On September 29, audiences will be invited to pull up a seat and join the students ofGen Vin the classrooms of Godolkin University. A spin-off of Prime Video’s hit series,The Boys,Gen Vwill follow the next generation of supes as they learn, grow, and put their powers to the test while discovering what it means to be a hero. In an interview with Prime Video prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike,Gen Vstars,Jaz SinclairandShelley Connspoke about what the learninginstitutionmeans to the series and the part that it plays in the lives of the young adults.
Appearing asMarie Moreau, a blood manipulator and the main character ofGen V, Sinclair explains just how much God U can make or break an aspiring supe. “Godolkin isTHE collegefor superheroes,” Sinclair says, “If you want to be a successful superhero, if you wanna represent a city, if you wanna ever make it to The Seven, you kinda have to go through Godolkin, because that’s how you get your spot, that’s how you get your training, that’s how you get your acclaim. So, it’s sort of like superhero starter school.”
Portraying Indira Shetty, the school’s superintendent, Conn adds, “Godolkin University is the backdropof the entire show. It’s an eliteIvy League type of facility.” When students are accepted into the academy, Conn explains that they’re sorted into “two main factions” that prepare them to flourish in the outside world. “One of them is the kind of celebrity, entertainer, influencer kind of world,” she says, “And the other is theserious crime fighter, this is you saving the world if that’s the route you wanna go.”
What Kind of Powers Will We See in ‘Gen V’
Along with Sinclair’s character’s powers as a blood manipulator, audiences will also see a new variety of powers not yet wielded in the universe ofThe Boys. Included in the lineup are metal bending, gender-shifting, and mind control. Filling out the cast will beChance Perdomo,Patrick Schwarzenegger,Maddie Phillips,Lizze Broadway,Derek Luh,Asa Germann,London Thor,Clancy Brown,Sean Patrick Thomas,Marco Pigossi, andJason Ritter. A handful of familiar faces from the flagship series will also be making cameos throughout theseasonincludingJensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy,Chace Crawford’s The Deep,Jessie T. Usher’s A-Train, andColby Minifie’s Ashley Barrett.
You can catch the first three episodes ofGen Vwhen they explode onto Prime Video onSeptember 29with new installments to air weekly.
