Series guide
- Black comedy
- Teen drama television
- Stars
- Jaz Sinclair · Chance Perdomo · Lizze Broadway · Maddie Phillips
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Where to watch Gen V
Both seasons — the complete, 16-episode series — are on Prime Video in the US with any Prime membership, checked October 20, 2026.
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- Episodes aired
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Seasons 2
Gen V episodes 16
Season 1 · 8 episodes · 8 aired · Sep 29, 2023 to Nov 3, 2023
S1.E1 ·
God U.
A freshman with a dangerous blood-based power arrives at America's only college for superheroes and quickly learns that climbing the campus rankings comes with a body count.
Directed by Nelson Cragg · Written by Craig Rosenberg and Evan Goldberg & Eric Kripke
S1.E2 ·
First Day
A cover-up elevates one student's reputation overnight while her new friends start digging into a secret research program hidden somewhere on campus.
Directed by Nelson Cragg · Written by Zak Schwartz and Brant Englestein
S1.E3 ·
#ThinkBrink
As two students chase a lead on a hidden facility, the school's newest star tries to patch things up with a roommate who's hiding a secret of her own.
Directed by Phil Sgriccia · Written by Erica Rosbe
S1.E4 ·
The Whole Truth
A superhero reality-TV host arrives on campus to dig up dirt for Vought, forcing the students to protect each other's secrets while a dangerous escapee is still loose.
Directed by Steve Boyum · Written by Jessica Chou
S1.E5 ·
Welcome to the Monster Club
The students wake up with no memory of the night before, and tracking down what happened points straight at one of their own.
Directed by Clare Kilner · Written by Lex Edness
S1.E6 ·
Jumanji
A seizure traps three students inside a friend's memories, forcing them to confront buried secrets about the university's darkest project.
Directed by Rachel Goldberg · Written by Lauren Greer
S1.E7 ·
Sick
A visiting politician's town hall turns into a riot while the students close in on the truth about the school's secretive research — and the price of exposing it.
Directed by Shana Stein · Written by Chelsea Grate
S1.E8 ·
Guardians of Godolkin
Chaos erupts on campus as the university's cover-up unravels in public, and the fallout reshapes who Godolkin's students decide they can trust.
Directed by Sanaa Hamri · Written by Brant Englestein
Season 1 (2023) · a freshman class of young superheroes arrives at Godolkin University and finds a cover-up underneath the campus rankings. All 8 episodes released weekly from September 29 to November 3, 2023.
Season 2 · 8 episodes · 8 aired · Sep 17, 2025 to Oct 22, 2025
S2.E1 ·
New Year, New U
Two students forced back into Vought's spotlight have to publicly back a story they know is a lie, all while hunting for a missing friend who's gone off the grid.
Directed by Steve Boyum · Written by Ellie Monahan
S2.E2 ·
Justice Never Forgets
As one friend lies in a coma, the group tries to piece together what really happened to a lost classmate — and gets pulled deeper into the new dean's agenda.
Directed by Steve Boyum · Written by Jessica Chou
S2.E3 ·
H Is for Human
Digging into her own origins sends Marie down a dark path about who created her, while a traumatized friend searches for a way to feel nothing again.
Directed by Karen Gaviola · Written by Cameron Squires
S2.E4 ·
Bags
The new dean forces a public showdown between former friends, while a break-in uncovers a secret that could expose exactly who he really is.
Directed by Alrick Riley · Written by Brant Englestein and Chris Dingess
S2.E5 ·
The Kids Are Not All Right
A rescue mission goes sideways when the group gets captured trying to free one of their own — and uncovers a devastating loss along the way.
Directed by Karen Gaviola · Written by Lauren Greer
S2.E6 ·
Cooking Lessons
An escape from captivity leads the group into the orbit of Vought's old guard, who have their own history with the man pulling the strings.
Directed by Catriona McKenzie · Written by Chelsea Grate
S2.E7 ·
Hell Week
A vision of mass death puts the group on edge as they try to get close enough to the dean to find out exactly what he's planning.
Directed by Thomas Schnauz · Written by Thomas Schnauz
S2.E8 ·
Trojan
The group makes their final move against the man behind Godolkin's darkest secrets, while a decades-old experiment finally comes full circle.
Directed by Steve Boyum · Written by Justine Ferrara & Michele Fazekas
Season 2 (2025) · the series’ final season, released weekly from September 17 to October 22, 2025. Amazon cancelled Gen V after this run; it is the complete series, not a mid-story stop.
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Gen V Season 2 – Official Trailer | Prime VideoPrime Video · YouTube
The Boys spin-off that finished its story instead of leaving it hanging
Gen V is a complete series, not a cancelled one mid-story. That matters going in: Amazon ended the show after two seasons in April 2026, but unlike a lot of streaming cancellations, Gen V’s second season was built and shot knowing a third might not happen, and it closes out its central mystery rather than setting up a cliffhanger no one will resolve. The premise is simple and vicious: Godolkin University trains young superheroes and ranks them publicly, and freshman Marie Moreau discovers in the first episode that the school’s secrets go much deeper than a leaderboard.
The show is also unusually direct about a real loss. Chance Perdomo, who played Andre Anderson, died in a motorcycle accident in March 2024 between seasons, and rather than recast or quietly write him out, season 2 makes Andre’s death part of its story and lets the rest of the cast react to losing him. That choice shapes the whole back half of the series, and it is handled with more care than the premise might suggest.
You do not strictly need The Boys first — Gen V explains Vought and Homelander as it goes — but the two shows share a universe and the producers have said Gen V’s characters carry forward into The Boys season 5 and the planned 2027 spin-off Vought Rising, so the connection is worth knowing about even with this show finished. The production record and Deadline’s report on the cancellation have the full history. For everything else we track by release date, see our watch guides.
Gen V cast 9
Jaz SinclairMarie Moreau- Chance PerdomoAndre Anderson
- Lizze BroadwayEmma Meyer / Little Cricket
Maddie PhillipsCate Dunlap- Asa GermannSamuel "Sam" Riordan
- Derek Luh / London ThorJordan Li
Shelley ConnIndira Shetty
Sean Patrick ThomasPolarity
Hamish LinklaterDoug Brightbill / Dean Cipher Gold
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Jaz Sinclair: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0; Maddie Phillips: Devon Mussett, CC BY 3.0; Shelley Conn: U.S. Department of State, Public domain; Sean Patrick Thomas: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0; Hamish Linklater: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.5.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Gen V?
Prime Video in the US with any Prime membership, checked October 20, 2026. Both seasons — the complete series — are there now.
How many episodes of Gen V are there?
16 across two 8-episode seasons, and that is the whole series.
Is there a season 3 of Gen V?
No. Amazon cancelled Gen V after season 2 in April 2026. The producers have said the characters’ stories continue in The Boys season 5 and the planned 2027 spin-off Vought Rising, but Gen V itself will not return.
Do I need to watch The Boys before Gen V?
No, though it helps. Gen V is a spin-off set in the same universe and references Homelander and Vought directly, but it follows a new cast at a college The Boys never visits and explains what a newcomer needs as it goes.
Why did Gen V end after two seasons?
Amazon’s cancellation announcement cited no single cause; it followed the death of cast member Chance Perdomo (Andre Anderson) in March 2024, which the second season wrote into its own story rather than recasting.
