Jared Padalecki Seemingly Confirms He's Joining 'The Boys' Season 5, But Says Role Isn't Written Yet
Jared Padalecki is looking to join the cast of The Boys after his CW series Walker ended.
The 41-year-old actor already has the eye of the creator of the show, Eric Kripke, as they previously worked together for several years on Supernatural. It was also reunite him with former co-star Jensen Ackles!
Eric has already publicly said he would for Jared to be on the show, and now that Walker is over, they have had more discussions.
In a recent interview about the end of Walker, Jared seemed to confirm that he will in fact join the Prime Video series’ upcoming final season.
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“It’s not been written yet, but I think he was saying [the final season] doesn’t even film until 2025. So yeah, I’m going to go play in Kripke’s newest playground,” Jared told Variety. “I had a great time the first time around, so I’m sure I’ll have a great time here again. I love the show. I think it’s hilarious and exciting.”
“But you were asking what my plans for the future were — and I love Jensen and Eric Kripke. Obviously, I’ll be indebted to [Kripke] and entangled with him forever. I met my wife because of him. I was Sam Winchester because of him. Supernatural happened because of him,” he continued. “So working with him on a show that I enjoy, I’m like, ‘Yeah, when do I fly out?’ But I don’t think we would film until at least January.”
If you missed it, in that same interview, Jared slammed The CW over their “easy, cheap” content strategy.