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The Boys: Kripke Discusses "Vought Rising" Release Timeline, Season 2

The Boys Showrunner Eric Kripke on the post-production timeline for Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash-starring The Boys: Vought Rising and Season 2.

Though Eric Kripke's The Boys is set to kick off its final run next week, we know that the future of the show's universe will continue on with (maybe) a third season of Gen V and (definitely) with Showrunner Paul Grellong's Jensen Ackles (Soldier Boy) and Aya Cash (Clara Vought, aka Stormfront)-starring The Boys: Vought Rising. Speaking with Collider in support of the final season of The Boys, Kripke offered a broad window for when the prequel series would be released, and further elaborated on the possibility of multiple seasons. The bad news? If you were hoping for the series to drop this year, that isn't happening. The good news? According to Kripke (at least, at this point), it might only be "a couple months into '27 [2027]" before it debuts.

"I've seen cuts through Episode 7, I think, at this point, and they're good! It's really coming together. I think people are gonna dig it," Kripke teased regarding what he's seen of the series so far. "There was never any thought of releasing it this year. It's not so much about the marketing plan as much as it's gonna take us eight months to just even finish all the VFX. So, we're not going to be done until November, December at the earliest anyway, and then Amazon needs time to localize it to all the different markets," Kripke added, noting the next steps in the post-production process.

As for what the future might hold for the prequel series beyond its initial first season, Kripke notes that Grelong has already been working on what a second season could look like. "Paul Grelong, who runs it and has been one of my clutch writers on 'The Boys,' he and I go all the way back to 'Revolution,' and is an old friend. He has some really exciting notions about what Season 2 could be that are really innovative, which he's been pitching. So, it's more like he's been kind of spinning and coming up with new stuff," Kripke shared.

"That's a wrap on filming this season of Vought Rising," began the caption to Grellong's post, which included a look at director's chairs for "Clara Vought" and "Soldier Boy" as the image. "I'm so proud and beyond fortunate to make this show alongside the greatest crew I've ever worked with, a brilliant cast led by [Jensen Ackles] and [Aya Cash] that will blow the world away (just you wait), and a wildly gifted team of writers — all with the tireless support of our essential partners at Sony and Amazon."

The showrunner continued, "Big thanks and three cheers to [Eric Kripke], a mentor and friend like no other. Eric, what you brought to this season… to call it 'guidance' would be an understatement. It's the honor of a lifetime to grow the VCU together. Thank you, pal. Could not have done it without you — and wouldn't have wanted to. And now, on to post. I speak for everyone here when I say we're excited to show you what we've made…"

"Finishing out with a bang! It's been an absolute thrill ride. Thanks to the crew and cast and all those that gave so much time and energy to make this happen. You're all a bunch of psychos…and I love you for it," Ackles wrote as the caption to his video post, which you can check out below:

The Boys: Vought Rising – Kripke on Possible Gen V Crossover, Costumes

Kripke shared some interesting insights regarding a possible second season of "Vought Rising" and how he envisioned Ethan Slater's Thomas Godolkin appearing. If that name sounds familiar, it's because Slater's Godolkin University founder appeared in the second season of Gen V, featuring flashback scenes set in the early to mid-1960s (we won't spoil where it went from there, but his presence wasn't just in the past).  With "Vough Rising" Season 1 taking place in the 1950s, Kripke has eyes on an appearance from Thomas Godolkin. "If 'Vought Rising' works and we can keep doing more [seasons], I think we'd be insane to not put Ethan Slater's character in that show. He's right there, lined up for a younger Thomas Godolkin. We've discussed it," Kripke shared with EW.

As for the looks of the four Supes we've seen so far, Kripke shared the thought process that went into the designs while working with Grellong and costume designer L.J. Shannon. "We got to have this really in-depth conversation of, 'How would they have started?' The first suits that anyone wore were military suits, which are performative and ornamental. So they would emerge from that pretty naturally. If you're a military person, you wanna wear a suit that looks like you're in the Air Force and Navy and Army," Kripke shared.

However, as more and more supes begin entering the private sector, the visuals change. "Things start getting flashier because it's about showmanship. It's less about military discipline and more about consumerism, and then you start to see them evolve that way. It's really fascinating," he added. Of course, none of this would've been possible without the costume work, with Kripke offering Shannon some serious praise for the amazing work. "Once you really can zoom in on those suits, you see that she custom-made every button, she custom-made every single thing that's on that suit. Every button has a different logo per hero," he shared.

Along with Ackles and Cash, the spinoff prequel also stars Will Hochman (Blue Bloods), Elizabeth Posey (Euphoria), Jorden Myrie (Bridgerton), Nicolò Pasetti (Industry), Ricky Staffieri (The Bear), Brian J. Smith (Sense8), Mason Dye (Stranger Things), KiKi Layne (The Old Guard 2), Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live), Mark Pellegrino (American Rust), Eric Johnson ("Fifty Shades" franchise), Annie Shapero (House of the Dragon), Raphael Sbarge (Task), Romi Shraiter (Ginny & Georgia), Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica), and David Hewlett (Mistletoe Murders). In addition, James Wolk (Watchmen), Dylan Arnold (Lady in the Lake), Josh Randall (Station 19), and Chad Willett (Supernatural) have joined the cast in key recurring roles.

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