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The Boys' post-finale teaser arrives with a slick new trailer for Vought Rising, offering a sharp preview of the series’ continuing corporate intrigue and superhero chaos and drawing early praise for its tone and visuals.
Prime Video unveiled the first trailer for Vought Rising, the 1950s-set The Boys spinoff following a young Soldier Boy as forced Compound V experiments loom over a grim rise and fall of superheroes; starring Jensen Ackles, the series is slated to premiere in 2027, with showrunner Eric Kripke dodging firm timeline commitments amid fan skepticism after Gen V's reception.
The Boys prequel Vought Rising drops a trailer taking viewers to 1950s New York, revealing Soldier Boy’s brutal origin through Sage Grove Center experiments, his first team-up with Stormfront, and details on the cast, showrunner Paul Grellong, and the 2027 premiere from Sony/Amazon MGM.
The first trailer for Vought Rising, The Boys’ 1950s prequel on Prime Video, centers on Soldier Boy and Stormfront in a noir-style murder mystery that reveals the early origins of Vought and Compound V, with creators and stars signaling a grittier, era-accurate tone while staying true to The Boys’ irreverent DNA.
Two spinoffs expand The Boys universe: Vought Rising is a 1950s prequel starring Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) with Aya Cash back, filmed and aiming for a 2027 release; The Boys: Mexico is a future-set, Spanish-language series overseen by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer with Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna as producers. Gen V characters may return in the future, as Kripke and Goldberg explore keeping the VCU active beyond the main show.
Season 5’s Episode 6 reveals Soldier Boy’s shift to aid Homelander by handing over the last V-One vial after it’s revealed he once loved Stormfront, a turn that raises the stakes for Immortality and sets up the 1950s-origin prequel Vought Rising, while Sage’s machinations threaten a broader war between Supes and humans.
Jensen Ackles discusses reuniting with Supernatural alums Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins on The Boys’ One-Shots episode, describing a mental shift to a new environment while leaning into Soldier Boy’s character. He also teases Soldier Boy’s origins for the upcoming Vought Rising prequel and explains how the dynamic with Homelander evolves, with more details about the finale and the actors’ on-set camaraderie.
Gen V will not return for a third season on Amazon Prime Video. The Boys creators Eric Kripke and Evan Goldberg say they’ll continue the Gen V characters’ stories in The Boys Season 5 and other The Boys Cinematic Universe projects; Gen V characters will appear in Season 5, and a 1950s spinoff, Vought Rising, is planned for 2027, with The Boys: Mexico also in development.
Deadline reports Gen V is canceled after two seasons, but the franchise lives on with a new spinoff, Vought Rising, set to debut in 2027; Gen V characters will appear in The Boys Season 5 and other VCU projects, while The Boys continues to expand the universe, despite production delays from Chance Perdomo’s death.
Amazon's Prime Video has released the first look at the costumes for 'Vought Rising,' a prequel to 'The Boys,' featuring stars like Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy and Mason Dye as Bombsight, set in the 1950s to explore the origins of Vought and the early exploits of key characters.