Writer Ben Edlund will not be returning to Supernatural for season 9, according to statements made at the All Hell Breaks Loose convention in Australia last weekend.

The first mention of Edlund's departure appears to have been made during a panel by Misha Collins (Castiel). Producer Jim Michaels later confirmed the news on Twitter.

"I will confirm that Ben has left us very amicably & will be missed but we do have Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder back with us!!!" Michaels stated.

Edlund will make his departure from the CW in order to rejoin Supernatural creator Eric Kripke over at Revolution on NBC, according to tv.com. Creator of comic book superhero The Tick, Edlund also has a lengthy resume of sci-fi television contributions, including work with Joss Whedon as writer, producer, and supervising producer on Firefly and Angel. His experience on shows with such dedicated followings could help to establish Revolution on better footing.

The writer and executive producer was brought in as a consulting producer for the second season of Supernatural back in 2006. Since then he has become in integral cog in a well-oiled machine and even had two runs as director ("The Man Who Would Be King" and "Reading is Fundamental")

Edlund's writing often tested the boundaries of the show, particularly in "The French Mistake" when he dropped the fictional Winchester brothers into the roles of real life Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki. He is also responsible for the return of the Ghostfacers, exploding a fairy in a microwave, and the black and white Halloween episode "Monster Movie."

Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder were both responsible for three episodes in season 6, "My Heart will go On," "Mannequin 3: The Reckoning," and "You Can't Handle the Truth." In the interim the duo worked on the TV show Ringer.

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