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The long-awaited The Boys spinoff series, Gen V, finally premiered on Prime Video on September 29th with 3 episodes. 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.
The first 4 episodes are currently streaming on Prime Video, and the remaining 4 will be dropped one by one every Friday untill the season finale on November 3rd. While you wait for new episodes, here are 8 movies or tv series to check out featuring the cast of Gen V.
After We Fell (2021) – Chance Perdomo (Andre Anderson)
Who else is in it: Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Arielle Kebbel, Stephen Moyer, Carter Jenkins, Rob Estes, Louise Lombard, Shane Paul McGhie, Kiana Madeira
Synopsis: “Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin’s, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim.”
Where to watch: Hoopla, Kanopy, Netflix
Bridgerton Season 2 (2022) – Shelley Conn (Dean Indira Shetty)
Who else is in it: Jonathan Bailey, Simone Ashley, Charithra Chandran, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Nicola Coughlan, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Thompson, Rupert Young, Bessie Carter, Adjoa Andoh, Golda Rosheuvel, Calam Lynch
Synopsis: “The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society. Inspired by Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018-2020) – Jaz Sinclair (Marie Moreau)
Who else is in it: Kiernan Shipka, Gavin Leatherwood, Ross Lynch, Chance Perdomo, Lachlan Watson, Tati Gabrielle, Miranda Otto, Sam Corlett, Luke Cook, Lucy Davis, Michelle Gomez, Abigail Cowen, Adeline Rudolph, Richard Coyle
Synopsis: “As her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina Spellman must reconcile her dual nature as a half-witch, half-mortal while fighting the evil forces that threaten her, her family, and the daylight world humans inhabit.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Daniel Isn’t Real (2019) – Patrick Schwarzenegger (Luke Riordan)
Who else is in it: Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, Chukwudi Iwuji, Mary Stuart Masterson, Daniel Marconi, Peter McRobbie
Synopsis: “A troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma. He then resurrects his charismatic childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope, not realizing how dangerous Daniel is.”
Where to watch: Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Starz
The Inhabitant (2022) – Lizze Broadway (Emma Meyer)
Who else is in it: Odessa A’zion, Leslie Bibb, Dermot Mulroney, Michael Cooper Jr., Mary Buss, Jackson Jackson Dean Vincent
Synopsis: “A series of supernatural events reveal a dark truth behind a tormented teenager.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu
The Mortuary Collection (2019) – Clancy Brown (Professor Richard Brinkerhoff)
Who else is in it: Caitlin Custer, Ema Horvath, Sarah Hay, Christine Kilmer, Jacob Elordi, Barak Hardley, Mike C. Nelson, Ben Hethcoat, Jennifer Irwin
Synopsis: “A young drifter applies for a job at the local mortuary and meets an eccentric mortician who chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last.”
Where to watch: AMC+, DIRECTV, Shudder
Shining Vale (2022 – ) – Derek Luh (Jordan Li)
Who else is in it: Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear, Gus Birney, Mira Sorvino, Judith Light, Dylan Gage, Merrin Dungey, Alysia Reiner, Susan Park
Synopsis: “A family moves to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But nobody seems to notice except for Pat, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed–turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same.”
Where to watch: Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Spectrum, Starz
Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020 series) – Maddie Phillips (Cate Dunlap)
Who else is in it: Anjelica Bette Fellini, Devon Hales, Kadeem Hardison, Spencer House, Virginia Williams, Mackenzie Astin, Charity Cervantes, Shirley Rumierk
Synopsis: “After joining forces with a veteran bounty hunter, 16-year-old fraternal-twin sisters Sterling and Blair dive into the world of bail-skipping baddies while still navigating the high stakes of teenage life.”
Where to watch: Netflix
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