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Sorry, my comment will sound acidic, but I would watch a “gender swapped” version AS LONG AS IT’S GOOD, unlike what Supernatural became after season 04 (not a fan, the IP got milked until it was so meaningless that OF COURSE IT COULD ONLY END UP LIKE A “let’s battle god” SHŌNEN).

To me (speaking from a european point of view and as a writer), Supernatural is the perfect example of a particular problem with american IPs in general : as long as the IP is juicy in revenue, it’ll get milked dryier than sand, even if it means degrading the IP in the process. A gender swap, or simply a change in protagonists (with some back and forth between teams or smthg) should have occured waaaaay earlier in the show. Some deaths and tragedies should have been permanent, simply to have meaning and depth, etc. OR : the show should have ended earlier, when it had good momentum to be definitive.

I think the people behind Supernatural made a way better writing and pacing job with The Boys, even if the ending of s03 was really weak. They did the good thing with Gen V, though. Diversifying the protagonists, and the novelty it brings while finding its way into the main story is great narrative management.

Another perfect example of a good genderswap is Fiona & Cake. Supernatural could benefit from that, it could even borrow some stuff from Buffy. It would just have to be good.

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I’m sure you’re going to find some fanfic about this if you look deep enough in ao3

I probably would have watched it if the show was made like that originally, since I have no qualms with female-led shows, but if it came out now - post end of the show, it’d just feel like a low-effort genderbend to me.

If it was presented just like this (“Supernatural, but the MCs are women!”), I’d probably feel similarly to it as the Ghostbusters movie where they did the same. Ie, it sounds like a corporate attempt to make progressive dollars with what sounds like a lazy pandering rehash.

If you mean more as a concept, I think it could work. I mean, I think Buffy was pretty popular for a while.

what if women

but okay now what show is like this. asking for a friend. Set It Off 1996 is cool like this. Freaks of Science 1985 is cool like this but not all women- though a diverse cast. Generation X 1996 is also cool like this however not all women- again a diverse cast.

I would but not sure it would do as well. When it first started fantasy/scifi/horror was not as popular in general and moreso with males than females. I feel the idea was the show premise would get males and the pretty boys would draw in females.

If only they had greenlit the Wayward Sisters spinoff