Entertainment Weekly’s Supernatural Cover Shoot – Updated!

It’s been an abundance of riches this week for Supernatural fans! Entertainment Weekly‘s Samantha Highfill and photographer Peggy Sirota took Jared, Jensen and Misha to a mountain top in Malibu, California for what has become the most amazing stream of high energy, high emotion photos ever gifted to fans!

The Entertainment Weekly Cover Shoot

On Monday, April 13th, Entertainment Weekly released a preview of their May issue,Supernatural stars reflect on the show’s undying legacy (Warning: there is a casting spoilers in the article). Samantha Highfill, a writer who’s partnered with the WB to create many excellent feature articles for the show and its stars over the years, put together another fabulous tribute to 15 years of Supernatural. Photographer Peggy Sirota’s photos are the highlight of the article, capturing the intimate friendship between these three lead actors! The setting and the pictures are truly stunning! The article also includes a lengthy video of the cover shoot, with impromptu dance moves from Jared, and laughs and plentiful hugs all around! The champagne was flowing and emotions were running high as the boys said goodbye to EW and Supernatural. If things had worked out as planned, the issue would have hit news stands around the time of the series finale on May 18.

Thank heavens for #Supernatural! In dark days, we need good guys. @jarpad, @JensenAckles and @mishacollins spill on their years-long journey and share what fans can expect from the show’s grand finale in our May cover story. https://t.co/93v33dJUog Story by @samhighfill pic.twitter.com/ncBsacTTQQ

— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) April 13, 2020

Also, did I mention there’s a POSTER?! You can order both issues + the poster here https://t.co/SCJjsZr1pU #Supernatural #SPNFamily pic.twitter.com/taM7uoIt4L

— Samantha Highfill (@samhighfill) April 13, 2020

The cast was anxious to share the shoot with fans!

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Last summer we set out to start our 15th and final season of #Supernatural. The kind folks over at @entertainmentweekly thought they’d take a few pics as we set out on our final journey. Even though we haven’t completed the journey just yet…you can Check out all the pics and the article at https://ew.com/tv/supernatural-stars-cover-ew-to-reflect-on-the-shows-undying-legacy/. Thanks to EW and especially @samhighfill for making us laugh. It was a good day.

A post shared by Jensen Ackles (@jensenackles) on Apr 13, 2020 at 12:49pm PDT

Please note: We did this @EW cover shoot before “social distancing” was a thing.https://t.co/IyVWnboViH pic.twitter.com/XSy1wFTxzw

— Misha Collins (@mishacollins) April 13, 2020

One last time.

Thank you for sharing the road with us @EW, and for always telling the story so beautifully @samhighfill. We are grateful to have had you riding (and writing) shotgun.https://t.co/FoaGSUxoGc

— Jared Padalecki (@jarpad) April 14, 2020

We now know this shoot was the source of the emotional tribute from Jared to Jensen for his birthday:

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Happy birthday @jensenackles In the 16 birthdays I’ve been able to share with you as a friend, you’ve become a brother. Now, we have one month left to play brothers on tv. No one I’d rather cross this finish line with… Let’s take those boys home.

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This is fine.

(????)@EW @samhighfill ?❤️ pic.twitter.com/WLmY5iBLqQ

— B R I A N A B U C K M A S T E R (@OfficialBrianaB) April 13, 2020

How much do I adore these goofballs

(Lovely article, @samhighfill, as always ⭐️) https://t.co/KZ07yNMXUD pic.twitter.com/NM2Nhjtxp9

— Samantha Smith (@SamSmithTweets) April 13, 2020

Of course, it didn’t take long for #SPNFamily to add to the fun!

Sexy back by Justin Timberlake pic.twitter.com/eJEWTgYHlY

— Jared padalecki Dancing To (@PadaleckiTo) April 13, 2020

Day 2: More Magnificent Photos from Malibu

On Tuesday, April 15, Samantha and EW released even more phenomenal pictures from the cover shoot……and another BTS video!

Supernatural stars celebrate 15 years in exclusive EW portraits!

The Winchesters’ latest adventure was to take on our #Supernatural cover shoot! pic.twitter.com/FvDUyz418T

— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) April 14, 2020

Day 3: Watching the Magic Happen!

It’s Day 3 of this unbelievable stream of heart stopping photos from Entertainment Weekly, Samantha Highfill and Peggy Sirota! Wednesday’s treat is to go behind the camera and see even more stunning photos being shot! The poses and backgrounds in these shots have yet to be released, so maybe there’s STILL more to come!

Go behind the scenes of EW’s Supernatural cover shoot

How did the #SPNFamily get so lucky?!

More! Photos! Specifically, a few BTS snaps from our #Supernatural cover shoot https://t.co/1N9P30NET6 #SPNFamily pic.twitter.com/yL6W5YarA8

— Samantha Highfill (@samhighfill) April 15, 2020

Thanks to WFB’s Elle, The WFB was quickly able to confirm that Canadian fans ARE able to order these covers directly from Meredith Corp (parent of EW) after May 1st despite what the website says! Samantha tweeted the details a little later:

If you’re outside of the US and Canada and looking to get our #Supernatural cover, please call (515) 247-2982. Customer service can help you out. pic.twitter.com/kVV6vSIFxX

— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) April 15, 2020

Day 4: Creating the Cover Shoot

EW Senior Writer Samantha Highfill and Photo Editor Alison Wild were responsible for the superb planning and creative direction of the iconic Supernatural EW photo shoot. They explain how it all came together, and give fascinating behind-the-scenes details in a 25 minute video chat!

Here’s how EW put together its latest Supernatural cover

Our sincere thanks got to Samantha, Peggy, Alison and everyone else involved in making this superb treat to brighten our days! If it’s even possible, these pictures make us love these three guys even more!