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. In April 2026, the series was canceled after two seasons.
Premise At the Godolkin University School of Crimefighting, founded by Thomas Godolkin, young adult superheroes ("Supes") 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 United States experiences Homelander's reign, Marie Moreau 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. Jaeda LeBlanc portrays a young Marie. Chance Perdomo as Andre Anderson (season 1): Sophomore at Godolkin University, with the ability to control magnetism. 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. 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. 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 (gender-shifter), 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 (season 1): The dean of Godolkin University and a behavioral therapist who secretly oversees "The Woods", an underground research facility. Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity (season 2; recurring season 1): Andre's father, a famous superhero with magnetic manipulation, and a trustee at Godolkin University. Hamish Linklater as Doug Brightbill / Dean Cipher Gold (season 2): 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 (season 1): Known by the superhero alias Golden Boy, he possesses the power to engulf his entire body in flames and superhuman strength. Sam Riordan's older brother. Nicholas Hamilton as the voice of Maverick (season 1; guest season 2), a student representative at Godolkin University able to turn invisible and the son of Translucent, a deceased former member of The Seven; Hamilton replaced Charles Altow, who portrayed the character in the second season of The Boys. Curtis Legault (guest season 1) portrays his visible form in the first season finale. 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 (season 1), 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 (season 1), the lead scientist of "The Woods" and developer of the "Supe virus". Robert Bazzocchi as Liam (season 1), a classmate of Emma's. Jessica Clement as Harper, a rat-tailed student and friend of Justine's with the power to temporarily copy other Supes' powers. Matthew Edison as Cameron Coleman (season 1), the pro-Supe news anchor of the Vought News Network. Stacey McGunnigle as Stacey Ferrera (season 2), the Head of Student Life at Godolkin University who possesses honey bee-themed abilities. Wyatt Dorion as Black Hole (season 2), a student with a pocket dimension inside his buttocks. Georgie Murphy as Ally (season 2), a student and friend of Harper's, Greg's sister, has the power to manipulate her pubic hair. Stephen Kalyn as Greg (season 2), a student and friend of Harper's, Ally's brother, and a love interest of Emma's who has flight and superhuman strength. Tait Fletcher as Vikor (season 2), a Viking-themed Supe recruited by Cipher. Keeya King as Annabeth (season 2), the younger sister of Marie. Maria Nash (guest season 1) portrays a young Annabeth. Ethan Slater as Dr. Thomas Godolkin (season 2): A famous Vought scientist, the founder of Godolkin University, and a V1 Supe with the power of possession, who puppets Brightbill's body to interact with the world at large. Mark De Angelis portrays Godolkin's severely burnt, elderly form in a guest role (credited as "Grotesque Person").
Guest Ty Barnett as Malcolm Moreau (season 1), Marie's deceased father. Miatta Ade Lebile as Jackie Moreau (season 1), Marie's deceased mother. Alex Castillo as Vanessa (season 1) Clancy Brown as Richard "Rich Brink" Brinkerhoff (season 1), a renowned professor at Godolkin University and Chairman of the Lamplighter School of Crimefighting. Warren Scherer as The Incredible Steve (season 1), a student with a healing factor sufficient to reattach lost body parts. Siddharth Sharma as Tyler Oppenheimer (season 1), a student with intangibility. P. J. Byrne as Adam Bourke (season 1), a famous director. Jackie Tohn as Courtenay Fortney (season 1) 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 (season 1), 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 (season 1), whom Sam hallucinates during an episode of the educational TV series Avenue V. Andy Walken as Dusty (season 1), a Supe resembling a teenager whose body ages slowly. Laila Robins as Grace Mallory (season 1), a retired lieutenant colonel and former leader of The Boys. Sabrina Saudin as Also Ashley (season 1), Ashley Barrett's assistant. Zach McGowan as Dogknott (season 2) Kira Guloien as Modesty Monarch (season 2) Julia Knope as Tess Galloway (season 2) Stephen Guarino as Kyle / Rememberer (season 2) Malcolm Barrett as Seth Reed (season 2) Olivia Morandin as Zoe Neuman (season 2), Victoria Neuman's daughter
Special guest stars Elisabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell (season 1), 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 (season 1), 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" (season 1), Cate's childhood imaginary friend who is based on Soldier Boy. Claudia Doumit as Victoria Neuman (season 1), a candidate for Vice President of the United States, Marie's sponsor, and a fellow hemokinetic (able to control blood with her mind) Supe publicly presenting as a human. Antony Starr as John Gillman / Homelander (season 1), the leader of Vought's superhero team The Seven. Karl Urban as William "Billy" Butcher (season 1), the leader of the anti-Supe black ops team The Boys. Erin Moriarty as Annie January / Starlight (season 2), a former member of The Seven and member of The Boys with light-based powers. Valorie Curry as Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker (season 2), a member of The Seven with spark-generating powers and an alt-right influencer. Susan Heyward as Jessica "Sage" Bradley / Sister Sage (season 2), a member of The Seven and CEO of Vought International. Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar (season 2), the former CEO of Vought International. Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir II (season 2), a member of The Seven and replacement of the original Black Noir.
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. In April 2026, the series was canceled after two seasons.
Casting