"Lazarus Rising" is the fourth season premiere of the CW television series Supernatural.

The episode originally aired on September 18, 2008, and was written by series creator Eric Kripke and directed by executive producer Kim Manners.

The episode is set four months after Dean goes to hell in No Rest for the Wicked at the end of season 3.

When he walks into a gas station and grabs supplies, he finds out that he has fully recovered from the hellhound attack save for a hand-shaped burn on his left bicep.

A mysterious man (Misha Collins) appears, walks through all of the traps the two men set up, and is unaffected by their weapons.

"Lazarus Rising" was watched by 3.96 million viewers when it originally aired on September 18, 2008, on The CW.

In his list of the top 100 television episodes of 2008, BuddyTV writer John Kubicek ranked "Lazarus Rising" seventh, noting its introduction of angels into the series and its "haunting opening scene".

However, his favorite part of "Lazarus Rising" was the opening montage; he explained that, "There is no show on TV that can get a viewer that pumped up for an episode.