Jared Padalecki is saying good riddance to The CW following the cancellation of his latest show, Walker . The longtime CW star -- who previously starred on Gilmore Girls and Supernatural -- opened up in a new Variety interview about his displeasure with the network that recently, and unceremoniously, canceled the modern reboot of Walker, Texas Ranger, on which he also served as an executive producer. The show was ordered straight to series in 2020, with Padalecki taking on the role of Texas Ranger Cordell Walker -- following 15 seasons hunting Supernatural 's monsters as Sam Winchester.
While the show performed well enough for the network to order a prequel series, Walker: Independence, in 2022, it was abruptly canceled earlier this month -- just before their fourth season finale aired. That meant the Walker writers were unable to plan for the episode to double as a series finale, meaning several cliffhangers were left up in the air. For Padalecki, the news was a heartbreaker.
"I really would've done the show forever. I just loved my character. I loved that I got to be in Austin with my family.
I loved my cast and loved our crew," he tells Variety . However, the actor also got candid about some of the behind-the-scenes maneuverings that he felt were the real reason the show got canned. Following the resignation of longtime chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz in October 2022, shifts in CW leadership have coincided with several significant changes to the network's programming.
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