The episode, titled “In The Beginning,” will air on Thurs., 10/2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.  This episode, which features guest star Mitch Pileggi (“The X-Files,” “Stargate: Atlantis”) as Sam & Dean Winchester’s maternal grandfather, begins with the angel Castiel (guest star Misha Collins) transporting Dean (Jensen Ackles) back in time to Lawrence, Kansas in 1973.  In what promises to be a very revealing hour, Dean not only encounters his parents as a young couple in love, but also meets his mother’s family for the first time and learns the origin of a startling turn of events that will shape the future of the entire Winchester family – and possibly his relationship with Sam (Jared Padalecki) - forever.   “In The Beginning” was written by Jeremy Carver and directed by Steve Boyum.

The episode, titled “Lazarus Rising,” will air on Thurs., 9/18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW and will provide answers to many of the questions that have been torturing the show’s fans since our shocking season finale last May.  Namely, how did Dean (Jensen Ackles) get out of Hell following the violent fulfillment of his doomed contract with the potent demon Lilith…and who or what is responsible for his return to the living?  And what has Sam (Jared Padalecki) been up to during the long and difficult four months that have elapsed since Dean’s death?  “Lazarus Rising” was written by series creator and executive producer Eric Kripke and directed by executive producer Kim Manners.