Lengthy earlier than Eric Kripke was having superheroes carry out heinous acts behind closed doorways on “The Boys,” he was sending two brothers off to combat evil throughout an virtually unthinkable 15 seasons on “Supernatural.” Throughout that point, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester’s (Jensen Ackles) expensive previous dad, John (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), sometimes drops in on them. Showing on 13 episodes, the bond between father and sons labored so nicely that not even loss of life might sever it. In flip, a powerful sufficient relationship was shaped between Morgan and Kripke that when the time got here, the previous requested his previous work buddy for a spot on “The Boys,” which is how he ended up as Kessler.
Chatting with Parade in 2024, Morgan defined, “I watched the primary couple of episodes of ‘The Boys’ from Season 1 and form of flipped out as a result of I would by no means seen something prefer it. That is saying so much, as a result of these days, so many reveals are only a repeat of one thing else,” he admitted. “So I went on about it on social media, and Eric noticed it. I knew even when I simply did one episode, I’d be comfortable.” Fortunately, he is obtained a number of greater than that, which is a formidable feat given his busy schedule on the opposite comedian e book adaptation he is been on since 2016.