Gen V Season 2 Rewritten After Chance Perdomo’s Death — Reveals Secret Project That Links Directly to The Boys and Vought Rising
Gen V season 2 arrives on Prime Video on Sept. 17, and it ties directly into the wider The Boys universe while also reshaping its own story after a major production change.
What the season covers
Season 2 centers on a secret project that dates back to Godolkin’s founding in *1967*. The plot thread is described by the showrunners as highly important to both the heroes and villains across the shared Prime Video franchise. In addition, season 2 explores campus politics at Godolkin University and the fallout from events in season 1.
For background on the setting, see Godolkin University.
How it connects to The Boys and Vought Rising
Showrunner Michele Fazekas says the Gen V team coordinates regularly with The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke. Specifically, Fazekas noted that storylines move between the teams: “[The Boys showrunner] Eric Kripke will say, ‘Oh hey, FYI, we’re doing this story,’ or ‘Can you address this?’ and sometimes we’ll have a storyline that Eric will be like, ‘Oh, I like this,’” Fazekas said. “So it’s very fluid.”
Moreover, season 2 has a direct tie to the upcoming prequel series Vought Rising, which follows two of the world’s first supes and the corporation that monetized superpowers. The writers say these cross-show conversations help align plots and jokes across the franchise.
Tone, satire and on-screen violence
The show maintains a satirical angle similar to The Boys, using superpowered stories to comment on topics such as corporate greed and political identity. As Fazekas put it, “You always want to take the real-world thing and think, How can we put that through the lens of our world?”
Season 2 opens with an incident that involves an experimental drug and several people dying in extreme ways, including spontaneous combustion, flesh melting, and organs falling out. Fazekas described those set pieces as intentionally shocking and said the writers leaned into that style on purpose.
For context about the franchise’s political themes and how they intersect with real-world discussions, see reporting such as the Hollywood Reporter interview. Also, Gen V addresses campus culture directly, which parallels recent coverage of college campuses in the news; see the ABC News analysis.
Production changes after Chance Perdomo’s death
Actor Chance Perdomo died in a motorcycle accident shortly before season 2 production began. The writers and showrunners decided not to recast his role. Instead, they discarded five completed scripts and rewrote the season.
As a result, Perdomo’s character, Andre Anderson, is written as having died while trying to escape the prison that closed out season 1. The showrunners said they deliberately shaped the new season to honor both Chance Perdomo and the character Andre.
Fazekas said the creative team felt the season’s emotional core became centered on Andre, and that many of the season’s moments are about him.
Release schedule
The first three episodes of Gen V season 2 premiere on Prime Video on Sept. 17. After that, new episodes will be released weekly on Wednesdays.
Further reading
For a piece on Homelander and related franchise context, see this The Verge story. For the PaleyFest reference mentioned by the showrunner, see PaleyFest.
