CBR

  • Supernatural star Jensen Ackles takes the director's chair one last time its final season. 1 / 8

  • Ackles directed the final season's fourth episode, titled "Atomic Monsters." 2 / 8

  • Ackles contributed a song to the episode's soundtrack and wanted to increase the action. 3 / 8

  • Co-showrunner Andrew Dabb agreed to Ackles' pitch if they reduced the scope for television. 4 / 8

  • The ambitious action sequence is set to open the fourth episode. 5 / 8

  • The scene involves Dean Winchester battling opponents in a bunker. 6 / 8

  • Ackles took direct inspiration from the John Wick franchise for the scene. 7 / 8

  • Ackles previously directed six earlier episodes of Supernatural. 8 / 8