The Boys might be coming to an end, but Vought Rising is just beginning.
Prime Video announced in July 2024 that The Boys universe would be bringing back Jensen Ackles’ smart-mouthed Soldier Boy for its own spinoff series after the character was — literally — put on ice.
“It’s a twisted murder mystery about the origins of Vought in the 1950s, the early exploits of Soldier Boy, and the diabolical maneuvers of a Supe known to fans as Stormfront, who was then going by the name Clara Vought,” executive producers Paul Grellong and Eric Kripke said at the time. “We cannot wait to blow your minds and trouble your souls with this salacious, grisly saga drenched in blood and Compound V.”
Ackles shared the news as well, writing in an Instagram caption that he’s “ready to pick up the shield and get back to business.”
As of March 2026, Ackles officially donned his Soldier Boy cape once again, announcing that production on the first season of Vought Rising had concluded.
“Finishing out with a bang! It’s been an absolute thrill ride,” the actor captioned an Instagram video, showing off his final day of filming. “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.”
Keep scrolling for everything to know about Vought Rising so far:
What Is ‘Vought Rising’?
The Boys spinoff series Vought Rising is set to take viewers into the early days of Vought and how they created the first-ever superhero using Compound V.
Showrunner Kripke discussed how the look of each character — some familiar and some new — came to be when developing Vought Rising.
“We got to have this really in-depth conversation of, ‘How would they have started?’” Kripke told Entertainment Weekly in August 2025. “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.”
Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy Courtesy of Amazon Studios
Which ‘The Boys’ Characters Will Appear in ‘Vought Rising’?
Ackles will, obviously, be returning as Soldier Boy. Joining him will be Aya Cash, known to fans as Stormfront (previously Liberty).
Cash told Us Weekly exclusively at the 2026 Tony Awards in June that fans will be exposed to “a totally new” side of her character.
“[It was] a little scary to be honest because, obviously, the spinoff when it was first proposed — which was many, many years ago — they responded to Stormfront,” Cash explained. “Coming in, I was like, she’s got to be played pretty differently, because she’s just Clara at this moment.”
She teased it’s “fun to see her journey” from “a nice little Nazi wife” to Stormfront.
How Did ‘The Boys’ Season 5 Set Up ‘Vought Rising’?
The Boys season 5 appeared to set up Vought Rising during the show’s fourth episode, which premiered in April 2026. While infiltrating Fort Harmony, Soldier Boy discovers a supe named Quinn fused to the wall. A failed V-One experiment turned him into a living plant system with powers released via spores, which impact the brain and turn people into hate-fueled monsters.
Soldier Boy eventually kills Quinn — showing some emotion when doing so — after some seeds for the spinoff series were planted (pun intended). Soldier Boy revealed while they were in Fort Harmony that there was major tension between himself and Quinn. Reddit users have theorized that Quinn is somehow related to Soldier Boy, a connection that could be explained in Vought Rising.
The final season also teased a romance between Cash’s character and Ackles’ character.
“I will say that working with Jensen was a total dream,” she said. “He’s a really wonderful human. So that was just the best part. He’s a great dude, and we had a great time working together.”
As for their onscreen romance, Cash doesn’t know if viewers will “fall in love” with them. “I mean, people are into some sick s***, so maybe,” she joked.
Who Else Is Starring in ‘Vought Rising’?
Several cast members have already been announced. Mason Dye, Will Hochman, KiKi Layne, Jordan Myrie, Nicolo Pasetti, Elizabeth Posey, Brian J. Smith and Ricky Stafferi have joined the show as series regulars.
In October 2025, it was announced that Cecily Strong, Mark Pellegrino, Eric Johnson and Annie Shapero were cast in recurring roles.
When Is the ‘Vought Rising’ Release Date?
An official release date for the upcoming prequel series has yet to be announced. However, the first teaser trailer — which released in May 2026 — teased that the show would be coming in 2027.
