Gen V
Summary
WhenGen Vis congeal inThe boy ’ timeline can resolve a lot of doubt about both the spinoff itself and theupcomingThe Boysseason 4.The Boys ’ first live - action spinoff , Gen Vcontinues Amazon ’s superhero universe afterThe Boys Presents : Diabolicalreleased in 2022 . WhereasDiabolicalplayed with establishedThe Boyscharacters like Homelander and Billy Butcher , Gen Vfollows original characterssuch as Marie Moreau and Golden Boy as they train to become the next generation of supes in a college create by Vought .
WhileGen Vcan be delight with only minimum noesis ofThe Boys , the spinoff contains plenty of connections to Amazon ’s main show . Gen Vfeatures a lot of familiar grimace - A - Train , Ashley Barrett , and " Dawn of the Seven " film director Adam Bourke , for example - references numerous events fromThe Boysseasons 1 - 3 , and drops a wide array of Easter eggs . Through this connective tissue , it is possible to pin down more or less exactly whereGen Vsits in Amazon ’s widerThe Boystimeline .
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Gen V Takes Place After The Boys Season 3
As confirmed by dialog and onscreen address , the events ofGen Vtake place shortly afterThe Boysseason 3 ’s ending . In the scuttle minute ofGen Vepisode 1 , one of Marie Moreau ’s fellow residents at Red River says , " Ever since Starlight allow for the Seven . " Annie formally leave office Vought ’s superhero squad followingThe Boysseason 3 ’s Herogasmevent , in brief before the finale . Elsewhere , a news composition inGen Vshows a demolish Seven Tower , let out the aftermath ofThe Boysseason 3 ’s fight against Soldier Boy , and there are also allusions toward the murder Homelander pull against an unarmed protestor .
All of these inside information putGen V ’s timeline placement at once afterThe Boysseason 3 . It is also clear that only a small amount of fourth dimension has passed . Seven Tower is still being rebuilt , the Homelander whipping has still not been settle one manner or the other , and the Red River resident speaks of Starlight quitting the Seven as if it only materialise latterly . what is more , the presidential subspecies involving Victoria Neuman remains on-going . Given all of this info , the col betweenThe Boysseason 3 andGen Vcan only be several months at the most .
Gen V Takes Place Before The Boys Season 4
sacrifice thatGen Vis follow directly on from season 3 , it ’s ordered to require whether Amazon ’s college - based story will overlap with the forthcomingThe Boysseason 4 . base on what cast and crew have said in interview , this is unlikely . rather , it seemsThe Boysseason 4 will take position afterGen vanadium , with the spinoff serve as a bridge between season . Victoria Neuman worker Claudia Doumitexplained , " Gen V lays a draw of the fundament and a flock of the foundations that season 4 will be build on for The Boys . " Showrunner Eric Kripke also antecedently acknowledged howThe Boyswould carryGen Vstorylines " into season 4 " ( viaDeadline ) .
Sources : Deadline
Gen Vcontinues Fridays on Amazon Prime Video .
