Gen V season 3: Everything we know so far about the third season of The Boys spin-off

While Gen V season 3 hasn't yet been announced by Prime Video, we have had a few updates now that The Boys season 5 has started airing. This includes some news from showrunner Eric Kripke, who has shared his hopes for a renewal, as well as some hints as to what the characters have been up to as well following that season 2 cliffhanger.

We get into all of this in our breakdown of Gen V news below, as well as everything you need to remember about what went down in season 2. You might want to bookmark this page, too, as we'll be keeping it regularly updated with everything we learn about the future of the Godolkin kids in the final season of The Boys.

But be warned, there are spoilers for Gen V season 2 and The Boys season 5 below. Read on only if you're all caught up with our Gen V season 2 ending explained and our The Boys season 5 recap.

Gen V season 3 release date speculation

Currently, there is no confirmed release date for Gen V season 3. However, we have some guesses on when we could potentially see it released.

Gen V season 2 hit Prime Video on Wednesday, September 17, just under two years from the first chapter's September 2023 release date. With The Boys season 5 currently airing, it's possible that Gen V season 3 would hit Prime Video in 2027 – keeping in line with the trend of two years between seasons – or even 2028, depending on how the events of The Boys season 5 end up altering the events of Gen V.

Gen V season 3 cast speculation

The cast (and plot) for Gen V season 3 will be entirely dependent on the events of The Boys season 5. For now, we can speculate that the core friend group will return... but it's too early yet to speculate on cameos.

Given that The Boys loves to kill off characters, beloved or otherwise, we don't know if Starlight, Black Noir, Sister Sage, The Deep, and Stan Edgar will make appearances in Gen V season 3 as they did in season 2. In fact, even though we're just a few episodes into The Boys season 5, we know that Jessie T. Usher will not be coming back as A-Train after his brutal send-off at the hands of Homelander.

Our tentative cast list for Gen V season 3 is as follows:

• 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
• Erin Moriarty as Starlight

Gen V season 3 plot

The latest update we've had on Gen V season 3 came from creator Eric Kripke in April 2026. Speaking to Collider, he said: "We're still waiting to hear, you know, the answer is there's no real update at the moment. You know, sometimes it takes them a while to make a decision, and we haven't heard a no, but we haven't heard a yes either, so you know, no update."

If it does happen, we can expect it will pick up in the wake of the events of Gen V season 2. As you'll recall, the second season saw Marie Moreau and co. terrorized by the new Dean of Godolkin University, a mysterious man by the name of Cipher. Well, that man turned out to be none other than Thomas Godolkin himself, who survived the Vought Lab fire back in the '60s by taking V1, the kind of Compound V that essentially made Soldier Boy.

Because of this, Godolkin was given powers that allow him to essentially puppet other people's bodies... and he was able to puppet a man named Doug (aka Cipher) for some 20 years, while his real body sat in a hyperbaric chamber. His ultimate goal was to control Marie Moreau, who we learned is actually the most powerful supe in the universe next to Homelander... who is technically her brother. Crazy, right? After Godolkin was defeated (partially thanks to Polarity, who Marie healed with her powers), the biggest threat to humanity remains Homelander, who, after The Boys season 4, is in control of the Oval Office and supes across the globe.

At the end of the season Marie, Emma, Jordan, Cate, and Sam all teamed up with Starlight and A-Train and are now officially part of the resistance. In The Boys season 5's opening episode, it was revealed they were working across the country as A-Train and Annie discussed one of Marie's missions. It seems the gang may stay off screen for a while too as Kripke teased that they won't come in and save the day.

"People should be prepared for the Gen V kids to not come in and save the season," he told SFX. "We’ve been following The Boys for five years, and it’s time to bring that story to a head. I’m not here to make some crazy Marvel multiverse. I want to end that story well."

While we don't have an update on Gen V season 3 yet, it's also possible there could be some crossover with the other spin-offs in the making. Could Marie and co. will show up in The Boys: Mexico, another upcoming spin-off, or might Thomas Godolkin make an appearance in the prequel spin-off Vought Rising? Only time will tell...

Gen V seasons 1 and 2 are streaming now on Prime Video. For more, check out our lists of the best TV shows of all time.