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Gen V[1][2] (also known as The Boys: Gen V[3]) is an upcoming American superhero streaming television series, developed by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, serving as a spin-off of The Boys by Eric Kripke, and based on The Boys comic book story arc "We Gotta Go Now" by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The series, set concurrently with the third season of The Boys, is expected to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in 2023.[4]

Gen V
Also known as	The Boys: Gen V
Genre	Superhero Black comedy Teen drama
Based on	The Boys Volume 4 — "We Gotta Go Now" and G-Men by Garth Ennis Darick Robertson
Developed by	Michele Fazekas Tara Butters
Starring	Lizze Broadway Jaz Sinclair Chance Perdomo Maddie Phillips London Thor Derek Luh Asa Germann Shelley Conn
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Craig Rosenberg Eric Kripke Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg James Weaver Neal H. Moritz Pavun Shetty Michaela Starr Garth Ennis Darick Robertson Michele Fazekas Tara Butters Sarah Carbiener Erica Rosbe Aisha Porter-Christie Judalina Neira Zak Schwartz
Production companies	Point Grey Pictures Original Film Amazon Studios Kripke Enterprises Sony Pictures Television Studios
Release
Original network	Amazon Prime Video
Chronology
Related	The Boys (franchise) The Boys Seven on 7 Diabolical

Plot

Young adult Supes are tested in The Hunger Games-style challenges at the Godolkin University School of Crimefighting, run by Vought International.[5][1]

Cast

Main

• Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
• Lizze Broadway as Emma Shaw
• Chance Perdomo
• Maddie Phillips
• London Thor
• Derek Luh
• Asa Germann
• Shelley Conn

Recurring

• Patrick Schwarzenegger as Golden Boy
• Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity
• Marco Pigossi as Doctor Edison Cardosa
• Alexander Calvert[6]

Production

Development

On September 20, 2020, a spin-off of The Boys was announced, with Craig Rosenberg writing and executive producing the series with Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Michaela Starr, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Sarah Carbiener, Erica Rosbe, Aisha Porter-Christie, Judalina Neira, and Zak Schwartz.[5] On September 27, 2021, Amazon gave the order for the series and Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters were set as showrunners and executive producers of the series.[7] On October 2, 2020, Kripke stated the Hunger Games-inspired series would focus on the G-Men team mentioned in the first season of The Boys, originally created as a parody of Marvel Comics' X-Men for the fourth volume of Ennis' and Robertson's comic book series: "We Gotta Go Now", from which the series is "loosely inspired".[8]

Casting

On March 11, 2021, Lizze Broadway and Jaz Sinclair were cast in the series.[9][10] On March 19, Shane Paul McGhie, Aimee Carrero, and Maddie Phillips were cast in the series.[11] On April 15, 2021, Reina Hardesty was cast in the series.[12] On March 10, 2022, Carrero and McGhie exited the series.[13] A few days later, Chance Perdomo joined the main cast in a recasting, replacing McGhie.[14] On April 25, 2022, Hardesty left the series.[15] On May 9, 2022, London Thor was cast to replace Hardesty. Derek Luh, Asa Germann, and Shelley Conn also joined the cast as series regulars.[16] Two days later, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Marco Pigossi were cast in recurring capacities, Thomas reprising his role from The Boys Presents: Diabolical.[17]

Filming

Filming began at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus in May 2022 and the Claireville Conservation Area, Brampton in July, intended for an October wrap, under the working title of The Boys Presents: Varsity.[18] In July 2022, it was announced that the series would officially be titled Gen V.[1] In September 2022 members of the cast announced on social media that production has wrapped.[19]

References

External links

• Gen V at IMDb 

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