Gen V


Gen V is an American satirical superhero television series, developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, serving as a spin-off of The Boys by Kripke, and loosely based on The Boys comic book story arc We Gotta Go Now by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, and John Higgins. The third television series in The Boys franchise, its first season is set after the third season of The Boys, while its second season is set after the fourth season of The Boys.
Gen V stars Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, and Shelley Conn in main roles. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 29, 2023, and received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast performances. In October 2023, Gen V was renewed for a second season, adding Sean Patrick Thomas and Hamish Linklater to the main cast, which premiered with three episodes on September 17, 2025, and new episodes that followed weekly up until October 22.

Premise

At the Godolkin University School of Crimefighting, founded by Thomas Godolkin, young adult superheroes put their moral boundaries to the test by competing for the university's top ranking and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's elite superhero team. When the school's dark secrets come to light, they must decide what kind of heroes they want to become.
In the second season, while the U.S. experiences Homelander's reign, Marie and the rest of the inmates return to Godolkin, with a dean who turns Supes into soldiers. On the brink of a war between humans and Supes, the team discovers a program that could change everything.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau: An ambitious 18-year-old superhero, with the power to manipulate and weaponize blood, begins her freshman year at the elite Godolkin University. Determined to earn a place among the legendary team known as The Seven, her plans are soon disrupted when she becomes entangled in a growing mystery lurking within the campus walls.
  • * Jaeda LeBlanc portrays a young Marie.
  • Chance Perdomo as Andre Anderson : Sophomore at Godolkin University, with the ability to control magnetism. As the heir to the superhero legacy of his father, Polarity, he’s expected to eventually carry on the mantle. However, when strange events begin to unfold on campus, Andre decides not to sit back, he takes it upon himself to investigate and uncover the truth behind the growing suspicions.
  • Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer / Little Cricket: Nicknamed “Little Cricket” due to her power to change her size by purging or binging on food, she starts off as insecure and naive, traits that often land her in difficult situations. Despite this, she quickly forms a strong bond with her freshman roommate, Marie, and the two soon find themselves confronting the strange and dangerous secrets hidden within Godolkin University.
  • Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap: A junior at Godolkin University and a close friend of both Jordan and Andre. She possesses the ability to control others through physical touch with telepathic abilities, compelling them to follow her commands, primarily in the form of tactile mind control. Known for her confidence and influence, Cate is not only Luke’s girlfriend but also one of the most admired and well-known supes at the school.
  • * Violet Marino portrays a young Cate.
  • London Thor and Derek Luh as Jordan Li: A top-performing trainee at Brink’s Academy for crime fighters, fiercely driven and willing to go to any length to rise above the rest. Gifted with the power to alternate between two distinct forms, Thor portrays Jordan's female form who can fire energy blasts and Luh portrays Jordan's indestructible male form.
  • Asa Germann as Samuel "Sam" Riordan: A young supe with superhuman strength and durability, and Luke Riordan's younger brother. A subject of unethical human experimentation in "The Woods", Sam suffers from extreme mental health issues, including hallucinations.
  • * Cameron Nicoll portrays a young Sam.
  • Shelley Conn as Indira Shetty : The dean of Godolkin University and a behavioral therapist who secretly oversees "The Woods", an underground research facility.
  • Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity : Andre's father, a famous superhero with magnetic manipulation, and a trustee at Godolkin University.
  • Hamish Linklater as Doug Brightbill / Dean Cipher : The new dean of Godolkin University who believes in the superiority of Supes over humans and mentors Marie.

