Carry On My Wayward Son? Jared Padalecki Is "Gutted" Over Jensen Ackles's Supernatural Prequel

Oddly enough, The Winchesters sounds like a Supernatural version of How I Met Your Mother. Narrated by Ackles, reprising his original series role as Dean Winchester, the prequel tells the story of "how John met Mary and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world."

It'll be interesting to see where the series goes as Mary's death was originally the catalyst for John becoming a hunter. Perhaps the Men of Letters will have a bigger presence, as it's revealed on Supernatural that John's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all a part of the secret society.

Currently, the only confirmed cast member is Ackles as Dean Winchester. It's unclear if Dean will only serve as narrator on the show or make an actual appearance. Since the show is still in development, we can only speculate about who else will be joining the cast.

On Supernatural, John Winchester was portrayed as an adult by The Walking Dead's Jeffrey Dean Morgan, as a young adult by General Hospital's Matt Cohen, and as a child by Nels Guloien. Mary Winchester also made several appearances throughout Supernatural's run and was portrayed as an adult by Samantha Smith and as a young adult by Arrow's Amy Gumenick.

On June 24, Ackles shared a link to Deadline's report of the prequel series. Apparently, his friend and Supernatural costar Jared Padalecki was not aware that a prequel to their hit show was in the works. "Dude. Happy for you. Wish I heard about this some way other than Twitter," Padalecki wrote in a retweet of the story. "I'm excited to watch, but bummed that Sam Winchester had no involvement whatsoever." When asked by a fan if it was all a joke, as the duo are known for their banter on Twitter, Padalecki confirmed that it was not. "No. It's not. This is the first I've heard about it. I'm gutted," he tweeted in response. Ackles has yet to address Padalecki's comments.

While Padalecki was seemingly blindsided, Misha Collins viewed it as an opportunity for more Castiel. "Seems like this show would benefit from a time-travelling angel-in-a-trenchcoat character. Just saying," the actor tweeted in reply to the Deadline article.

Even Supernatural creator Eric Kripke had something to say about the potential drama. "When @JensenAckles first told me this story, I loved it," Kripke wrote on Twitter. "He & @DanneelHarris & @rthompson1138 are the perfect people to make it. (The other perfect person is too busy Texas Rangering.) Thanks for carrying the torch, guys, go kick it in the ass. Proud of you. #SPN #SPNFamily" Fans were quick to point out that the alleged "othering" of Padalecki by Kripke and Ackles didn't feel like something family would do to one another.