HOME ON THE RANGE

JARED PADALECKI HAS put his demons behind him.

But instead of riding off into the sunset after 15 seasons as demon hunter Sam Winchester on Supernatural, the lanky, lovable Padalecki is getting right back in the saddle. Literally.

“I’d often say I wanted to retire, especially from the acting portion of the business,” he admits of his original post-hit plans. “I was like, ‘I’m tired of people looking at me. I’m tired of setting alarm clocks.’” Then, in 2019, as filming of the final season of his record-breaking series on The CW got underway (the finale aired in November), the chance to reimagine the Chuck Norris action classic came his way. This reboot is