It was during the San Diego Comic Con that Prime Video decided, in addition to celebrating the end of season 4 of The Boys, to announce a surprise to all fans of the series created by Eric Kripke. Indeed, a new spin-off has just been made official by Amazon's streaming platform.
The Boys universe is enriched with a new spin-off
This is a huge surprise that has just been given to fans of the series The Boys. At the San Diego Comic Con, Jensen Ackles appeared on a panel dedicated to Eric Kripke's series in front of 6,000 fans. The actor took advantage of to make an announcement that made the public go wild with joy.
Indeed, The Boys has just delivered the completely crazy finale of its season 4 and during the San Diego Comic Con, fans were impatient to attend the panel dedicated to the Prime Video series. After Jessie Usher rapped on stage, it was Jeffrey Dean Morgan who arrived to host this exchange with the cast and the audience. Forty-five minutes of discussion later, the latest addition to the cast and the showrunner of the series then called a surprise guest to join them on stage: Jensen Ackles.
Eric Kripke first explained that season 5 is currently being written and has been for two months now. The actor who plays Soldier Boy addressed the question of whether or not his character will return in this final season. Thus, we learn that “Soldier Boy will have a regular role in the next season“. But that's not all! The American event was the perfect opportunity to announce a new spin-off after Gen V. Indeed, Ackles revealed that the universe of The Boys would be expanded with another spin-off series dedicated to Solider Boy and Stormfront aka Clara Vought.
A twisted murder mystery in the 1950s
Titled Vought Rising, this spin-off will be a prequel that will take place in New York in the 1950s:
It's a twisted murder mystery about the origins of Vought in the 1950s, the early exploits of Soldier Boy and the diabolical maneuvers of a superhero that fans know as Stormfront and who called herself Clara Vought.
This new series will be showrunner Paul Grellong, the executive producer of The Boys. This spin-off should therefore offer us more information about Frederick Vought. Jensen Ackles will share the screen with Aya Cash who plays Stormfront. For the moment, no release date has been announced. announced.
As a reminder, Vought Rising will be the fourth spin-off of the The Boys universe after s the animated series The Boys Presents: Diabolical, Gen V whose season 2 is planned for 2025 and The Boys: Mexico with à poster Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal.