After the Supernatural prequel The Winchesters was cancelled by The CW, series star Jensen Ackles and fans kick off the #SaveTheWinchesters campaign in the hopes of reviving the show. The series is produced by Supernatural star Ackles, who reprised his role of demon hunter Dean Winchester for the prequel. The Winchesters is set in the 1970s, long before the events of the main series, and explores the lives of Mary Campbell (Meg Donnelly) and John Winchester (Drake Rodger), the couple who would go on to become the parents of Dean and Sam (Jared Padalecki).