Exclusive: the boys This is the first spin-off work to feature actors from the hugely popular anime “Love Live!”, and it will greatly expand the world of the anime. Prime Video Superhero series. Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash Headlining and producing Vought RisingIn the first part of the Mothership series, they the boysSoldier Boy, and Stormfront.
The news is expected to be announced by Jensen (in person) and Cash (via video). the boys Comic-Con The announcement panel will be one of the biggest televised announcements of the convention.
the boys Series executive producer Paul Grelong said: Vought Risingwhich comes from the main creative backing behind the boys The franchise will be led by Eric Kripke, developer, executive producer and showrunner of the parent property.
“We are excited to bring you the next series from the crazy world. the boysKripke and Grelon said, revealing the prequel’s setting and premise.
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“This is a twisty murder mystery that explores the origins of Vought in the 1950s, the early exploits of Soldier Boy and the nefarious machinations of Superman, known to fans as Stormfront (who then went by the name Clara Vought),” they said, adding, “We can’t wait to shake your heart and tremble your soul with this salacious, gory tale of blood and Compound V.”
update: You can watch Ackles talk about the prequel after the crash below: the boys panel.
Ackles’ Soldier Boy and Aya Cash’s Stormfront have similar origin stories: Soldier Boy is America’s first ageless superhero, created by Frederick Vought during World War II, while Stormfront was Frederick Vought’s first successful Compound V test subject and married him before immigrating to America.
Grelon and Kripke serve as executive producers. Vought Rising The series co-stars include Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Oli Murmur, Pavun Shetty, Ken Levin, Jason Netter, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson and Michaela Starr. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon-MGM Studios in association with Kripke Enterprises, Point Grey Pictures and Original Film.
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this is, the boys The franchise’s flagship series recently released its penultimate fourth season and garners more than one billion minutes of viewing time each week in the United States alone. Other spinoffs include the animated The Boys Presents: Diabolical, A spinoff set in a university 5th Generationcurrently filming the second season, and The Boys: MexicoDiego Luna and Gael García Bernal served as executive producers.
and Vought RisingAckles has the rare honor of starring in two major series at once: he also stars in an upcoming thriller drama for Prime Video. countdown The film, from One Chicago veteran Derek Haas and Amazon-MGM Studios, was announced last month. 13 episodes have been ordered..
countdown The project was developed for Ackles, who signed a first-look deal with Amazon-MGM Studios last year for his Chaos Machine Productions, which he co-runs with his wife, Danneel Ackles. the boys. I’ve heard there’s a possibility of a Soldier Boy spinoff. the boys Considered in the transaction countdown, So Ackles could do both.
The spinoff will explore the relationship between Ackles and Kripke, which dates back nearly two decades to the pilot. SupernaturalKripke produced the series, which Ackles co-starred with Jared Padalecki. Shortly after the series finished its 15-season run, Kripke recruited Ackles to star in the upcoming film. the boys In season 3.
the boysBased on the best-selling comic book by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, Superheroes is a delightfully irreverent portrayal of what happens when superheroes – as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as gods – use their superpowers for harm rather than for good.
The show just finished airing its fourth season, with Ackles’ Soldier Boy reappearing in the final episode in a post-credits scene in which, after Senator Calhoun is sworn in as the new president, he takes Homelander to a room where Ackles’ Soldier Boy (Homelander’s biological father) is found after being put into a drugged sleep by Grace Mallory in the season three finale.
meanwhile the boysDuring a Comic-Con panel today, Kripke said Jensen Will return as a regular With the fifth and final season coming up.
Meanwhile, Cash’s Stormfront, who was introduced in season two and had a relationship with Homelander, committed suicide early in season three.
Ackles has experience directing prequels to successful genre series, most notably as the lead in the long-running WB/CW drama. SupernaturalHe served as executive producer of the prequel series. Winchester Brothers. he, the boys, He was a regular on ABC Big sky. He recently appeared on CBS Tracker He will play Colter’s (Justin Hartley) brother, a role he is set to rep in the upcoming season. Ackles is repped by Gersh, Johnson Shapiro Sluett & Cole.
Cash starred in the FX comedy series You are the worst. Her series includes Fox’s Welcome to Flach And Hulu A Girl from PlainvilleShe is repped by UTA, Industry Entertainment and Paul Hastings.
Grelon, a television screenwriter and scriptwriter, is an NBC revolution and Law & Order: SVU and CBS Scorpion and Hawaii Five-O. He is repped by CAA, The Shuman Company and Schreck Rose Dapello.