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Gen V is an American superhero television series, developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, serving as a spin-off of The Boys by Kripke, and based on The Boys comic book story arc "We Gotta Go Now" by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The series serves as the third entry in The Boys franchise.

The series, set concurrently with the fourth season of The Boys, premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 29, 2023. In October 2023, less than a month after its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.

Gen V

Premise

Young adult superheroes, or "supes", are tested in battle royal challenges at the Godolkin University School of Crimefighting founded by Thomas Godolkin run by Vought International.

Gen V

Cast

Main

Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau, a hemokinetic (able to psychically manipulate blood) Supe with a tragic past. Jaeda LeBlanc portrays a young Marie. Chance Perdomo as Andre Anderson, a popular student and Luke's best friend with magnetic manipulation capabilities. Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer / Little Cricket, a Supe with the ability to alter her size by "purging" or eating. Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap, a Supe with telepathic abilities, primarily in the form of tactile mind control, and Luke's longtime girlfriend. Violet Marino portrays a young Cate. London Thor and Derek Luh as Jordan Li, a Supe gender-shifter. Thor portrays Jordan's feminine form who can fire energy blasts and Luh portrays Jordan's masculine form who has superhuman durability. Asa Germann as Samuel "Sam" Riordan, a young Supe with superhuman strength and durability. Cameron Nicoll portrays a young Sam. Shelley Conn as Indira Shetty (season 1), the dean of Godolkin University and former behavioral therapist who does not have superpowers and had lost her husband and daughter in the plane crash that Homelander caused.

Gen V

Recurring

Patrick Schwarzenegger as Luke Riordan / Golden Boy, Sam's older brother and a popular student with pyrokinesis and superhuman strength. Maia Jae Bastidas as Justine Garcia, a Supe influencer with enhanced durability and a healing factor attending the Crimson Countess School of Performing Arts Daniel Beirne as Social Media Jeff, the social media manager for Godolkin University. Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity, Andre's dad and a famous superhero with magnetic manipulation who is a trustee at Godolkin University. Alexander Calvert as Rufus, a psychic student at Godolkin University who possesses telepathy, astral projection, and clairvoyance. Marco Pigossi as Dr. Edison Cardosa, the lead scientist of "The Woods" and developer of the "supe virus".

Guest

Ty Barnett as Malcolm Moreau, Marie's deceased father

Miata Ada Lebile as Jackie Moreau, Marie's deceased mother

Robert Bazzocchi as Liam, a classmate of Emma's

Alex Castillo as Vanessa

Clancy Brown as Richard "Rich Brink" Brinkerhoff, a renowned professor at Godolkin University and Chairman of the Lamplighter School of Crimefighting. Warren Scherer as The Incredible Steve, a student with a healing factor sufficient to reattach lost body parts. Jessica Clement as Harper, a rat-tailed student at Godolkin University. Siddharth Sharma as Tyler Oppenheimer, a student with intangibility. P.J. Byrne as Adam Bourke Jackie Tohn as Courtenay Fortney Matthew Edison as Cameron Coleman Laura Kai Chen as Kayla Li, Jordan's mother. Peter Kim as Paul Li, Jordan's father who disapproves of their gender-shifting ability. Derek Wilson as Robert Vernon / Tek-Knight, a former supe turned true-crime TV host who uses his show to cover up scandals for Vought. Jason Ritter as himself via Sam's hallucinations of an episode of the educational TV series Avenue V. Andy Walken as Dusty, a Supe resembling a teenager whose body ages slowly. Laila Robins as Grace Mallory