Walker: Jensen Ackles Gets Red Hood & Days of Our Lives Reminders

Posted on March 3, 2022

So if you checked in with us earlier this week then you know Bleeding Cool was checking in with Jensen Ackles as he kicked off his time directing what looks to be Episode 214 of his Supernatural co-star Jared Padalecki's The CW series Walker. And that's when Ackles revealed that someone was setting up his director chair as reminders of the other "identities" Ackles has held (or still holds) to this day. And they ranged from Dean Winchester and Soldier Boy to the man himself. But we're guessing that whoever is behind it doesn't feel like they've gotten the point across to Ackles enough. So for the fourth and fifth days? A return to Ackles's time as Eric Brady on Days of Our Lives (1997-2000) along with a 1999 edition of Soap Opera Magazine (nice touch) followed by a reference to his work voicing Jason Todd aka Red Hood in 2010's animated Batman: Under the Red Hood. Here's a look:

Padalecki is teaming with series creator, executive producer & showrunner Anna Fricke, and executive producers Seamus Fahey, Dan Lin & Lindsey Liberatore to develop the prequel origin story Walker: Independence. Written by Fahey from a story by Fahey and Fricke, the spinoff is set in the late 1800s and follows Abby Walker, an affluent Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West. On her quest for revenge, Abby crosses paths with Hoyt Rawlins, a lovable rogue in search of purpose. Abby and Hoyt's journey takes them to Independence, Texas, where they encounter diverse, eclectic residents running from their own troubled pasts and chasing their dreams. Our newfound family will struggle with the changing world around them while becoming agents of change themselves in a town where nothing is what it seems. Larry Teng (Nancy Drew, Elementary) is set to direct and executive produce the pilot. Padalecki & Fahey will executive produce alongside Fricke and Laura Terry via Pursued By a Bear, as well as Lin and Liberatore of Rideback. CBS Studios will serve as the studio.

The CW's Walker also stars Lindsey Morgan (The 100), Keegan Allen (Pretty Little Liars), Mitch Pileggi (The X-Files), Molly Hagen (Law & Order: True Crime), Coby Bell (The Gifted), Jeff Pierre (9-1-1, Beyond), Violet Brinson (Sharp Objects), Kale Culley (Me, Myself and I), Genevieve Padalecki (Supernatural), Odette Annable (Supergirl), Chris Labadie (Nightmare Smile), Matt Barr (Valor, Hellcats), Jeffrey Nordling (Big Little Lies), Alex Meneses (Jane the Virgin), and Dave Annable (What/If). The CW series is written and executive produced by Anna Fricke (Being Human, Valor), and executive produced by Dan Lin, Lindsay Liberatore, and Padalecki. CBS Television Studios handles production, in association with Rideback.