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听 season 8 is set to begin this October 鈥� but fans now have more than just a refreshed version of their favorite series to look forward to, as series stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles have announced that they鈥檝e agreed to return for seasons 9 and 10.

Appearing at the Supernatural NJ Convention this weekend, Padalecki and Ackles revealed to attending fans their intent to continue with the series into it its tenth season, if .

Padalecki and Ackles鈥� announcement appears to be falling in line with what new series showrunner, Jeremy Carver, previously told us about his goal of creating a story-arc that would .

Coming off of a few controversial seasons (in terms of quality), Supernatural fans may either love or hate the idea of their favorite hunters making it to year 10. However, unlike most series, Supernatural producers have admitted to as the series grows older, as well as what they鈥檙e going to do to make sure the show fans know and love will return 鈥� and stay 鈥� to its former greatness.

Having a series reach the ten-year mark on the air is a television miracle in its own right, but one that is able to maintain an expected level the quality throughout is almost unheard of. Though there have been a few missteps along the way, the return of Jeremy Carver 鈥� longtime Supernatural writer and (US) creator 鈥� as showrunner should help to breath new live into the cult series.

Now that Padalecki and Ackles are on board with the producers鈥� plans, Supernatural fans have to question whether this will be the final announcement of the continuation of the series. Following in the same path of , hitting season 10 may very well be the end of the series 鈥� either due to CW putting an end to it, or the stars looking to move on.

Ackles has already hinted that he鈥檚 been taking a note from 厂尘补濒濒惫颈濒濒别鈥檚 Tom Welling working behind-the-scenes, perhaps revealing his post-Supernatural plans. Having directed some episodes of Supernatural, Ackles has previously stated that he鈥檚 indeed looking to break into the tight-knit circle of television directors.

That being said, if Supernatural seasons 8, 9, and 10 hit the ground running, the adventures of Sam and Dean may very well continue beyond year ten. Having to Wednesday, The CW is certainly looking to use the show to help drive viewers into its core programming block. Combined with new series , The CW may very well create an extremely strong coupling that they鈥檒l want to continue as long as possible.

Of course, since Supernatural season 10 is still more than two-years away from its (potential) premiere, it might be better to focus on .

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