Vought Rising marks another spinoff series in the world of The Boys, expanding off of Eric Kripke’s mothership series, which is currently unfolding in its fifth and final season.
The prequel series was first announced over a year ago during San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash will lead the show with a stacked cast of supes.
For everything we know about Vought Rising, read on below:
When does Vought Rising come out?
The series is on track to arrive on Prime Video in 2027.
Has Vought Rising begun production?
Yes, production began on the prequel show in August 2025. Since then, many castings have been announced.
Who will be in Vought Rising?
Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash are set to headline and produce Vought Rising, and which they will reprise their characters from The Boys, Soldier Boy and Stormfront, respectively.
Deadline broke the news of Elizabeth Posey’s casting in March 2025. Variety first reported the casting of Will Hochman (Blue Bloods). Jorden Myrie (Sherwood), Nicolò Pasetti (Bel Canto), Ricky Staffieri (The Bear and Brian J. Smith (Sense8) were added as series regulars in August 2025.
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Deadline first exclusively reported the additions of Mason Dye (Stranger Things) and Kiki Layne (The Old Guard 2) as series regulars in August 2025. Dye had previously been cast as Bombsight in Season 5 of The Boys.Prime Video revealed some core cast members and their characters in costume in August 2025. Hochman will play Torpedo and Posey will play Private Angel.
Cecily Strong, Mark Pellegrino, Eric Johnson and Annie Shapero boarded the show in recurring roles in October 2025, as Deadline first reported. Raphael Sbarge, Romi Shraiter, Aaron Douglas and David Hewett joined later that month, which Deadline first told you.
At the end of March 2026, Deadline broke the news that James Wolk (Watchmen), Dylan Arnold (Lady in the Lake), Josh Randall (Station 19) and Chad Willett (Supernatural) have been cast in key recurring roles.
Ethan Slater’s Thomas Godolkin, founder of “God U” and introduced in Season 2 of Gen V, could make an appearance in later seasons of Vought Rising.
What is Vought Rising about?
“It’s a twisted murder mystery about the origins of Vought in the 1950s, the early exploits of Soldier Boy, and the diabolical maneuvers of a Supe known to fans as Stormfront, who was then going by the name Clara Vought,” Kripke and showrunner Paul Grellong told fans at Comic-Con 2024. “We cannot wait to blow your minds and trouble your souls with this salacious, grisly saga drenched in blood and Compound V.”
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Soldier Boy and Stormfront have similar origin stories. Ackles’ Soldier Boy is the first non-aging American Supe, created by Frederick Vought, during World War II. Stormfront was Vought’s first successful test subject for Compound V, and they got married before moving to the United States.
Who else is behind Vought Rising?
The Boys series executive producer Paul Grellong serves as executive producer and showrunner on Vought Rising, which comes from the main creative auspices behind The Boys franchise, led by the mothership’s developer, executive producer and showrunner Eric Kripke.
Kripke executive produces Vought Rising alongside Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur, 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.
Are there other spinoffs in the world of The Boys?
Yes. Other spinoffs include the animated The Boys Presents: Diabolical, the college-set spinoff Gen V, the second season of which arrived in September 2025, and the upcoming The Boys: Mexico, executive produced by Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal. Gen V has been cancelled, but the characters could appear in later storylines.
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