TV has a serious case of sibling rivalry.
“Supernatural” star Jared Padlecki has revealed that he’s “gutted” over not being given a heads up about a new spinoff starring his TV brother, Jensen Ackles.
Yes, after less than a year since the lights went out on the 15-season run of “Supernatural,” the CW has already announced a prequel spinoff.
It’s great news for fans of the sci-fi comedy-drama starring Padalecki, 38, and Ackles, 43, which ran from 2005 to 2020.
However, it appears one of the two Winchester brothers wasn’t invited to the family reunion — as Padalecki claims he had no idea a new “Supernatural” project was in the works.
“Dude. Happy for you. Wish I heard about this some way other than Twitter,” Padalecki tweeted to Ackles Thursday night about the apparent snub. “I’m excited to watch, but bummed that Sam Winchester had no involvement whatsoever.”
When asked by one of his 2.9 million followers if his tweet was a joke, Padalecki responded: “No. It’s not. This is the first I’ve heard about it. I’m gutted.”
However, by Friday afternoon, Padalecki indicated that he and Ackles had apparently soothed any wounds, “had a great talk, as we do often, and things are good,” he said on social media.
“The show is early in the process with miles to go. We’ve travelled a lot of roads together, and sometimes those damn roads have bumps. Bumps don’t stop us. Once brothers, always brothers,” he wrote, adding the hashtag #spnfamily.
Ackles responded minutes later, saying, “Love you @jarpad … Miss these talks. I forgot how much face time we always used to get. And I miss that too. I know you’re busy…as am I, but you’re still my brother. I miss you, pal.”
Padalecki and Ackles appear to own homes just a mile apart from each other in Austin, Texas, according to property documents. Neither actor immediately responded to The Post’s requests for comment about why one of them might be out of the loop.
CW confirmed new series “The Winchesters” on Thursday, described as the backstory of how monster-hunting brothers Sam and Dean Winchester were raised, and how their fabled parents came together and launched a mission to save the world from demons and ghouls.
Ackles revealed that he and wife Danneel, 42, who had a recurring role on “Supernatural” during the final two years of the show’s run, had developed the prequel story together and brought it to the network.
Ackles’ character, Dean, will serve as narrator of the new series.
Ackles told Deadline, “When Danneel and I formed Chaos Machine Productions, we knew the first story we wanted to tell was the story of John and Mary Winchester, or rather the ‘Supernatural’ origin story.”
“I always felt like my character, Dean, would have wanted to know more about his parents’ relationship and how it came to be. So I love the thought of having him take us on this journey.”
Meanwhile, this isn’t the first time Padalecki and Ackles have traded barbs on social media. In the fall of 2019, the latter took a lighthearted potshot at his co-star’s arrest at a fan convention. Padalecki was charged with two counts of assault after an alleged altercation with two employees at a bar in Austin, Texas.