The Boys universe is expanding with a new prequel spinoff series titled Vught Rising. The series was announced at Comic-Con by Jensen Ackles, who will star in the series reprising his role as Soldier Boy.
Ackles will also be joined by Aya Cash, who will reprise her role as Stormfront. This has been the biggest TV announcement at Comic-Con so far and the fans in Hall H were super excited when it was revealed.
The Boys series executive producer Paul Grellong will serve as executive producer and showrunner on Vought Rising, which was created by the main creative team behind The Boys franchise, led by Eric Kripke.
Kripke and Grellong offered details on the series saying: “We are excited to bring you the next deranged series from the world of The Boys, Kripke and Grellong said, before lifting the veil on the time period and premise of the prequel.
“It’s a twisted murder mystery about the origins of Vought in the 1950s, the early exploits of Soldier Boy, and the diabolical maneuvers of a Supe known to fans as Stormfront, who was then going by the name Clara Vought.
“We cannot wait to blow your minds and trouble your souls with this salacious, grisly saga drenched in blood and Compound V.”
Ackles’ Soldier Boy is the first American non-aging Supe, created by Frederick Vought during World War II. Stormfront was Frederick Vought’s first successful test subject for Compound V and she married him before they moved to the U.S.
Grellong and Kripke are joined by producers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur, Pavun Shetty, Ken Levin, Jason Netter, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, and Michaela Starr.
The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, in association with Kripke Enterprises, Point Grey Pictures, and Original Film.
