Wayward Sisters’ premiere date was on January 18, 2018, on The CW. The backdoor pilot episode of the Supernatural spin-off series featured both known and new characters, and it looks like the series really packs a punch. Meet the Wayward Sisters cast members right here!
Fans of the American fantasy horror television series Supernatural should be happy that the series has given birth to another new series called Wayward Sisters. It will be the fourth Supernatural spin-off, as the makers of the series have already given viewers shows like Ghostfacers, Supernatural: The Anime Series, and Supernatural: Bloodlines. The makers had announced the news of the spin-off series on June 20, 2017.
Wayward Sisters debuted as a backdoor pilot during the thirteenth season of Supernatural and stars Kim Rhodes, among others. Since then, viewers have been anxiously awaiting the new show, but now the wait is over.
Keep reading to know more about the new series and its cast members.
Series Was Named after a Rock Song
The new series kicked off on Thursday, January 18, 2018, on The CW as a backdoor pilot episode in Supernatural season 13. The episode was appropriately titled Supernatural: Wayward Sisters.
Wayward Sisters was named after the famous song, “Carry on Wayward Son,” by the famous rock band, Kansas. The song was also heard several times on Supernatural.
Taking the Fight to the Enemy
Wayward Sisters tells the story of Sheriff Jody Mills (Kim Rhodes), Sheriff Donna Hanscum (Briana Buckmaster), and a group of disturbed and troubled young women who have been orphaned by a supernatural tragedy.
These young women train under Sheriff Mills and emerge as a tough, monster-fighting force who also have the Sheriff’s protection. Basically, the new series is about a sisterhood of girls in a foster family.
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A Mix of the Old and New
The Wayward Sisters cast is made up of actors who have appeared on Supernatural as well as new stars. The cast is made up of actors like Kim Rhodes, Briana Buckmaster, Katherine Ramdeen, Kathryn Love Newton, Clark Backo, and Yadira Guevara-Prip. There are other actors also appearing in the series as a recurring cast.
Briana Buckmaster plays a small-town local sheriff of Stillwater, Minnesota, who joins forces with Sheriff Mills to become a badge-carrying monster killer.
Clark Backo plays a psychic named Patience Turner who inherited her special powers from her grandmother and has now decided to fight monsters. She used to be an overachieving high school student who is now obsessed with defeating the dark forces she encounters.
A Walker Between Worlds
Yadira Guevara-Prip plays the role of Kaia Nieves, a young woman with a strong will and a sense of sarcasm. She has lost her family at a young age and has the unique ability to walk between worlds in her dreams. She is a dream catcher who thinks of her ability as a curse because she is not familiar with its origin and her family.
Kathryn Love Newton is back on the show and reunites with Sheriff Mills after having had some dangerous experiences of her own.
Newton is thrilled with her new role as Claire Novak and said, “Claire went out, she kicked ass on her own, but a crisis will occur that will force her back into the fold of the Wayward family.”
A Real Kick-Ass Show
From the action in the pilot episode, it looks like Wayward Sisters is going to be a thrilling, fearful, and dangerous ride for the viewers. However, the actual release date of the show has not been given but is expected soon.
This is a show that will have a special appeal for girls and women because of it’s all-female cast but anybody can watch and have a great time.