Supernatural series creator Eric Kripke has released a statement that confirms the casting of actress Genevieve Cortese (pronounced Jenna-Veev Cor-tay-zay) in the recurring guest role of “Kristy’ in the upcoming fourth season of the hit Warner Bros/CW Network series that airs on the CW Network Thursday nights as 9PM EST.

In a press announcement released from his office in Los Angeles, Eric Kripke made the following statement about the casting and the character.

“Genevieve Cortese is playing a small town waitress named Kristy who gets romantically involved with Sam (Jared Padalecki) sometime after Dean’s (Jensen Ackles) death.”

 Cortese, a twenty-seven year old striking brunette and Sun Valley Idaho native is best known for her starring role as troubled teen Kris Furillo on the ABC Family Channel series Wildfire.

Supernatural, which stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles as Sam and Dean Winchester: Two brothers fighting supernatural creatures and dealing with life on the road in their ’67 Chevy Impala is set to premiere the fourth season opening episode ‘Lazarus  Rising’ on September 18^th at 9PM EST on the CW Network

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