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RTÉ News
26-07-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Wicked star Ethan Slater cast in season two of superhero series Gen V
Wicked star Ethan Slater has been cast in season two of the hit superhero series Gen V. The show, which first aired in 2023, is a spin-off of the satirical Prime Video series The Boys, which is set in a world where superheroes are celebrities and able to get away with various wrongdoings because of the work of shadowy forces and their fame. Gen V focuses on a group of students at Godolkin University, the dedicated college that trains young adult superheroes, as they deal with interference from Vought International – the shadowy scientific and public relations company that manages superheroes globally. The new trailer for the second season reveals that Slater, who played Boq in the film adaptation of Wicked, will play the founder of Godolkin University. The Boys star, Chace Crawford, will make a guest appearance in the upcoming season as The Deep, a member of the elite superhero team, The Seven. Sophomore year is gonna be LIT. Official trailer for Season 2 is here, and fall semester begins September 17. — GEN V (@genv) July 25, 2025 Season two of Gen V will see the students return to college while living under the new rule of Homelander, the strongest superhero in the series and the show's antagonist. As war begins to brew between Humans and Supes both on and off campus, the students learn of a secret programme that goes back to the founding of Godolkin University and may have larger implications than they realise. Season Two will see the return of Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau, Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer and Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap. London Thor will also be back on screens to play Jordan Li along with Derek Luh's Jordan Li, Asa Germann as Sam Riordan and Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity. US actor Hamish Linklater will join the cast to play the mysterious Dean Cipher as he preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful then ever. US-born actor Chance Perdomo, who grew up in the UK and had a main role as Andre Anderson, was set to return for a second season, but he died at the age of 27 last year after a motorcycle accident. Producers previously said that his character, who had the ability to control metal through magnetism, will not be recast in the upcoming season. The first three episodes of Gen V season two will premiere on 17 September on Prime Video.
The Hindu
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
‘Gen V' Season 2 teaser: Hamish Linklater joins cast as first look adresses Chance Perdomo's death
Amazon has officially announced the return of Gen V, its college-set spinoff of The Boys, with Season 2 set to premiere on September 17, 2025. The season will begin with a three-episode drop, followed by weekly releases every Wednesday, leading up to the finale on October 22. Along with the premiere date, Amazon released the first teaser trailer, which addresses the real-life death of cast member Chance Perdomo, who played Andre Anderson. Perdomo died in a motorcycle accident in March 2024. In a statement following his passing, Amazon confirmed that the role would not be recast and that the story for Season 2 had been restructured to reflect his absence. The new trailer offers a glimpse of how the show will acknowledge Perdomo's character. It features a scene with Andre's father, Polarity, confronting the new Godolkin University Dean, Cipher (Hamish Linklater), over his son's disappearance, suggesting that Vought may be hiding the truth about what happened to Andre at the end of Season 1. We have never been more back. Gen V Season 2 premieres September 17. — GEN V (@genv) June 1, 2025 Season 2 picks up with America adapting to Homelander's increasing dominance. At Godolkin University, Dean Cipher introduces a new curriculum aimed at making students more powerful, while tensions escalate between humans and Supes. Cate and Sam return as celebrated figures, while Marie, Jordan, and Emma come back to campus still reeling from the traumatic events of the previous season. A hidden program tied to the university's origins emerges, pulling Marie deeper into a mystery with far-reaching consequences. Returning cast members include Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, and Sean Patrick Thomas. Gen V was co-created by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, with Fazekas serving as showrunner and executive producer alongside The Boys team, including Eric Kripke and Seth Rogen. The new season continues production under Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.
Newsweek
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
'The Boys' Antony Starr Calls Out Fans 'Glorifying' Homelander
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors 'The Boys' is one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed superhero series of all time, earning numerous accolades and generating multiple spinoffs, including 'Gen V,' 'The Boys Presents: Diabolical,' and even more on the way. Sophomore year incoming. Syllabus arrives this Saturday at CCXP Mexico! — GEN V (@genv) May 27, 2025 One of the standout performances of the franchise is Anthony Starr as Homelander, a sadistic version of Superman that leads the superhero group The Seven. More Entertainment: 'Black Panther' Game Canceled and Studio Shockingly Shut Down by EA Homelander has committed numerous atrocities and heinous acts throughout 'The Boys.' Despite this, some fans still gravitate toward the character as a hero. And Starr is having none of it. Antony Starr as Homelander in Gen V Season 1 Antony Starr as Homelander in Gen V Season 1 Amazon Studios During the Awardist Drama Actors Roundtable held by Entertainment Weekly, Starr revealed that he and other members of 'The Boys' had to "knock down" online fans who were glorifying Homelander. "We had a bunch of guys that, we all kind of knocked them down a little bit on social media," Starr said. "'This guy is not the hero of any story.' They were really glorifying it. They loved him, which is surreal. What I didn't expect was that people would be so conflicted around it and finding themselves feeling empathy for this monster." Despite this, Starr does his best to prevent Homelander from coming across as "a mustache-twirling villain" and make him more three-dimensional. "It had to be a real person built from the ground up," Starr said. "The other thing is, I really don't like using the word 'psychopath.' I think it's such a reductive term." More Entertainment: Sinners Gets New Digital Release Date – How To Watch Now, 'The Boys' is heading into its fifth and final season, putting an end to the monstrous hero's story. And producer/writer Eric Kripke couldn't be happier. "It's just such a gift to know, as a filmmaker anyway, when your story's ending because you know when to just blow the doors off it and completely change the world of the show," Kripke said. "You don't have to maintain it because you've got six more seasons. You've got to squeeze out of it that it's time to bring on the endgame. So, that's what that finale was built to do." 'The Boys' Season 5 is set to premiere on Amazon in 2026. More Entertainment: 'King of the Hill' Revival: Release Date, Cast, Plot for Hulu Reboot 'Rick and Morty' Season 8 is Now Available to Watch—Here's How to Stream For more television and entertainment news, head on over to Newsweek Entertainment.
