Kripke wrote and directed two 1997 short films: Battle of the Sexes and Truly Committed. He later developed and wrote for The WB's 2003television seriesTarzan, which was cancelled after eight episodes, and followed this by writing the 2005 film Boogeyman. Furthermore, he was an associate producer for the 2011 romantic action thriller The Adjustment Bureau. He was developing his first feature filmHaunted, for a 2012 release. In August 2011, it was announced that Kripke was developing a series for The CW Television Network based on the DC Comics character Deadman, but no series materialized.
''Boogeyman''
Prior to his success with Supernatural, Kripke co-wrote the screenplay for the film Boogeyman, which was released in early 2005. The film focuses on Tim, played by Barry Watson, who is suffering the loss of his mother; he goes home to confront the supernatural creature who he believes killed his father and is also the reason for his mother's demise.
''Supernatural''
In 2005, Kripke created the series Supernatural, which is about two brothers' personal battle against demons, poltergeists and other supernatural phenomena. Kripke currently serves as a part-time executive consultant as of season seven on the series after serving as the show's primary showrunner for the first five seasons. Supernatural first aired on The WB. It now airs on The CW, which was created by The WB's 2006 merger with UPN.
''Revolution''
After Kripke stepped down as primary showrunner for Supernatural following the show's fifth season, he began developing other projects. One of these projects, entitled Revolution was picked by NBC for the 2012–13 season. The series centers on a group of characters struggling to survive and reunite with loved ones in a post-apocalyptic world where everything electronic has mysteriously stopped working, and centers around their battle to resolve the blackout. It stars Billy Burke, Tracy Spiridakos, David Lyons, Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Mitchell, Graham Rogers and Anna Lise Phillips co-starring. Revolution has a Metacritic rating of 64/100 from 32 reviews. Glenn Garvin from The New York Times wrote, "Revolution is big, bold and brassy adventure, a cowboys-and-Indians story for end times." Revolution was cancelled by NBC after two seasons.
''Jacked''
In April 2015, Kripke announced he is writing the comic book series called Amped for Vertigo and DC Comics to be released in fall 2015. The story follows Josh Jaffe, a neurotic family man who buys an online ‘smart pill’ to increase his focus and jolt him out of his slump, but gets much more than he bargained for. To his surprise, the pill gives him incredible strength and power. From then on, Josh will start to experience both the mighty highs and humiliating lows of being a real-life superhero. At the same time, it was announced that a TV adaptation is being developed for USA Network, with Kripke serving as both the writer and executive producer. The series will be co-produced by Kripke Enterprises and Warner Horizon Television.
''Timeless''
In August 2015, It was announced that Kripke, along with fellow writer Shawn Ryan, were developing an action-adventure show Timeless for NBC. Described as "Back to the Future meets Mission: Impossible," Timeless is a high-octane hour-drama about an unlikely trio traveling through time to battle unknown criminals in order to protect history as we know it. Ryan and Kripke co-wrote the script and executive-produced with Davis Entertainment’s John Davis, John Fox and MiddKid Productions. After being cancelled after one season, a fan campaign was made to revive the series for a short second season which was again subsequently cancelled when ratings did not improve. The series was copied from the Spanish tv show: "El Ministerio del Tiempo".
''The Boys''
On April 6, 2016, It was announced that Cinemax was developing a television series adaption of the comic book. The production was being developed by Kripke, Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen. Kripke was set to write the series while Goldberg and Rogen were set to direct. Krikpe, Goldberg, Rogen, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Ori Marmur, James Weaver, Ken Levin and Jason Netter. Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson were set as co-executive producers. Production companies involved with the series included Point Grey Television, Original Film and Sony Pictures Television.
Filmography
Film
Television
The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
