It’s official: Misha Collins is set return to The CW’s Supernatural later this season.

Specifically, a spokesperson for Warner Bros. TV says that Collins will appear as a guest star in Episode 17 as well as in “at least two additional episodes” beyond that — though not necessarily as fallen angel Castiel.

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Thank the stars. This season has been exceptionally average. It's been like an entire season of filler episodes. It went from my favorite show to me not caring a bit what happens. Maybe Misha Collins returning in any capacity will bring some life back to Supernatural.

First Look: Misha Collins Returns to "Supernatural"
Mar 8, 2012
by Ileane Rudolph


Castiel has risen!

The beloved "Supernatural" character played by Misha Collins will make his long-awaited return to The CW series on March 23 for the first of at least three episodes — and we've got your exclusive first look.

Collins tells TV Guide Magazine that he is still playing Castiel, despite the fact that when we last saw him in the fall his body had been taken over — and destroyed — by the Leviathans.





Cas is not returning as a Leviathan, Collins says, but "he has changed." Whatever he is, Dean sure is glad to see him.

Between Bobby's demise and "Sam being in really dire straits," Collins says, "Dean is definitely looking to lean on the character for help."



It seems Castiel is no longer the Winchester brothers' enemy.

"There's a kind of big experience that is being kicked off at the end of my first episode," Collins reveals. "Cas is going to go through yet another transformation and on to another kind of struggle and journey. Once again, he'll be put through the wringer."





So how was being back on the "Supernatural" set after a six-month absence? "Funny and kind of bizarre," Collins says. "It was like the entire production was frozen in time."

As for appearances in Season 8 (should the show be renewed), "there's no reason why it couldn't happen," he says. "I have been resurrected from the dead around four times. So no amount of death or destruction seems to be insurmountable in the Supernatural universe."

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