As followers of Jared Padalecki’s widespread series prepare for the upcoming third season following the explosive Walker Season 2 finale, they’re additionally getting ready for the prequel series. Walker: Independence will inform a complete new story in the Walker family and take place in the 1800s. And Larry Teng, director of the pilot episode, is sharing a bunch of images which are making me more excited for the series by the day. 

Larry Teng has directed quite a lot of shows, including fellow CW series Nancy Drew. Sticking to the tradition of sharing pictures from a series Teng directed or is presently directing, he made sure to post a haul of pictures from when he filmed the pilot and a screen test on Instagram, and they are wonderful.  To kick off, the director started posting pictures a while back and if I didn’t know any better, I’d assume that we really were back in the 1800s because the Western vibes are significantly giving:

Walker: Independence stars Shadowhunters and Arrow vet Katherine McNamara as Abby Walker, and naturally, Teng couldn’t resist but to share the actress in her new Western outfit. While she isn’t carrying a bow and arrow, Western looks great on her and co-star Katie Findlay.

A show like Walker: Independence wouldn’t be complete without some horses, so fortunately, one of the cool pictures Larry Teng posted involved stars Matt Barr and Justin Cortez on some steeds. (And they are making me wish I couldn’t only ride a horse but look that great doing so.)

He also took to his Instagram Stories to say goodnight to Independence, Texas at the end of a long day. Not a bad way to kick off a night, imo…

The director has been known in the past to keep fans updated online and share some pretty cool posts, as Teng shared a touching message ahead of the NCIS: Hawai’i premiere, which he also directed. It is not known how many episodes Larry Teng will direct of Walker: Independence –though he has been involved with several episodes of other shows in the past — but hopefully leading up to the premiere he will have loads of additional pictures to share. 

Meanwhile, Walker: Independence is certainly one of three shows that got the greenlight from The CW to go to series for 2022, with the other two being Supernatural prequel series The Winchesters and new DC show Gotham Knights. Coincidentally, all three shows have a Supernatural connection, with Jared Padalecki being an executive producer on WIndy, Jensen Ackles being a part of The Winchesters, and Misha Collins starring in Gotham Knights. So it appears like the SPN boys just can’t get enough of their home network.

Don’t miss the series premiere of Walker: Independence on Thursday, October 6 at 9 p.m. EST on The CW! Try CinemaBlend’s 2022 TV schedule to see what else to look out for.