Prime Video has gone forward and renewed Gen V for a second season.
The spinoff of the streamer’s well-liked superhero collection The Boys premiered in late September and focuses on a gaggle of superpowered faculty college students (led by actors Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, and Lizzie Broadway) on the Godolkin School of Crimefighting. Much just like the mothership Boys collection—and set concurrently throughout that present’s upcoming fourth season—Gen V has obtained strong opinions and social media buzz over its present five-episode run.
“Expanding the universe of The Boys with a series as bold as Gen V has been an incredible journey for us and our wonderful partners at Sony,” stated MGM TV head Vernon Sanders in a press release through Variety. He went on to disclose the spinoff is Prime Video’s prime collection in over 130 international locations, and its “most acquisitive new Original series of 2023. We’re excited that our incredible cast and crew are going to continue telling brave and bold stories from Gen V to our customers.”
“We couldn’t be happier to make a second season of Gen V,” added showrunner Michele Fazekas and EP Eric Kripke. “The writers are already working on the new season—sophomore year is gonna be wild, with all the twists, heart, satire, and exploding genitalia you’ve come to expect from the show.”
With a second season now assured, Prime Video continues to place its religion in The Boys. Along with that and The Boys, the streamer launched The Boys Presents: Diabolical, an animated anthology collection centered on totally different characters and components of the live-action collection. More spinoffs are on the horizon—final yr, Kripke stated a number of exhibits are in numerous phases of manufacturing, so followers gained’t be missing in raunchy superhero violence.
Gen V will air a brand new episode tomorrow, October 20, and wrap up its first season on November 3.
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