Prime Video has revealed that The Boys spin-off series that is being described as "part college show, part Hunger Games" is officially called Gen V.
The news was announced alongside a short video featuring the cast of the upcoming spin-off and arrives shortly after The Boys' third season aired its finale.
Allow us to introduce ya to GEN V, The Boys college spinoff in the works with this brilliant bunch. pic.twitter.com/OOKjjqb87y
— THE BOYS (@TheBoysTV) July 15, 2022
"Set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International), Gen V is an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. It’s part college show, part Hunger Games—with all the heart, satire, and raunch of The Boys," the official description reads.
Gen V will star Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Marco Pigossi.
Michele Fazekas and Tara Butter will serve as showrunners and executive producers, and Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur, Pavun Shetty, Ken Levin, Jason Netter, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Craig Rosenberg, Zak Schwartz, Erica Rosbe, and Michaela Starr will take on executive producer roles as well. Brant Engelstein will be a co-executive producer.
There has been no word on a release date for Gen V, which was officially greenlit in 2020, but Prime Video did confirm it is currently in production.
In our review of The Boys' third season, we said that it "achieves a balance between impactful storytelling and extreme violence that cements itself as one of the best shows on streaming, no matter year or genre."
For more, check out our explainer of the ending of Season 3 and our chat with The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke on Season 3's finale and what's in store for Season 4.
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