The hotly anticipated fourth season of The Boys will be hitting Prime Video in just a few weeks. But the chaotic superhero madness is far from over. Not only has Amazon already ordered season 5, the spin-off Gen V will also be getting a sequel beforehand. The death of lead actor Chance Perdomo, however, had a massive impact on the production of season 2.
Chance Perdomo will not be replaced: Gen V Season 2 has been completely rethought
In March 2023, the young actor Chance Perdomo died in a traffic accident at the age of just 27. In Gen V, he played one of the central main characters and was seen as metal manipulator Andre Anderson, who would also play an important role in the next season. Since a recasting of the character was immediately ruled out, the actual Plans for season 2 completely reconsidered.
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Chance Perdomo in Gen V Season 1
This is what The Boys showrunner and Gen V producer Eric Kripke reveals in an interview with Entertainment Weekly:
We were a week away from filming when Chance tragically passed away. So we had to rethink almost everythingand that’s in just a few weeks. But what I tell people when they say, ‘Wow, that’s really crazy or difficult,’ pales in comparison to what his friends and loved ones are going through. It’s the least we can do.
Filming for Gen V Season 2 has been underway since mid-May. Nothing is known about the plot of the next episodes yet. However, some time will have passed within the series universe before we see the college supes again. The sequel to Gen V is set after the events of the fourth season of The Boys. Then we will finally find out what happens after the nasty cliffhanger of Season 1.
Warning, spoilers: At the end of the first season of Gen V, the young Supes Andre, Marie (Jaz Sinclair), Emma (Lizze Broadway) and Jordan (London Thor/Derek Luh) were publicly blamed for the massacre on the campus of Godolkin University – while the actual perpetrators Sam (Asa Germann) and Cate (Maddie Phillips) were celebrated as heroes. The innocent quartet then finds themselves locked up in an isolated hospital room.
When do The Boys Season 4 and Gen V Season 2 start on Amazon?
Fans don’t have to wait long for the fourth season of The Boys. The first three episodes will begin on June 13, 2024. The remaining five episodes will be released weekly on Prime Video until July 18, 2024.
The wait for season 2 of Gen V is a little longer. Since filming has only just started, it is expected to be released in Summer or fall 2025 can be seen on Amazon.