckner	John F. Showalter
10.17 Inside Man	Andrew Dabb	Rashaad Ernesto Green
10.18 Book of the Damned	Robbie Thompson	P.J. Pesce
10.19 The Werther Project	Robert Berens	Stefan Pleszczynski
10.20 Angel Heart	Robbie Thompson	Steve Boyum
10.21 Dark Dynasty	Eugenie Ross-Leming and Brad Buckner	Robert Singer
10.22 The Prisoner	Andrew Dabb	Thomas J. Wright
10.23 Brother's Keeper	Jeremy Carver	Phil Sgriccia
11.01 Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire	Jeremy Carver	Robert Singer
11.02 Form and Void	Andrew Dabb	Phil Sgriccia
11.03 The Bad Seed	Eugenie Ross-Leming and Brad Buckner	Jensen Ackles
11.04 Baby	Robbie Thompson	Thomas J. Wright
11.05 Thin Lizzy
11.06 Our Little World
11.07 Plush
11.08 Just My Imagination		Richard Speight Jr.
11.09 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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