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Total Film
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Tom Chapman

If they want to succeed, superhero shows need to learn from The Boys spin-off Gen V

Asa Germann, Lizze Broadway, London Thor, and Jaz Sinclair in Gen V.

The bell has rang for this semester, but fear not, we will soon be heading back to the classroom for Gen V season 2. As a spin-off from its brutish big brother The Boys, Gen V showed a different side of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic series.

Based on the 'We Gotta Go Now arc from the comics, Gen V is a not-so-subtle homage to the X-Men, focusing on a younger crop of souped-up supes as they attend Godolkin University. With The Boys often being cited as one of the best superhero shows around, Gen V followed in its footsteps and largely put the rest of 2023’s comic book adaptations to shame.

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