Supernatural viewers, if you’re a fan of Castiel, there’s good news for you today: Misha Collins will be given a promotion back up to series regular status for Season 9, reveals TVLine

Supernatural Renewed for Season 9

After being introduced in Season 4 on a recurring basis, Collins was made a regular in Season 5 and 6, but then changed back to recurring in Season 7. After very few appearances (basically at the beginning and end of the season) that year, Collins has been back in a larger, but still recurring, capacity during the current Season 8.With his return to series regular status in Season 9, it’s safe to assume the Supernatural writers have bigger plans for Castiel going forward. It’s unlikely he’ll be in all 22 episodes of the season (just as he wasn’t during Season 5 and 6), but clearly he’ll have a more prominent role. In addition, Collins will be directing an episode of Supernatural next season.