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| ShortSummary = Marie contacts her parents’ friend Pam to discover more about herself. Pam informs Marie that she was conceived in a laboratory for Vought as her mother could not become pregnant, and the doctor involved was Cipher under the alias “Dr. Gold”. To her dismay, Marie also discovers that Pam had raised Annabeth, her long-lost sister, and stops Marie from contacting her for Annabeth’s safety. At Godolkin, Cate returns but is effectively powerless, cuts a tense figure and wishes to inform Vought about Emma, Jordan and Marie’s involvement in her assault. Cipher rejects this so she can maintain her reputation. Traumatized by his previous actions, Sam asks Cate to make him apathetic again, but she cannot. He lashes out and begins destroying his dormitory. Jordan tries to stop him, managing to calm him and the two bond. Jordan is named the university top-ranked student, thrusting them into the spotlight. Emma learns that Harper is behind the resistance against Homelander’s movement and is allied with Ally, joining them. Before they can give a speech for Thomas Godolkin Day, Jordan professes their love for Marie. In the speech, Jordan reveals that Andre died while imprisoned, and defends the Starlighters by revealing that they attacked Cate, earning boos from the students and the shock of Marie and Cipher.

| ShortSummary = Marie contacts her parents’ friend Pam to discover more about herself informs Marie that she was conceived in a laboratory for Vought and the was Cipher under the alias “Dr. Gold”. Marie also discovers that Pam had raised Annabeth, her long-lost sister, and stops Marie from contacting her for Annabeth’s safety. At Godolkin, Cate returns but is effectively powerless, cuts a tense figure and wishes to inform Vought about Emma, Jordan and Marie’s involvement in her assault. Cipher rejects this so she can maintain her reputation. Traumatized by his previous actions, Sam asks Cate to make him apathetic again, but she cannot. He lashes out and begins destroying his dormitory. Jordan tries to stop him, managing to calm him and the two bond. Jordan is named the university top-ranked student, thrusting them into the spotlight. Emma learns that Harper is behind resistance against Homelander’s and is allied with Ally, joining them. Before they can give a speech Godolkin, Jordan professes their love for Marie. In the speech, Jordan reveals that Andre died while imprisoned, and defends the Starlighters by revealing that they attacked Cate, earning boos from the students Marie and Cipher.

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Season of television series

The second season of the American satirical superhero television series Gen V, the third series in The Boys franchise, based on The Boys comic book story arc We Gotta Go Now by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 17, 2025 with its first three episodes.

The season stars Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, and Asa Germann returning from the previous season, with Hamish Linklater joining the cast. After the fourth season of The Boys (2024), Marie Moreau (Sinclair) and the rest of her friends return to Godolkin after months of suffering and a Vought-sanctioned exoneration where a new dean (Linklater) trains Supes to be soldiers. On the brink of war between humans and Supes, the team discovers a program that could change everything.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Confirmed

Additionally, the appearance of some members of The Boys team is expected.[10]

Production

Development

In January 2023, it was announced that a writing room for a potential second season would soon come together, to be led by Michele Fazekas, who also has become sole showrunner since Tara Butters has taken a break from work.[11] That October, Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a second season.[12]

Eric Kripke confirmed that this season will show the new order established by Homelander in the US at the end of the fourth season of The Boys, with the world “changing rapidly” under Homelander’s command and his army of Supes.[13] The season will set up the story of the fifth and final season of The Boys.[14]

Casting

The second season features the return of the main cast, with the exception of Chance Perdomo, whose character Andre Anderson was not recast following Perdomo’s death in March 2024 in a motorcycle accident.[15][16] In June 2024, Hamish Linklater was announced in the role of Cipher, the new dean of Godolkin University.[4] On November 1, 2024, Keeya King, Stephen Kalyn, Julia Knope, Stacey McGunnigle, Tait Fletcher, Wyatt Dorion and Georgie Murphy were set to appear in the season.[6] In July 2025, at San Diego Comic-Con, it was revealed the cast of Ethan Slater as Thomas Godolkin in a recurring role.[5] Chace Crawford, Valorie Curry, Erin Moriarty, Nathan Mitchell, Susan Heyward and Giancarlo Esposito reprises their The Boys roles as Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep, Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker, Annie January / Starlight, Black Noir II, Jessica “Sage” Bradley / Sister Sage and Stan Edgar respectively.[7][3][8][9]

Filming

In late March 2024, it was announced the production of the second season would be put on hold following Perdomo’s death. The cast was due to begin table reads that afternoon before filming started in April.[17] Filming of the season officially commenced in May 2024.[18][19] Filming wrapped on October 31 of the same year.[20]

