The CW has chosen not to pick up a series called ‘Wayward Sisters’ based on a group of supporting characters from their long-running flagship hit ‘Supernatural’. The spinoff would have focused on Sheriff Jody Mills (Kim Rhodes), Sheriff Donna Hanscum (Briana Buckmaster) and the young women in their care, Alex Jones (Katherine Ramdeen), Claire Novak (Kathryn Newton), Patience Turner (Clark Backo) and newcomer Kaia Nieves (Yadira Guevara-Prip). All of the young girls were orphaned by supernatural causes and under Jody’s supervision, would emerge as a crack monster-fighting force. (Patience is the granddaughter of favorite Missouri Moseley and inherited her psychic powers.) The tenth episode of ‘Supernatural”s current thirteenth season was a backdoor pilot for the new series and aired on January 18.
Unfortunately, for unknown reasons, The CW has opted not to grant this female-fronted concept its own series. Co-creator Andrew Dabb made the disappointing announcement via Twitter:
It breaks my heart to say this, but CW has chosen to pass on Wayward Sisters. We love these characters, and have spent almost two years trying to make this show a reality on the network… but there are some fights, sometimes, you can't win.
— Andrew Dabb (@andrewdabb) May 11, 2018
Of course, just because ‘Wayward Sisters’ won’t progress as its own show, the characters will most likely resurface on ‘Supernatural’ in the future.
Rhodes also took to Twitter to share her reaction to this news, but she made a point of saying that she was not wallowing in pain, but rather urged fans to remain strong:
1. We have lost nothing. I cannot say, “This is more than a TV show,” and then mourn a death when there’s no TV show. We are still here. All of us. We will not lose the community nor the voice we have made. This is how the heart’s yes is louder than their no. #wayward
— ΞXΓЯΞMΞ ҜIM (@kimrhodes4real) May 11, 2018
2. Feel the feelings. But don’t add to your pain. Don’t allow anger to make you feel strong. Don’t allow self-pity to make you feel powerful. We ARE strong. We ARE powerful. This just hurts. It won’t always. At least, not like this.#wayward
— ΞXΓЯΞMΞ ҜIM (@kimrhodes4real) May 11, 2018
The rest of the cast also urged fans to move on and expect more from the ‘Wayward Sisters’ er, ‘Daughters’ in the future.
We’ve still got work to do.
— Briana Buckmaster (@OfficialBrianaB) May 11, 2018
I just heard about #WaywardSisters.
I’m devastated for my friends, who poured their hearts & souls into it.
I’m devastated for the fans who were already deeply invested in this story of fierce, magnificent women.
But the family lives on.#WaywardDaughtersForever pic.twitter.com/JVXb7bcbBs
— Samantha Smith (@SamSmithTweets) May 11, 2018
FYI @robertberens – I haven't shed a single tear about #WaywardSisters– but this fucking tweet came reeeeaaaalllly close. Sthap. I love you, SO DAMN MUCH. Thank you for bringing Alex into my life, for that, I am forever grateful and will probably never be able to pay you back lol https://t.co/VPTNCz21Rb
— Katherine Ramdeen (@katramdeen) May 11, 2018
We shall not go gentle into that good night… #SaveWaywardSisters #SaveWayward – worth a shot lol https://t.co/91sLAbSsRV
— Katherine Ramdeen (@katramdeen) May 11, 2018
Stunned. They have to live on #WAYWARD no words…. https://t.co/TmcTRoZM3C
— Ruth ♛ (@RuthieConnell) May 11, 2018
True, the characters are certain to pop up again on ‘Supernatural’, but it could have been really cool to see this group of female powerhouses slaying creatures on their own. It’s possible that The CW passed because it is picking up the ‘Charmed’ reboot which is also female-led and supernatural in nature.
This is the second time the creators have tried to create a spinoff, which has been shot down. In 2014, they attempted to launch an urban Chicago-based series ‘Supernatural: Bloodlines’ which was also aired as a backdoor pilot but was also not picked up by The CW.
Were you a fan of the ‘Wayward Sisters’ concept? Are you disappointed that The CW passed on a series?
Sources: Deadline, Entertainment Weekly
