Eric Kripke Says Gen V Can Continue After Two Seasons
Prime Video canceled gen v after two seasons in April. Eric Kripke says the story is not over for the young Godolkin University heroes, even if the series itself is.
He said, “I think there is more story among the Gen V kids,” and added, “It won't necessarily be in Gen V, but hopefully we can get some more Vought series going so that we can continue their story.” That keeps the franchise’s character pipeline alive even as one branch closes.
Kripke's Vought plan
Kripke also said his next spinoff, Vought Rising, has already been written, and Gen V’s cancellation will not change those plans. That matters for the franchise calendar: one show ending does not stop the studio from building out the same universe with a different entry.
He went further, saying, “It has a season-wide story that has a satisfying ending, but then it definitely opens a door into a new adventure and a new world, and we would love to keep it going,” before adding, “That is up to the powers that be.” The line is doing a lot of work: the creative team wants continuity, but the decision now sits above the showrunner.
Gen V Season 2 cliffhanger
Gen V season 2 ended on a cliffhanger tied directly into The Boys, where Starlight recruited the young heroes of Godolkin University to join her resistance to Homelander. Some of those characters have already shown up in cameos on The Boys, which makes the cancellation less like a clean ending than a pause between chapters.
Jaz Sinclair’s Marie Moreau still has unanswered questions hanging over her after season 2, and that is the complication for viewers tracking the franchise rather than just the canceled series. If Kripke gets another Vought show greenlit, the real asset is not the title Gen V but the characters it introduced.
Superhero fatigue at Vought
Kripke also said he agrees that superhero fatigue is a real thing, echoing a season 5 monologue from Giancarlo Esposito’s Stan Edgar that indirectly referenced the same idea. The Boys is already in its fifth and final season, so the franchise is now balancing completion on one front while trying to preserve momentum on another.
Kripke’s view is the practical one: don’t protect the universe by shrinking it. “My feeling is, why would I play it safe and why would I prepare for failure?” he said, adding, “I don't think this is a business right where you can play it safe.”
