Supernatural Leaves Netflix — Can Prime Video Finally Fix the One Thing Fans Hated?
Supernatural has vanished from Netflix after a 13-year run, pulling all 15 seasons and 327 episodes and leaving Dean and Sam diehards wondering where the hunt continues after that polarizing finale.
If you were planning a Supernatural rewatch on Netflix, your queue just got salt-and-burned. After a 13-year run on the platform, all 15 seasons (that’s 327 episodes of Sam and Dean grief therapy) have officially left Netflix. The dreaded banner said it out loud: 'Last day to watch on Netflix, December 17.' By December 20, the show’s page was gone. The good news: the Winchesters aren’t vanishing, they’re just moving.
Where Supernatural landed
According to CinemaBlend, the whole series is shifting to Prime Video and Peacock, both behind subscription paywalls. If you’ve got either, you’ll be fine. If you don’t, well, pick your poison.
Prime Video could fix a long-time fan gripe
Here’s the part longtime fans will perk up at. A lot of the show’s original classic rock needle-drops were changed on Netflix because of music rights. Executive producer Phil Sgriccia explained on the Supernatural Then and Now podcast that the clearances back in the day were for television and the first year of DVDs — streaming was a different story, so tracks got swapped out later.
'[The show] only had rights to the music in Year 1 for DVDs and television broadcast, but anything that was streaming and later got redone.'
Translation: those iconic moments — AC/DC’s 'Back in Black' in the pilot, Blue Oyster Cult’s 'Don’t Fear the Reaper' in 'Faith', Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 'Bad Moon Rising' in the Season 1 finale — were often missing on Netflix. There’s no promise Prime Video (or Peacock) will pony up for the original songs, but they could. If they do, that would restore a chunk of the show’s vibe fans have missed for years.
This wasn’t just a Supernatural thing
The move is part of a wider reshuffle. The CW’s old output deal with Netflix meant CW shows stayed on Netflix for five years after their final episode. In 2019, The CW — owned by Warner Bros. and CBS — decided not to renew that deal. Since then, CW series have been peeling off Netflix. Jane the Virgin, The Vampire Diaries, Reign, the original Gossip Girl, and The Originals all left before September 2024 and are now on Max and/or Prime Video. Alongside Supernatural, Arrow and The 100 also exited Netflix as of December 18, with titles shifting to Max or Peacock depending on individual rights agreements.
- Where to watch now: Prime Video and Peacock (subscription required)
- Key dates: 'Last day to watch on Netflix' was December 17; page removed by December 20; Arrow and The 100 left Netflix December 18
- Episode count: 15 seasons, 327 episodes
- Cast: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Katie Cassidy
- Ratings snapshot: IMDb 8.4/10; Rotten Tomatoes 93%
- Deal context: The CW ended its Netflix output deal in 2019; under the old pact, shows stayed five years post-finale
- Ownership note: The CW is owned by Warner Bros. and CBS
Even after that divisive finale, the fandom’s been steady on the rewatch front — so the audience will follow. The only real question now: will one of these new homes bring back the original soundtrack? And bigger picture, was The CW walking away from Netflix worth it, or just a headache for anyone trying to actually find these shows? Tell me where you land on that.