Eric Kripke is an American writer and television producer. Kripke came to prominence in the late 2000s for creating The WB/CW fantasy drama series Supernatural. He served as the showrunner during the first five seasons of the series. From Wikipedia
Padalecki describes his new role in the Prime Video series as 'effing terrifying' and remains uncertain about on-screen interactions with his former 'Supernatural' co-star.