One of the unanswered questions from the first season finale of Gen V has been addressed in a new casting announcement for the second season.

Season 2 of the well-liked The Boys spinoff series will undoubtedly uncover many of the questions left unsolved by the cliffhanger that concluded the first season of Gen V. Nevertheless, one of these big mysteries might have just been solved before Gen V season 2 premieres, as the fate of one of the most important Gen V season 1 plotlines is subtly disclosed by the inclusion of a new actor to the spinoff program.

Gen V season 2 is in the works, marking the much anticipated continuation of Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys offshoot series. Gen V season 1 was an unexpected hit, expanding the world of The Boys by concentrating on a new generation of supers who attend Godolkin University, a supe college. Gen V season 1’s finale established how the crossover will connect with The Boys season 4, as well as interesting new storylines for Gen V season 2, which may have been spoiled by this casting announcement.

Hamish Linklater’s Casting Reveals The Fate Of Godolkin After Gen V Season 1

His Character Is Names Cipher

Hamish Linklater has joined the cast of Gen V season 2, with the Midnight Mass actor’s addition to the show being one of the most exciting season 2 casting announcements. While there are still a lot of questions surrounding the actor’s casting, it has been announced that Linklater will be playing the new dean of Godolkin University, with him being a charismatic new character named Cipher. Cipher is an original character, with him not having appeared in The Boys comics, but he will undoubtedly play a big role in season 2.

The fate of Godolkin University was left up in the air after Gen V season 1, as the conspiracy surrounding Godolkin’s the Woods facility and the violent finale caused some fans to wonder if the university would get shut down. Gen V ended with a mass supe riot that involved many of the escaped prisoners of the Woods, with things getting so bad that Homelander had to step in. However, the addition of a new dean means that Godolkin University will undoubtedly continue operating, with Hamish Linklater’s character heading the school.

Hamish Linklater’s Dean Cipher will be following in the footsteps of another Gen V season 1 character, with that being Shelley Conn’s Indira Shetty. Shett was the former dean of Godolkin University and the main antagonist of Gen V, with her being behind the goings-on in the Woods facility. Dean Shetty died at the end of Gen V season 1 after her confrontation with Cate, and now that the role of dean is empty, it seems that Hamish Linklater’s new character will be the former villain’s replacement.

Gen V Season 2’s Cipher Is Likely A Major Homelander Ally

He Makes Godolkin Even Scarier

Given that Cipher is probably a significant Homelander ally, Hamish Linklater’s new Gen V season 2 role might be even more terrifying than Dean Shetty. Godolkin University is managed by Vought International, and it makes logical that they would appoint a pro-Homelander dean to lead the institution given Homelander’s recent acquisition of total control over the business.Homelander is being set up for a power grab in a way that hasn’t been seen before in The Boys season 4, and these significant adjustments will surely have an impact on how the school is managed.

It’s possible that Dean Cipher’s job in Gen V season 2 will involve hiding Homelander’s violence and use of nationalist rhetoric during the Godolkin University riot at the conclusion of season 1. It would be disastrous if he were to turn the student body at the university from Starlight and The Boys to supporters of Homelander.

Because of her role in the Woods program, Dean Shetty was already a scary villain, but Cipher will undoubtedly surpass her. Even though she was evil, Homelander’s part in the plane disaster in The Boys season 1 made her even more hostile toward Dean Shetty. The entire Vought campus will probably be cooperating if a pro-Homelander dean is appointed to lead Godolkin, increasing the university’s threat to Marie and the group in Gen V season 2.