The Boys has elevated the profile of showrunner Eric Kripke as the head of one of the most buzzed-about, most-watched shows in the streaming era, though he is not forgetting where he came from, the long, long-running Supernatural.

He’s already reached into that era of his career twice for major character additions to The Boys’ universe (and many minor ones). In season 3 it was Dean Winchester, Jensen Ackles playing Soldier Boy. This season it’s John Winchester, Jeffrey Dean Morgan playing Kessler. Now, you guessed it, Sam Winchester, Jared Padalecki who appears to be stepping up to the plate.

“He’s been busy the last few years, so schedules haven’t worked out,” Kripke said. “But now, unfortunately, [Walker] got cancelled — but the good thing is he’s free, and I feel like I have to complete my game of Supernatural Pokémon and I have my one big one — very big one — left to catch.“

“We have talked [about a role]. As a matter of fact, we talked today,” he said. “I think at this point in my acting life, I only want to work on projects that I really care about or with people that I really care about, and obviously Eric and I are indelibly connected forever.”