Supernatural: Bloodlines
Supernatural: Bloodlines | |
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Developed by | Andrew Dabb |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
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Location(s) |
Vancouver, British Columbia Chicago, Illinois[1] |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Production company(s) |
Kripke Enterprises Warner Bros. Television |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | The CW |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
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Related shows | Supernatural |
Supernatural: Bloodlines was a proposed American television series, before being decided against by The CW for the 2014–15 season. It was set to be a spin-off of Supernatural, with the twentieth episode of that show's ninth season serving as the backdoor pilot.[2] The backdoor pilot was written by Andrew Dabb and directed by Robert Singer.[3] The series was set to explore the "clashing hunter and monster cultures in Chicago".[4] Although the show was not picked up by The CW for the 2014–15 television season, the network is open to another spin-off of the series in the future.[5]
Production
The existence of a Supernatural spin-off being developed was first made known in an interview with Robert Singer at SDCC 2013.[6] It was later revealed that the spin-off would be centered in Chicago, and focus on clashes between hunters and monsters factions and introduce new characters.[7] The title of the spin-off was officially confirmed by The CW as Supernatural: Tribes on January 29, 2014, the same day the network announced their new pilot slate.[8] Later, descriptions for the characters to be featured in the spin-off were released.[9] On March 8, 2014, it was reported that the project had been renamed Supernatural: Bloodlines.[10] Andrew Dabb looked at several spin-off television series when developing Supernatural: Bloodlines, including The Originals, Angel, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the NCIS spinoffs.[11]
An episode simply titled Bloodlines aired as the twentieth episode of Supernatural's ninth season. Despite positive ratings and a positive critical reception, the episode was met with lukewarm reception from fans. Ultimately, the show was not picked up for the 2014-2015 season.[12] While the tenth season was later confirmed to be the main priority of the CW, Jeremy Carver and Eric Kripke later revealed the ongoing development of another spin-off, with a concept dissimilar to that of Bloodlines.[13] Carver later clarified that another potential spin-off's backdoor pilot would air in Supernatural's eleventh season as opposed to the tenth season.[14]
Cast
- Lucien Laviscount as Ennis Ross, a police academy trainee who becomes a hunter after his fiancée is killed[15]
- Stephen Martines as Freddie Costa, a Chicago cop and mentor to Ennis, but who also secretly works for one of the monster families[16]
- Erinn Westbrook as Tamara, Ennis's dead fiancée
- Sean Faris as Julian Duval, the head of the werewolf family[17]
- Melissa Roxburgh as Violet Duval, a werewolf and powerless sister of Julian who is romantically involved with David[18]
- Danielle Savre as Margo Lassiter, the acting head of the shapeshifter family[16]
- Nathaniel Buzolic as David Lassiter, a shapeshifter and brother of Margo who is romantically involved with Violet[15]
- Bryce Johnson as Sal Lassiter, a dead shapeshifter who had formerly discouraged Violet from running off with David[19]
References
- ↑ Gomez, Luis (March 24, 2014). "'Supernatural' spinoff filming in Chicago this week". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ Bucksbaum, Sydney (January 29, 2014). "'Supernatural' spinoff to be called 'Supernatural: Tribes'". Zap2it. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 The CW Pilots". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (January 29, 2014). "Pilot Scoop: CW Orders Rob Thomas' iZombie — Plus, Supernatural Spin-Off Gets a Title". TVLine. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ Molliy, Tim (May 8, 2014). "CW Passes on ‘Supernatural’ Spinoff ‘Bloodlines’". The Wrap. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ Roots, Kimberly (July 21, 2013). "The CW Developing Supernatural Spin-Off". TVLine. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ Gelman, Vlada (July 29, 2013). "Scoop: Supernatural Spin-Off Premise Revealed". TVLine. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 29, 2014). "UPDATE: CW Picks Up 'iZombie', 'Jane The Virgin' Remake, Alex Kurtzman/Bob Orci Terrorism Drama To Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (February 2, 2014). "Supernatural Spin-Off Exclusive: Meet the Werewolves, Shifters and Hunters of Tribes". TVLine. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (March 8, 2014). "Pilot Scoop: Supernatural Spin-Off Gets a New Title, Casts Its Final Series Regular". TVLine. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ↑ Highfill, Samantha (April 29, 2014). "'Supernatural: Bloodlines' boss on monster families, spinoff inspiration, and only sort of being 'The Godfather' for TV". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.tv.com/shows/supernatural/community/post/cw-passes-on-supernatural-bloodlines-139958274882/
- ↑ http://www.digitalspy.ca/ustv/s6/supernatural/news/a605371/supernatural-execs-were-still-discussing-spinoff-with-the-cw.html#~p1Sr2uVElmj7mu
- ↑ http://ca.eonline.com/news/615860/will-supernatural-debut-another-potential-spinoff-series-this-season
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Ausiello, Michael (February 20, 2014). "Pilot Scoop: Supernatural Spin-Off Casts Duo (Including a Vampire Diaries Fan Fave)". TVLine. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Andreeva, Nellie (February 27, 2014). "Danielle Savre & Stephen Martines Set For Lead Roles In ‘Supernatural’ Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2014). "Sean Faris Joins The CW's 'Supernatural' Spinoff; Duo Cast In ABC Pilot 'Selfie'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Webb Mitovich, Matt (March 8, 2014). "Pilot Scoop: Supernatural Spin-Off Gets a New Title, Casts Its Final Series Regular". TVLine. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ↑ Perlman,, Jake (March 14, 2014). "'Pretty Little Liars' star Bryce Johnson cast in 'Supernatural' spin-off pilot". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
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