The Boys might be wrapping things up after its fifth season, but Amazon clearly doesn't want that success to end, so a Soldier Boy prequel is now on the way. Remember when The Boys was supposed to be a satire of modern superhero media ? Me too! But, money talks, and what it's telling Amazon is to make yet another spinoff of The Boys, this time focused on Jensen Ackles' character Soldier Boy. The show was announced at a presentation focused on the series at San Diego Comic-Con this week, where showrunner Eric Kripke brought Ackles on stage to join the other main cast, where he initially revealed that Soldier Boy was going to be a series regular in the upcoming fifth season .
Ackles then went on to share a statement, saying: "We are excited to announce the next unhinged chapter of The Boys Universe called Vought Rising. The producers are writing the scripts right now. It will be a lurid pulp saga prequel set in New York City at the dawn of the 1950s about the humble yet diabolical beginnings of the Vought Corporation.
I will be starring as Soldier Boy." This was then followed up with a message from Aya Cash, who portrayed Stormfront on The Boys, a character that will also appear in the prequel: "I think this thing is going to be incredible. We’ve got everything from Judy Garland to Joe McCarthy.
How, I don’t know, I didn’t write it. But I have read it, and it’s really, really good. I hope you’ll come with us on this journey and enjoy your Comic-Con.
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