    Recurring

  • Patrick Schwarzenegger as Luke Riordan / Golden Boy : Known by the superhero alias Golden Boy, he possesses the power to engulf his entire body in flames and superhuman strength. A senior at Godolkin University, he holds the top spot in the rankings and is widely regarded as the most promising candidate to be recruited into The Seven. Sam Riordan's older brother.
  • Curtis Legault and Nicholas Hamilton as Maverick, a student representative at Godolkin University able to turn invisible and the son of Translucent, a deceased former member of The Seven. Hamilton replaces Charles Altow, who portrayed the character in The Boys. Legault portrays his visible form in the first-season finale, while Hamilton voices his invisible form.
  • Maia Jae as Justine Garcia, a supe influencer with a healing factor who attends the Crimson Countess School of Performing Arts.
  • Daniel Beirne as Social Media Jeff, the social media manager for Godolkin University.
  • Alexander Calvert as Rufus McCurdy, a psychic student at Godolkin University who possesses telepathy, astral projection, and clairvoyance.
  • Marco Pigossi as Dr. Edison Cardosa, the lead scientist of "The Woods" and developer of the "supe virus".
  • Robert Bazzocchi as Liam, a classmate of Emma's.
  • Keeya King as Annabeth, younger sister of Marie.
  • Jessica Clement as Harper, a rat-tailed student and friend of Justine's.
  • Georgie Murphy as Ally, a student and friend of Harper's, Greg's sister.
  • Stephen Kalyn as Greg, a student and friend of Harper's, Ally's brother and a love interest of Emma's.
  • Matthew Edison as Cameron Coleman, the pro-supe news anchor of the Vought News Network.
  • Ethan Slater as Thomas Godolkin, a famous Vought scientist and the founder of Godolkin University.
  • * Mark De Angelis portrays his severely burnt, elderly form, which is credited as "Grotesque Person".

    Guest

  • Ty Barnett as Malcolm Moreau, Marie's deceased father
  • Miatta Ade Lebile as Jackie Moreau, Marie's deceased mother
  • Alex Castillo as Vanessa
  • Clancy Brown as Richard "Rich Brink" Brinkerhoff, a renowned professor at Godolkin University and Chairman of the Lamplighter School of Crimefighting.
  • Warren Scherer as The Incredible Steve, a student with a healing factor sufficient to reattach lost body parts.
  • Siddharth Sharma as Tyler Oppenheimer, a student with intangibility.
  • P.J. Byrne as Adam Bourke
  • Jackie Tohn as Courtenay Fortney
  • Laura Kai Chen as Kayla Li, Jordan's mother.
  • Peter Kim as Paul Li, Jordan's father who disapproves of Jordan's gender-shifting ability.
  • Derek Wilson as Robert Vernon / Tek Knight, a true-crime TV host and former superhero with observation-based powers who uses his show to cover up scandals for Vought.
  • Jason Ritter as himself via Sam's hallucinations of an episode of the educational TV series Avenue V.
  • Andy Walken as Dusty, a supe resembling a teenager whose body ages slowly.
  • Laila Robins as Grace Mallory, a retired lieutenant colonel and former leader of The Boys.
  • Sabrina Saudin as Also Ashley, Ashley Barrett's assistant.

    Special guest stars

  • Elisabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell, the deceased former vice president of Vought International.
  • Jessie T. Usher as Reggie Franklin / A-Train, a graduate of Godolkin University and "the first black man in The Seven" who has super-speed. In the second season, he forms part of the resistance against Homelander and Vought that Annie starts
  • Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett, the CEO of Vought International and Homelander's puppet ruler.
  • Chace Crawford as Kevin Kohler / The Deep, a graduate of Godolkin University with the ability to talk to sea life.
  • Jensen Ackles as "Soldier Boyfriend", Cate's childhood imaginary friend who is based on Soldier Boy.
  • Claudia Doumit as Victoria "Vic" Neuman, a candidate for Vice President of the United States, Marie's sponsor, and a fellow hemokinetic supe publicly presenting as a human.
  • Antony Starr as John Gillman / Homelander, the leader of Vought's superhero team The Seven.
  • Karl Urban as William "Billy" Butcher, the leader of the anti-supe black ops team The Boys.
  • Erin Moriarty as Annie January / Starlight
  • Valorie Curry as Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker
  • Susan Heyward as Jessica "Sage" Bradley / Sister Sage, a member of The Seven and CEO of Vought International
  • Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar, the former CEO of Vought International
  • Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir II, a member of The Seven

    Episodes

Season 1 (2023)

Season 2 (2025)

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. 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. 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', Robertson's and John Higgins' comic book story arc We Gotta Go Now, from which the series is "loosely inspired".
On January 5, 2023, it was announced that a writing room for a potential second season would soon come together, to be led by Michele Fazekas, who also has become sole showrunner since Tara Butters has taken a break from work. On October 19, 2023, Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a second season.