The revelation that Gen V season 2 will shortly begin filming demonstrates that The Boys spinoff is taking a savvy approach to the show’s release schedule. Generation V launched in 2023.

Gen V, the first spinoff from the hit superhero parody The Boys, featured a group of superpowered students as they attended a college designed to perfect their s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁s. The shocking climax of Gen V season 1 revealed that the college’s unscrupulous corporate masters had more than one plan, but it was too late for the heroes to save themselves.

Although The Boys season 4 may tell what happened to Gen V’s heroes, it does not have to do so. As it is, Gen V’s storyline is well suited to run alongside the original series. Because The Boys is a big-budget, high-profile series, it normally takes more than a year to produce a new season. Gen V can provide viewers with another series set in the same universe while they wait for the next installment of The Boys. While the release date for Gen V season 2 is unknown, the filming schedule demonstrates that this strategy is effective.

Gen V Season 2’s Filming Update Makes A 2025 Release Date Likely

Gen V’s filming window means season 2 should be completed by 2025

Writer Tom Schnauz told Arc Studio that Gen V season 2 would begin filming in 2 or 3 weeks, which means that the outing will likely arrive sometime in 2025. Gen V’s 2025 arrival would allow the spinoff to replace The Boys during its year off, since the original show will likely release season 4 in 2024 and season 5 in 2026. As such, The Boys is making good use of its spinoff. Rather than taking lengthy breaks between each season, the franchise is filling the gaps between outings of the original show with new seasons of the spinoff.

“Releasing seasons of Gen V between seasons of The Boys maintains audience interest in an era when shows can often be off screens for years at a time.”

This is a great release plan considering the creators of the series want The Boys to remain relevant. Releasing seasons of Gen V between seasons of The Boys maintains audience interest in an era when shows can often be off screens for years at a time. The Boys season 5 renewal proves that the series won’t be ending any time soon, meaning the franchise will need to sustain viewers for at least another two years. This would be tricky if there were empty eighteen-month gaps between outings, but Gen V filling these blanks makes things much more palatable.

Gen V Season 2 Proves The Boys Franchise Will Avoid A Streaming Problem

Gen V is using its seasons to fill gaps left by The Boys

Although other expensive streaming shows like Stranger Things have announced spinoffs, these typically don’t enter production until after the original series concludes. In some ways, this makes sense, since the franchise’s creators want to focus on ending one project before beginning another. However, the immersive world of The Boys means that the show is better off taking its current approach. Gen V’s season 1 ending may have already been explained by The Boys season 3, proving the two shows can rely on each other instead of one acting as a direct sequel or prequel to the original series.

“Much of what makes The Boys so great is the show’s willingness to 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 off fan-favorite characters suddenly.”

Gen V being released simultaneously alongside The Boys proves its legitimacy where, in contrast, a sequel series can often feel like an attempt to continue a franchise that has already ended. The Boys can’t keep its story going forever, since characters like Butcher and Homelander are too unstable and unpredictable to maintain a series for more than a few seasons. Much of what makes The Boys so great is the show’s willingness to 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 off fan-favorite characters suddenly, and the continued survival of both Butcher and Homelander would necessarily sanitize the show’s ruthless streak somewhat.

Other Streaming Shows Could Learn From The Boys Franchise’s Release Approach

Big streaming franchises could avoid long waits by releasing spin-offs between seasons

Fortunately, the ongoing storyline of Generation V enables the spinoff to expand the universe of The Boys without relying on the survival of its current key characters.Despite the impending clash between Homelander and Butcher, Gen V has the potential to sustain the franchise’s fictional world beyond their deaths. Many ambitious streaming series could benefit from the franchise’s distribution model. The three-year gap between Stranger Things season 4 and its final season may have been alleviated by releasing one of the planned spinoffs during this time period.

Season 2 of Wednesday, a Netflix success, will not be available for another three years. Although the Addams Family spinoff proved successful, it’s likely that viewers who watched it in 2022 will still want to see more in 2025.The writers of The Boys’ spinoff, Gen V, chose a filming window that kept fans interested in the original show as they waited for it to return. The Boys has successfully used Gen V to keep a slow series interesting and compelling.