Marketing

Footage from the season was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2024.[15] On May 31, 2025, part of the main cast attended CCXP, with a teaser shown and the release dates were revealed.[21] The main cast will attend San Diego Comic-Con in July 2025 to promote the season.[22]

Release

The season was released on September 17, 2025, with three new episodes, followed by the rest debuting on a weekly basis until the season finale on October 22, 2025.[2]

Reception

The second season has an 89% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 38 critic reviews. The website’s critics consensus states, “Tastefully navigating the tragic loss of Chance Perdomo while getting a big boost from Hamish Linklater‘s villainous turn, Gen V‘s sophomore season gets high marks as a spinoff that feels essential.”[23] On Metacritic, the second season received a score of 74 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating “generally favorable”.[24]

Notes

  1. ^ Due to Chance Perdomo‘s death, Andre is mentioned to have died in a failed escape attempt due to a stroke caused by his illness.
  2. ^ As depicted in the season 1 finale “Guardians of Godolkin” (2023).

References

  1. ^ a b “Gen V – WGA Directory”. Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Romero, Nick (May 31, 2025). “Gen V season 2 trailer hints how show revamps Chance Perdomo’s storyline”. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 1, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e Romano, Nick (July 26, 2025). “The Boys star Erin Moriarty and Black Noir cross over to Gen V season 2 Comic-Con trailer, Wicked star joins cast”. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 26, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Otterson, Joe (June 4, 2024). “‘Gen V’ Season 2 Adds Hamish Linklater to Cast”. Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Rudoy, Matthew (July 26, 2025). “Gen V Season 2 Trailer Reveals A Major Boys Character Recruiting Marie To Stop A Deadly New Weapon”. Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Petski, Denise (November 1, 2024). “‘The Boys’ Spinoff ‘Gen V’ Adds 7 To Cast For Season 2 Of Prime Video Series”. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 26, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c DeVore, Britta (June 1, 2025). “Don’t Be Tardy for the First ‘Gen V’ Season 2′ Trailer and New Release Date”. Collider. Archived from the original on September 2, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Mendelsohn, Jon (August 31, 2025). “Homelander’s Secret Weapon Returns In Gen V Season 2 Trailer”. Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Flook, Ray (September 8, 2025). “Gen V Season 2 Teaser: Stan Edgar Would Like a Word or Two with Marie”. Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  10. ^ Romano, Nick (July 25, 2025). “‘The Boys’ season 5 Comic-Con trailer shows glimpse of Jared Padalecki, ‘Gen V’ crossovers”. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 5, 2023). “‘Gen V’: ‘The Boys’ Spinoff Opens Season 2 Writers Room With Michele Fazekas As Showrunner; Tara Butters Taking A Break”. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  12. ^ Campione, Katie (October 19, 2023). “‘Gen V’ Renewed For Season 2 At Amazon”. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  13. ^ Mishra, Shrishty (August 21, 2025). “‘Gen V’ Creator Promises First Look at “Homelander’s America” in Season 2″. Collider. Archived from the original on September 6, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  14. ^ Romano, Nick (August 27, 2025). “‘Gen V’ season 2 ‘helps set up the climax’ of The Boys finale — and Jaz Sinclair might be the key (exclusive)”. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 31, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  15. ^ a b Hermanns, Grant (July 26, 2024). “Gen V Season 2 Trailer Revealed At SDCC: The Seven Member Joins Cast As Marie, Cate & Sam Return To Godolkin”. Screen Rant. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  16. ^ Zee, Michaela (May 5, 2024). “‘Gen V’ Won’t Recast Chance Perdomo’s Role After Actor’s Death, Sets Production for May”. Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  17. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2024-03-30). “‘Gen V’ Season 2 Production Delayed Following Star Chance Perdomo’s Tragic Death”. Deadline. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  18. ^ Harris, Raquel (June 27, 2024). “Everything We Know About ‘Gen V’ Season 2 So Far”. TheWrap. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  19. ^ Bithrow, Nick (May 15, 2024). “Gen V Season 2 Begins Filming In New BTS Images”. Screen Rant. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  20. ^ Graham-Lowery, Nathan (October 31, 2024). “Gen V Season 2 Stars Confirm Filming Has Wrapped With New BTS Images”. Screen Rant. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  21. ^ Matthew, Rudoy (June 1, 2025). “Gen V Season 2 Trailer Reveals Release Date & Bloodsoaked Return To Godolkin University”. Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  22. ^ Graham-Lowery, Nathan (July 15, 2025). “Prime Video Reveals SDCC 2025 Panel Lineup – Here’s What To Expect”. Screen Rant. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  23. ^ “Gen V: Season 2″. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  24. ^ “Gen V: Season 2″. Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 18, 2025.

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