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Jensen Ackles Says Vought Rising Is Planned as a Multi-Season Boys Prequel

The plan signals Prime Video’s push to keep The Boys universe going beyond the flagship show’s finale.

Overview

  • Ackles, in a Saturday interview promoting Season 5, said the intent is for Vought Rising to run for multiple seasons.
  • Prime Video describes the series as a 1950s-set, twisted murder mystery about early Vought, Soldier Boy, and Stormfront.
  • Ackles said the prequel places Soldier Boy in his own era at full strength and explores why he became the man viewers know.
  • Deadline reports Paul Grellong as showrunner with Aya Cash returning and a cast that includes Mason Dye, KiKi Layne, and Brian J. Smith.
  • The Boys concludes with Season 5, whose first two episodes arrive on Prime Video on Wednesday, April 8, positioning the prequel as the franchise’s next chapter.