Gen V Season 2: Cast, Release Date, Latest News, and Everything Else to Know

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It's almost back-to-school season. And not just any school, but Godolkin University, where students with superpowers are tested to their limits. Gen V, the college-set spin-off of The Boys, follows first-year student Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) as she steps onto campus grounds and learns to use her blood-bending ability. But that's not the only lesson Marie gets. She and her new friends also quickly discover some of the dark secrets that Vought International, which founded God U, has been hiding. 

Before filming began on Gen V Season 2, the unthinkable happened. Lead actor Chance Perdomo, who starred as Andre Anderson in Gen V Season 1, died on March 30, 2024, in a motorcycle accident. We've gathered responses to his passing from Gen V's cast and crew below. 

Here's everything to know about Gen V Season 2, including how Perdomo's passing impacts the show, when it's coming back, and who's joining the cast.

Gen V Season 2 latest news

Gen V launched its Season 2 trailer at SDCC 2025. The new video teases the backstory of Godolkin University's new dean Cipher (Hamish Linklater), and also gives audiences a taste of the crossovers to expect from The Boys. You can find the full trailer below.

When is Gen V Season 2 coming out?

At CCXP México, Prime Video announced the release date for Gen V Season 2. The upcoming chapter of the drama is premiering Sept. 17. Three episodes are releasing that day followed by a new episode being released weekly. Prime Video also shared that Gen V Season 2's finale drops on Oct. 22. 

Gen V Season 2 teasers and trailers

At SDCC 2025, Prime Video unveiled the new trailer for Gen V Season 2. The video opens with a surprise: The Boys' Starlight (Erin Moriarty), or Annie January, makes an appearance. She not only saves Marie from a bad guy, but asks for her help in putting an end to one of Vought's mysterious research programs named Project Odessa. Two members from the Seven, The Deep (Chace Crawford) and Black Noir, also show up in the trailer. It's fair to say that the worlds of the Boys and God U's students are more intertwined than ever.

Prime Video unveiled the first teaser trailer for Gen V Season 2 at CCXP México on May 31. It was the first time audiences met Hamish Linklater as Dean Cipher, the new head of Godolkin University. The video opens with a particularly tense conversation between Cipher and Marie, before teasing the drama, action, and blood — lots of blood — that's featured in Season 2. See the teaser trailer below.

Gen V Season 2 cast

Midnight Mass star Hamish Linklater is the latest addition to God U. According to Variety, Linklater will play Cipher, "the charismatic and charming newly appointed Dean of Godolkin University. Trained as a scientist, he's politically brilliant, and has the trust and admiration of officials at the highest level."

We are expecting the show's main cast to return for Season 2. They include:

• Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
• Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer
• Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap
• London Thor and Derek Luh as Jordan Li
• Asa Germann as Sam Riordan
• Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity

Gen V producers have shared that they will not be recasting Chance Perdomo's role following his death. 

How Chance Perdomo's passing impacts Gen V Season 2

On May 5, 2024, Gen V producers made an announcement on social media regarding how the series will move forward following Chance Perdomo's passing. "We won't be recasting the role, because no one can replace Chance," the statement reads. "Instead, we have been taking the time and space to recraft our Season 2 storylines as we begin production in May. We will honor Chance and his legacy this season."

Perdomo died on March 30, 2024 in a motorcycle accident at age 27. His publicist shared a statement with Variety confirming Perdomo's passing. Gen V's producers jointly wrote a response to the tragedy. "We can't quite wrap our heads around this," their statement said. "For those of us who knew him and worked with him, Chance was always charming and smiling, an enthusiastic force of nature, an incredibly talented performer, and more than anything else, just a very kind, lovely person. Even writing about him in the past tense doesn't make sense."

The Gen V cast separately shared a statement. "Our hearts are with Chance's loved ones as we grieve this shocking loss," they wrote. "We will remember the special moments we had together, his infectious smile that could light up any room, his warm hugs, and the authenticity he carried with him always." 

What happened in the finale of Gen V Season 1?

Marie and her friends took a big L in the last episode of Gen V Season 1. After being attacked by Homelander (Antony Starr) himself — who incorrectly believed Marie was the instigator of the campus attack — she woke up to find herself stuck in a room alongside Jordan (London Thor and Derek Luh), Emma (Lizze Broadway), and Andre. 

The only good thing to come from the finale for Marie is arguably discovering a new way to use her power, as seen by her unintentionally blowing up Cate's (Maddie Phillips) hand. "What I think we should know about Marie is Marie has not, and Cardosa (Marcos Pigossi) says this before he's killed, she does not know the full extent of her power," showrunner Michele Fazekas told TV Guide. "And I think we don't either."

There is also a very significant mid-credits scene in Gen V's finale, thanks to a cameo by Billy Butcher (Karl Urban). He showed up in the Woods, the secret lab tucked under Godolkin University where Dean Indira Shetty (Shelley Conn) and Dr. Cardosa worked to create a virus that would harm supes. They found success, and Butcher's appearance suggests that getting a hold of this virus may be key in his fight against Vought in The Boys.

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What will Gen V Season 2 Be About?

Prime Video has shared a synopsis for Season 2 in a press release. "In Season 2, school is back in session. As the rest of America adjusts to Homelander's iron fist, back at Godolkin University, the mysterious new Dean preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful than ever. Cate and Sam are celebrated heroes, while Marie, Jordan, and Emma reluctantly return to college, burdened by months of trauma and loss. But parties and classes are hard to care about with war brewing between Humans and Supes, both on and off campus. The gang learns of a secret program that goes back to the founding of Godolkin University that may have larger implications than they realize. And, somehow, Marie is a part of it."

How to watch Gen V

The first season of Gen V is available to stream now on Prime Video.