Are you in love with Gen V as much as I am? Season 2 of the The Boys spinoff is coming, and this is what we know so far.
Gen V premiered on Amazon Prime (one of the best streaming services) at the end of September 2023. The show was a huge hit, and of course, Season 2 was confirmed not that long after, and now we’re still waiting for it long after The Boys Season 4 ended. But what do we know about Gen V Season 2? When will it come out? What might it be about? Here is what we know so far about the next installment, which you’ll be able to view with an Amazon Prime subscription.
What Is The Gen V Season 2 Premiere Date?
As of December 2024, we know that Gen V Season 2 will come out at some point in 2025, which means it will officially be a part of our 2025 TV premiere schedule. And yes, this makes me so excited!
The Gen V Season 2 Cast
There are several characters that will be back for Season 2 of Gen V. Here is who you can expect to see:
- Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
- Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer / Little Cricket
- Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap
- London Thor and Derek Luh as Jordan Li
- Asa Germann as Samuel "Sam" Riordan
A post from the Gen V’s X (formerly Twitter) page showed all the cast members that we love cheering for the news that Season 2 has been confirmed:
Attention all God U students, Gen V is officially coming back for Season ✌️ pic.twitter.com/cyUuAPq97kOctober 19, 2023
There are also a few people who have joined the next season. Hamish Linklater, according to Variety in June 2024, signed on. The actor, primarily known for his role in Midnight Mass, will be playing the new Dean of Godolkin University, named Cipher.
Additionally, Deadline confirmed in November 2024 that seven new cast members have joined in undisclosed roles. These include:
- Keeya King
- Stephen Kalyn
- Julia Knope
- Stacey McGunnigle
- Tait Fletcher
- Wyatt Dorion
- Georgie Murphy
Whatever the next story is going to be, I’m eager to see who these new cast members will play.
Chance Perdomo Will Not Be Re-Cast
Tragically, in March 2024, Chance Perdomo suddenly passed away after a motorcycle accident. The Gen V account on X posted about his passing, saying that they are determined to “pay respect” to his passing and that the character he played on Gen V, Andre Anderson, will not be recast:
pic.twitter.com/xMUPkY7gq3May 5, 2024
They also say that they have taken the time to “recraft” the storylines of Season 2 to better honor Perdomo. Erik Kripke even spoke about their decision not to recast him in an interview with TV Line in June 2024:
First, it's just so unbelievably tragic, and my heart goes out to his family. We're not trying to replace him because we can't. We're playing the character's death on the show. So it's very heavy and it's really emotionally difficult for the cast. And we're just trying to honour Chance as best we can.
We also know from an interview with Entertainment Weekly in May 2024 that they really needed to “rethink” how they were going to do Season 2 with his passing:
It's been challenging, to say the least. We were a week away from shooting when Chance passed away tragically. So we had to almost rethink everything, and in just a matter of weeks. But what I tell people when they say 'wow, that's really crazy or difficult' [is] that pales in comparison to what his friends and loved ones are going through. It's the least we could do.
Sean Patrick Thomas (in an interview with TVLine in December 2024) confirmed his appearance in Season 2 as Andre’s father and said that the episodes will, in many ways, be like a tribute to Perdomo:
I don't want to give too much away, but Polarity will be in Season 2. Season 2 is really going to be, in a lot of ways, a tribute to Chance Perdomo. Hopefully, we do him justice.
What Will Gen V Season 2 Be About?
Not much is known about Gen V Season 2 in terms of story, as is expected. These shows are pretty much kept on lock. But what we do know is that the finale of The Boys Season 4 handed off to the next season pretty nicely.
Spoilers from The Boys ahead if you’re not caught up on Season 4 of the Amazon series.
The Boys Season 4 ended with The Boys going their separate ways and Homelander practically becoming President, but the bigger thing that has to do with Gen V is that Cate and Sam, who had basically become the Golden Children of Vought in Season 4, stopped Kimiko and Frenchie from escaping.
Sam held back Kimiko, while Cate used her mind-powers to convince Frenchie into following her into a truck. And yes, I am freaking sad, especially after Frenchie and Kimiko finally gave into their feelings.
That ending ruined me. Kripke confirmed with Entertainment Weekly in October 2023 that Gen V’s first season would tie into The Boys Season 4, and that the finale of Season 4 would tie into Gen V Season 2, and now it’s very clear where it’s going.
We’re not sure what Cate and Sam are planning on doing with these two characters. Nothing has been teased yet. But since they are essentially working for Vought, I’m sure it can’t be anything good. All I’m saying is if Karen Fukuhara and Tomer Capone end up in Season 2 of Gen V, I will die.
Sophomore Year Will Be “Wild”
The only bit of other information that we have about the story – other than the handoff of the Season 4 finale of The Boys – is that the second season of Gen V will take place during the characters’ sophomore year and that it'll be a good time.
In a joint statement released by Amazon Prime regarding the renewal, both Michele Fazekas and Eric Kripke said that the second season of the series would be "wild, with all the twists" and take place the next year of school:
We couldn't be happier to make a second season of Gen V. These are characters and stories we've grown to love, and we are thrilled to know people feel the same! 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.
I mean, it's not that surprising in a world of The Boys, where there's stuff such as the intense moments of "Herogasm" and so many other strange instances like oceanic bestiality happening. At this point, I expect to see some crazy stuff all the time. Gen V will be going down that same route.
Eric Kripke Says The Show Could Continue After The Boys Is Over
If you’re a fan of Gen V, you’re most likely a fan of The Boys, and you know that The Boys Season 5 will be the last season. But, in an interview with Variety, Eric Kripke said that even though the main series is ending, that doesn’t mean the VCU (Vought Cinematic Universe) has to come to an end as well, and that Gen V (as well as any other things in the works) can continue in their own world:
I think they can and should continue. “The Boys” story is about Butcher and Homelander and these two planets crashing into each other and this particular story doesn’t work without both of them. And you can only keep that going for so long. So what I would say is, this particular story is ending, the Butcher-Homelander is ending. But there can be other stories and other corners of the universe. And hopefully, it’s vibrant and perverted enough to allow for those stories. So hopefully, “Gen V” continues, hopefully, a couple other things we have in development continue.
As someone who really loves Gen V, I want this show to keep going as long as it can, so please, give me all the weirdness even after The Boys ends.
Filming Has Finished
The last thing we know is that production for Season 2 of Gen V has finished. Derek Luh posted on his Instagram in October 2024 saying that they were officially wrapped, with a series of pictures:
This makes me so dang excited.
What are you looking forward to the most about Gen V Season 2? While it's undoubtedly a reasonable amount of time away, we can at least look forward to the information to come – while I binge through the best original shows on Amazon Prime to somehow help my anticipating heart.
