Gen V: the showrunner explains how they will approach the death of Chance Perdomo

Showrunner Eric Kripke, who also runs The Boys, recently explained how the spin-off Gen V will address the untimely death of actor Chance Perdomo, who played Andre Anderson.

From The Boys to gen V

Released in 2023, the series Gen V is an unexpected spin-off of the series The Boys. Developed by Eric Kripke and Craig Rosenberg, the show focuses on teenagers who have been murdered. boosted by component V during their childhood. These children, each with their powers more impressive than the last, are brought together in a special school for supers. We thus follow a group of several young people who will turn against Vought and their inhuman manipulations.

While we thought that Gen V would be generally disconnected from the events of The Boys, it turns out that this first season is ultimately very anchored in the general intrigue. We were even surprised to meet a few familiar faces like Homelander, Ashley Barrett and even Butcher in person.

The death of Chance Perdomo< /h2>

Unfortunately, Chance Perdomo has passed away. on March 30 at at the age of 27. The British actor famous for The New Adventures of Sabrina, After: Chapter 3 and therefore obviously Gen Vdied following a motorcycle accident. Shortly after his death, the production of Gen V confirmed that his character would not be recast. In memory of Chance Perdomo, the production preferred not to take another actor to play his character. Finally, Andre Anderson will simply be removed from the plot. In any case, this is what confirmed Eric Kripke on TV Line:

It's obviously tragic, my thoughts go first to his family. We are not trying to replace it. We cannot replace it. His death is obviously very hard to understand. bear for the rest of the cast. We're just trying to honor Chance as best we can.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Eric Kripke added: que:

We don't want to recast the character or replace Chance. We don't feel at home. comfortable with this subject. We found ourselves in a situation where; we rewrote a lot. For 5 weeks we locked ourselves away and rewrote season 2.

So it's confirmed, Chance Perdomo will not be replaced. Andre Anderson's character will bejust ousted; of the plot, a little to the point the manner of T’Challa in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever following the death of Chadwick Boseman.