The Boys is dead, long live The Boys — or, at least, the Vought Cinematic Universe. (Hey, it’s what Clara would’ve wanted!) Yes, less than a week since the finale of Eric Kripke’s r-rated superhero series landed on Prime Video, Amazon have gone full Vought and released the first trailer for Vought Rising, the streamer’s upcoming post-WWII set prequel series. For those craving more of Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy and some impeccably presented Golden Age clobber, check out the new trailer below;
Tantalisingly described by showrunner Paul Grellong and The Boys creator and executive producer Kripke at SDCC 2024 as “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 (Aya Cash),” we’ve long since known — and hoped — Vought Rising would have something truly diabolical in store for fans. And this first trailer — which offers glimpses of a more idealistic Soldier Boy, his fascist former lover Clara Vought/Stormfront, Elizabeth Posey’s Forces’ sweetheart styled Private Angel, Mason Dye’s fighter pilot inspired Bombsight, and Will Hochman’s naval hero Torpedo — doesn’t disappoint. Anachronistic needle drops, blood spatter, torture, satirical swipes, and our old friend Compound V are all present and correct as the trailer teases a thorough examination of Vought’s grim origins and how the Soldier Boy we meet in The Boys came to be.
Also set to star KiKi Layne, Jorden Myrie, Nicolo Pasetti, Ricky Staffieri, and Brian J. Smith, Vought Rising has plenty of intrigue surrounding it — not least in terms of how it may illuminate information that comes to light in The Boys‘ final season surrounding the nature of Soldier Boy and Stormfront’s relationship. We can look forward to going back to where supes began when Vought Rising hits Prime Video in 2027, by which point we may have finally processed the events of that final episode.
