SummarySuperpowered students compete for top rankings at Godolkin University, a Vought International-run college for young superheroes in the spinoff of The Boys.
Created By:Evan Goldberg, Eric Kripke, Craig Rosenberg, Seth Rogen
Gen V
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 28, 2023
Metascore
Generally Favorable
73
User score
Mixed or Average
6.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
73
83% Positive
38 Reviews
38 Reviews
17% Mixed
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Sep 27, 2023
90
You’ll laugh out loud, wince often, and wonder how Gen V gets away with half of what’s displayed – which is my way of recommending this brilliantly batshit show to anyone who will listen.
Sep 15, 2025
80
Season 2 weaves a cohesive narrative built around the idea of overcoming trauma and becoming something greater. It does so even as it introduces one of The Boys universe’s best and most compelling villains in Hamish Linklater’s Dean Cipher.
User score
Mixed or Average
6.0
58% Positive
256 Ratings
256 Ratings
16% Mixed
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
26% Negative
116 Ratings
116 Ratings
Oct 29, 2025
10
Gen V returns with the same energy and audacity as its first season. This The Boys spin-off keeps proving it’s more than just an extension — it’s a perfect complement: just as wild, just as irreverent, but with a younger and sometimes more emotional point of view. From the very first episode, that addictive mix of violence, satire, and dark humor kicks in, moving at a pace that never lets you breathe.What’s most impressive is how natural it all feels amid the chaos. The show remains sharp, bloody, and absurd in the best possible way, but it also finds space for moments of calm that expose the insecurities and scars of its characters. Between all the gore and superpowers, there’s genuine reflection on mental health, pressure to succeed, and the fear of not being **** cast stays strong, with Jazz Sinclair and Lizze Broadway carrying the emotional weight beautifully. The new additions bring fresh energy that fits perfectly with the story’s evolution. There’s chemistry, tension, and an urgency that makes every episode fly by. No filler, no dead air — and when it ends, you’re left wanting much **** connection with The Boys is tighter than ever, yet Gen V keeps its own pulse. It doesn’t rely on cameos or references to stand tall — its tone, world, and humor are more than enough. It’s sharper, darker, and at times more honest than the original **** an ocean of superhero fatigue, Gen V remains a bloody breath of fresh air. It entertains, provokes, and reminds us that The Boys universe still has a lot to say. If the first season surprised us, this one confirms it: there’s story, style, and a fearless desire to keep tearing down the genre’s clichés.
Sep 29, 2023
80
At its best, Gen V stirs memories of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its illumination of the teenage experience via vampire mythology. Beneath the cartoonish gore is a careful intelligence that makes the whole hang together.
Sep 27, 2023
78
And while, at this point, it’s certainly fair to question whether things like fountaining blood and viscera or penis jokes have run their course, at least you know what you’re getting. And there’s something to be said for a good (if familiar) time.
Sep 15, 2025
70
A season that retains much of what made Season 1 such a thrilling debut, but also shows some entirely understandable awkwardness in making an unanticipated pivot.
Sep 16, 2025
60
There's admittedly a whole lot more to like in this season, but with the trappings of the Boys-verse looming large over this spin-off, those pleasures are fleeting, even expendable.
Sep 27, 2023
50
Gen V constantly resorts to icky humor for fear of losing our attention. Despite its flash, its swaggers of confidence, this is a curiously self-conscious, uncomfortable show, forever offsetting its earnestness as if needing to prove its coolness.
Nov 17, 2023
10
Very good spin off, its bloody like The Boys. I liked every episode and couldnt wait to come home to watch it. Not many series gets me so much. Of course it has all kind of genders but who the f cares about it anymore :)
Sep 22, 2025
6
Not the greatest, but it passes the time. There is a lot of gross stuff, which is always fun. And the adding Hamish Linklater to the cast was smart because he's good in almost everything he's been in since way back with "Legion" (now that's a great show). But much of the dialog is bad, many of the characters are obnoxious, and the writing choices are obvious. You know where all of it is going before it get's there.
Oct 6, 2024
6
More excessive sex and violence in the world of The Boys, but this time injected with a healthy dose of teen angst. There's also more character development than in the original series.
Sep 26, 2025
3
Yawn. Some TV shows are so good they just do not age, even if fashion or language changes. This one is the opposite. Watching this in 2025, it feels like being forced to sit through some sad old leftist Karen's formerly wet dream. This is the most dated, tired try-hard woke-fest imaginable. Aged like milk. Ticks all the pseudo-progressive boxes without any real rhyme or reason for a tiresome struggle-session.
Sep 21, 2025
3
After an - "Okay - That passed the time" First season - The second season feels like horribile fan fiction - I don't like saying this - But I understand the waves of normal people who complain about D.E.I / Woke agendas -- this show propagates all of that - Like an A.I box ticking thing.
Production Company:
- Amazon MGM Studios
- Amazon Studios
- Kripke Enterprises
- Original Film
- Point Grey Pictures
- Sony Pictures Television Studios
- Sony Pictures Television
Initial Release Date:Sep 28, 2023
Number of seasons:2 Seasons
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Critics Choice Super Awards
• 6 Nominations
Astra Creative Arts Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Astra Television Awards
• 3 Nominations






























