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After almost seven years, five seasons, and countless jaw-dropping moments, The Boys season 5 has come to a close with a fiery series finale. However, the fun doesn't stop there, as despite the main show being over and done with, spin-off series Vought Rising is on the way, and is set to bring back some of our favorite immortal Supes.
Oh, you thought the journey was over? Well, showrunner Eric Kripke has another trick up his sleeve. Vought Rising is set to take us back to the very beginnings of Vought and the first group of Supes created with V-One, aka the formula that had Billy Butcher and Homelander in a tizzy all the way through The Boys' final season. Set in the '50s, the show will focus on Soldier Boy, Private Angel, Torpedo, Bombsight, and Clara Vought, aka Stormfront.
Vought Rising release date
Vought Rising is expected to premiere on Amazon Prime Video sometime in 2027.
Although Prime Video has yet to confirm an exact release date, the 2027 window was announced in April 2026, at the same time as fellow Boys spin-off show Gen V was canceled after 2 seasons.
Vought Rising was confirmed by The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke at San Diego Comic Con 2024. Then, in March 2026, Soldier Boy star Jensen Ackles took to Instagram to confirm filming had wrapped, writing, "Finishing out with a bang! It’s been an absolute thrill ride."
Vought Rising plot speculation
Vought Rising will take us right back to where it all began, when the very first set of Supes were created. Back when the spin-off was first announced, creator Eric Kripke described it as 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."
Thanks to The Boys lore, we know that Vought was created by a scientist named Fredrick Vought, who fled Germany after the Second World War and landed in the US, where he worked on a dangerous formula known as V-One, aka the first strain of Compound-V. The V-One was very powerful and killed many, but those who survived the ordeal were granted superhuman powers and the ability to live forever without ever aging.
However, V-One was scrapped and replaced with Compond V, which is why there are only a handful of Supes who have V-One in their blood. Those Supes are Soldier Boy, Bombsight, Torpedo, Private Angel, and Liberty, aka Frederick Vought's wife Clara, better known as Stormfront from The Boys. It seems as though the spin-off will fill in the gaps on Frederick Vought's original plan for his Supes, and the dark history of the company, which would go on to create Homelander.
However, despite the spin-off being set decades before The Boys takes place, the new show will feature a bunch of familiar faces. Stormfront was introduced in season 2 but was quickly uncovered as an ageless, ex-Nazi who met her end when Homelander's son Ryan lasered her. We have also already met Soldier Boy, who was first introduced in The Boys season 3 after being held captive by the Russians for the past few decades. The Captain America-like Supe has super strength and is Homelander's biological dad. Bombsight then made a small cameo in The Boys season 5.
What is most interesting, though, is the "murder-mystery" element, which sounds worlds away from the modern, gory main show we are used to seeing. In an interview with SFX magazine, Kripke said, "If Gen V was our take on a coming-of-age college show, then Vought Rising is our tone mixed with a '50s detective show," describing the spin-off as "a lurid, pulpy detective story, but done in our tone. So really graphic, really profane, lots of sex and violence. It's not a sanitized '50s; it's a filthy '50s."
Vought Rising cast
Thanks to Vought Rising's first look, we know that Jensen Ackles is returning to play Soldier Boy, as well as The Boys season 5's Mason Dye as Bombsight. Although we have yet to see any pictures of Stormfront, we know that Aya Cash will return as the Supe formerly known as Liberty, real name Clara Vought. Newcomers include Elizabeth Posey as Private Angel and Will Hochman as Torpedo.
As for the wider cast, Gen V season 2 villain Thomas Godolkin will make an appearance, played by Ethan Slater. Due to the spin-off being set almost 70 years after The Boys, we don't expect to see Starlight, Hughie, or any other Boys cast member to make an appearance, bar the Supes who are immortal due to V-One.
The confirmed cast list is as follows:
- Jensen Ackles – Soldier Boy
- Aya Cash – Clara Vought
- Mason Dye – Bombsight
- Will Hochman – Torpedo
- Elizabeth Posey – Private Angel
- Ethan Slater – Thomas Godolkin
- KiKi Layne
- Jorden Myrie
- Nicolo Pasetti
- Ricky Staffieri
- Brian J. Smith
Is there a Vought Rising trailer yet?
No, there is no Vought Rising trailer yet. Although we wouldn't be surprised if Eric Kripke were to start sharing more Vought Rising teasers now that The Boys is over and done with. We were expecting to see the first teaser right after The Boys season 5 finale. However, those who saw the finale in cinemas were treated to the first piece of footage from Vought Rising, which showed Soldier Boy, Stormfront, and a mysterious green-suited figure in a '50s setting. Let's hope the teaser is released online soon.
Filming wrapped in April 2026, meaning that it may just be a matter of months before the first Vought Rising trailer emerges.
How does The Boys season 5 set up Vought Rising?
Although we didn't see Soldier Boy or any other Vought Rising character in The Boys season 5 finale, the season as a whole does set up the spin-off in a big way. All the way through the final season, we are fed breadcrumbs about Soldier Boy and Clara Vought, aka Stormfront's, relationship. It seems as though Soldier Boy had pretty big feelings for the German-born Supe, as the only reason he gave the V-One to Homelander, thus putting the whole world in danger, was because "it's what Clara would have wanted."
We already know that Clara fully believed in her late husband Frederick Vought's master plan of creating god-like heroes to rule the world, which is something the spin-off will no doubt touch on, too. The Supe's dark origins were revealed at the end of The Boys season 2. But in season 5, Clara and Frederick's involvement in the Nazi movement is brought to light again when Homelander and Soldier Boy find memorabilia in Marathon Man's house, including a picture of Clara.
Speaking of Soldier Boy, season 5 touches on the soldier's conception as a Supe. In The Boys season 5 episode 5, we meet a Supe named Quinn, who is fused into the walls of the Fort Harmony facility. Quinn taunts Soldier Boy about the fact that, unlike his big brother, he was no war hero at all and was too scared to serve on the front line. Instead, the soldier agreed to take part in Vought's V-One trials, but cried like a baby throughout that process. Soldier Boy never actually being a soldier may play a vital part in the spin-off, as fans have noticed that he is the only Vought Rising Supe not wearing any medals in the first look images.
Elsewhere in season 5, we meet another original Supe, Bombsight. When he and Soldier Boy come face to face in The Boys season 5 episode 6, it is clear that the two do not get along, and even prepare to fight to the death, but they are soon interrupted by Homelander. Then there's the matter of V-One. The bulk of the final season focuses on the hunt for the formula, which will no doubt play a central role in the spin-off too, as, let's face it, there would be no Homelander, Vought, or Supes without it.
However, those who were lucky enough to see The Boys series finale at Regal and AMC theaters in the US on May 19, 2026, were treated to the first piece of footage from Vought Rising. The clip opened with Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy giving one of his heroic speeches, before offering the first glimpse of Aya Cash's return as young Stormfront.
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