Eric Kripke is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the Amazon Original series The Boys. The Boys is based on the infamous New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.
Kripke also served as co-creator, executive producer and co-showrunner of the NBC time travel adventure series Timeless, along with Shawn Ryan. Previously, he served as creator, executive producer and showrunner of NBC’s hit drama Revolution (produced by JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot, with the pilot directed by Lion King director Jon Favreau) and the long-running CW series Supernatural, now in its fifteenth season, which makes it the longest-running genre show in American history. Before that, Kripke wrote and executive produced the WB series, Tarzan.
Eric Kripke is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the Amazon Original series The Boys. The Boys is based on the infamous New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.
Kripke also served as co-creator, executive producer and co-showrunner of the NBC time travel adventure series Timeless, along with Shawn Ryan. Previously, he served as creator, executive producer and showrunner of NBC’s hit drama Revolution (produced by JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot, with the pilot directed by Lion King director Jon Favreau) and the long-running CW series Supernatural, now in its fifteenth season, which makes it the longest-running genre show in American history. Before that, Kripke wrote and executive produced the WB series, Tarzan.
In addition to his work in television, Kripke produced and wrote the feature screenplay for The House with a Clock in Its Walls, based on the classic children’s novel by John Bellairs (with illustrations by Edward Gorey) starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Kyle MacLachlan, and Owen Vaccaro, which premiered in September 2018 from Amblin Entertainment and Universal. Kripke also wrote and co-produced Screen Gems Boogeyman produced by Sam Raimi (Spiderman) and Rob Tapert (The Grudge).
In 2016, Kripke made his comic book debut, teaming with veteran artists John Higgins and Glenn Fabry to create the original series “Jacked” for Vertigo Comics.
Kripke hails from Toledo, Ohio, and is a graduate of the USC School of Cinema-Television.
