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With 2 episodes left in its debut season, Prime Video has already renewed Gen V (The Boys spinoff series) for a second season. Gen V centers on Godolkin University, the prestigious superhero college where students train to be the next generation of heroes (and maybe villains). The series cast includes Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Marco Pigossi.
It also features guest stars Clancy Brown and Jason Ritter, as well as appearances from Jessie T. Usher, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, and P.J. Byrne, reprising their roles from The Boys. While you wait for new episodes, and the second season, here are 10 more shows like Gen V to check out next – and no, we didn’t include The Boys on this list.
The Almighty Johnsons (2011-2013)
Cast: Emmett Skilton, Tim Balme, Dean O’Gorman, Rachel Nash, Fern Sutherland, Jared Turner, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Ben Barrington, Alison Bruce, Stuart Devenie, Siobhan Marshall, Michelle Langstone, Michael Hurst
Synopsis: “Four brothers living in New Zealand are modern reincarnations of Norse gods.”
Where to watch: Freevee, Peacock, Plex, Tubi
Doom Patrol (2019-2023)
Cast: Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Alan Tudyk, Matt Bomer, Joivan Wade, Timothy Dalton, Brendan Fraser, Michelle Gomez, Bethany Anne Lind, Mark Sheppard, Phil Morris, Julie McNiven, Madeline Zima, Alec Mapa, Jon Briddell,Tommy Snider
Synopsis: “The adventures of an idealistic mad scientist and his field team of superpowered outcasts.”
Where to watch: DIRECTV, Max
Extraordinary (2023 – )
Cast: Máiréad Tyers, Sofia Oxenham, Bilal Hasna, Luke Rollason, Siobhán McSweeney, Robbie Gee, Safia Oakley-Green, Ned Porteous, Darcey Porter-Cassidy, Eros Vlahos
Synopsis: “Meet Jen. She lives in a world where everyone has a superpower. Everyone except her. Which is just sodding great. Extraordinary is somewhere between a sitcom and an existential crisis: an eye-popping, shocking, hilarious, and bittersweet comedy about finding your way in the world, when all you’ll ever be is ‘ordinary’.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu
Good Omens (2019-2023)
Cast: Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Sam Taylor Buck, Jon Hamm, Daniel Mays, Siân Brooke, Ariyon Bakare, Nick Offerman, Ned Dennehy, Shelley Conn, Anna Maxwell Martin, Nina Sosanya, Miranda Richardson, Jack Whitehall
Synopsis: “With Armageddon just days away, the armies of Heaven and Hell are amassing and The Four Horsemen are ready to ride. Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, agree to join forces to find the missing Anti-Christ and to stop the war that will end everything.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
Hanna (2019-2021)
Cast: Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Noah Taylor, Dermot Mulroney, Ray Liotta, Rhianne Barreto, Yasmin Monet Prince, Áine Rose Daly, Anthony Welsh, Michelle Duncan, Justin Salinger, Emma D’Arcy, Khalid Abdalla, Chloe Pirrie, Joanna Kulig
Synopsis: “A young girl with extraordinary skills attempts to evade the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.”
Where to watch: Freevee, Prime Video
Legion (2017-2019)
Cast: Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Katie Aselton, Jean Smart, Navid Negahban, Jemaine Clement, Hamish Linklater, Lauren Tsai
Synopsis: “Legion follows the story of David Haller, a man who believed he was schizophrenic but discovered he might be the most powerful mutant in the world. With help from a team of specialists, David harnessed his unique abilities and learned he’d been haunted by a malicious parasite. Now, David is all that stands in the way of “Amahl Farouk” from attaining infinite and world-ending power.”
Where to watch: Hulu
Misfits (2009-2013)
Cast: Joseph Gilgun, Karla Crome, Lauren Socha, Nathan McMullen, Iwan Rheon, Matt Stokoe, Robert Sheehan, Shaun Dooley, Natasha O’Keeffe, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Antonia Thomas
Synopsis: “A group of young offenders doing community service gets struck by lightning during a storm and start to develop superpowers.”
Where to watch: Freevee, Hulu, Pluto TV
The Order (2019-2020)
Cast: Sarah Grey, Jake Manley, Matt Frewer, Louriza Tronco, Adam DiMarco, Max Martini, Katharine Isabelle, Thomas Elms, Devery Jacobs, Sam Trammell
Synopsis: “At Belgrave University, college freshman Jack Morton joins a fabled secret society where he’s thrust into a dangerous game of life or death. As Jack goes deeper, he uncovers dark family secrets and an underground battle between werewolves and the magical dark arts.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Peacemaker (2022 – )
Cast: John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Chukwudi Iwuji, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, Robert Patrick, Annie Chang, Lochlyn Munro, Elizabeth Ludlow, Rizwan Manji, Nhut Le, Christopher Heyerdahl
Synopsis: “Picking up where The Suicide Squad (2021) left off, Peacemaker returns home after recovering from his encounter with Bloodsport – only to discover that his freedom comes at a price.”
Where to watch: Max
Preacher (2016-2019)
Cast: Dominic Cooper, Joseph Gilgun, Ruth Negga, Ian Colletti, Lucy Griffiths, Graham McTavish, Pip Torrens, Derek Wilson, Julie Ann Emery, Malcolm Barrett, Tyson Ritter, Anatol Yusef, Tom Brooke
Synopsis: “After a supernatural event at his church, a preacher enlists the help of a vampire and his ex to find God.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Vudu
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