‘Supernatural’ Latest Update: Creator Eric Kripke Reveals Why He Left CW Show

"Supernatural" creator Eric Kripke didn't get to guide the progress of the CW series after his exit in Season 5, but he recently revealed that his departure was necessary for his own wellbeing.

Currently in its 15th season, "Supernatural" centers on the journey of supernatural hunters Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles). Kripke was an integral part of the drama’s writer’s room until he left after Season 5. He passed on the baton to Sera Gamble, who was the showrunner for Seasons 6 and 7.

Recently, Gamble and Kripke reunited for a video series called Writer Q&A, where they reminisced about their time on the show. Kripke spoke about his decision to leave "Supernatural" after Season 5 and revealed that exhaustion was one of the reasons.

"People don't quite understand what 22 episodes are like," Kripke said.

"When people really connect to the show, if they understood the absolute f--king chaos that was happening to bring them something that they love, I think they'd be horrified," he added.

However, it wasn’t just exhaustion and workload that factored into his decision to leave "Supernatural." While the creativity did not suffer in Season 5, Kripke said he "felt weirdly sloppier than [he] was in the past."

"That scared me," Kripke, who is in charge of Amazon's "The Boys," said. "I felt a real responsibility for it to be as great as I could make it for as long as I could make it...My main primary goal in the room [in season 5] was to get through the break because I had 22 [episodes] to do. Once that became one of my motivations, that really scared me."

"Supernatural” Season 15 was originally set to air its finale on May 18. But production was shut down in March due to social distancing measures imposed to quell the coronavirus outbreak.

Although filming has been completed through episode 18, post-production work is pending and two more episodes have to be filmed. When the show finally returns later this year, it will have seven more episodes to air.

Last year, showrunner and executive producer Andrew Dabb talked about the finale and said he expects fans to be in tears when the show ends.

"That’s the goal," Dabb told Collider. "Tears and high amounts of alcohol consumption. That’s what we’re going for. And hopefully, some humor, along the way."