‘The Boys’ Spinoff ‘Gen V’ Renewed at Amazon

Amazon’s Prime Video is re-enrolling at Godolkin College.

The streamer has ordered a second season of Gen V, the college-set spinoff of The Boys. The renewal comes a pair weeks forward of the present’s first season finale, which is ready to debut on Nov. 3.

“Increasing the universe of The Boys with a sequence as daring as Gen V has been an unimaginable journey for us and our great companions at Sony,” stated Vernon Sanders, head of tv at Amazon MGM Studios. “From our first dialog with showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, together with [executive producers] Eric Kripke, Evan Goldberg, and Seth Rogen, we knew Gen V would push the boundaries. Their unapologetic strategy is precisely what audiences love, and it has helped Gen V turn out to be the No. 1 sequence on Prime Video in over 130 international locations. Gen V is Prime Video’s most acquisitive new authentic sequence of 2023, and we’re excited that our unimaginable forged and crew are going to proceed telling courageous and daring tales from Gen V to our clients.”

Gen V is ready at Godolkin College, a superhero-only faculty the place college students practice to be the subsequent technology of heroes — ideally with profitable endorsements. An incoming group of younger supes uncover that one thing sinister is occurring in school, they usually’re put to the check: Will they be the heroes or the villains of their tales?

“We couldn’t be happier to make a second season of Gen V,” Fazekas and Kripke stated in an announcement. “These are characters and tales we’ve grown to like, and we’re thrilled to know individuals really feel the identical! The writers are already engaged on the brand new season — sophomore yr is gonna be wild, with all of the twists, coronary heart, satire, and exploding genitalia you’ve come to anticipate from the present.”

Added Sony Footage TV Studios president Katherine Pope, “We’re so proud that our top-ranked freshman is getting a second season! Thanks to the superb producers, forged, and crew, for bringing Gen V to life, and our Prime Video teammates, for the unimaginable help and partnership. We’re thrilled we will all proceed on this insane journey collectively in season two.”

Gen V stars Jaz Sinclair, Probability Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Marco Pigossi. Showrunners Fazekas and Butters government produce with Kripke, Rogen, Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur, Pavun Shetty, Ken Levin, Jason Netter, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Craig Rosenberg, Nelson Cragg, Zak Schwartz, Erica Rosbe and Michaela Starr.