Pilot

Supernatural Episode 1, Season 1 - Episode 1

Two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester witness their mother's paranormal death as children and grow up trained to fight by a distraught father who wants nothing more than to hunt down the thing that killed his wife. Sam escapes to college to start a new, normal life, but gets pulled back in after Dean shows up on his doorstep to tell him their father is missing. Following clues from their father's eerie phone message, the boys travel to a small town and encounter a violent and vengeful spirit called the Woman in White.

Story: Eric Kripke    Director: David Nutter    Music: Chris Lennertz   

Pilot cast

• Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
• Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
• Sarah Shahi as The Woman in White / Constance Welch
• Adrianne Palicki as Jessica Moore
• Samantha Smith as Mary Winchester
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester
• R.D. Call as Sheriff
• Ross Kohn as Troy Squire
• Steve Railsback as Joseph Welch
• Derek Webster as Deputy Jaffe
• Jamil Z. Smith as Luis
• Elizabeth Bond as Amy Hein
• Miriam Korn as Rachel
• Cletus Young as Motel Clerk
• Robert Peters as Deputy Hein
• Rick Dano as Hotel Clerk
• Hunter Brochu as Sam's Friend