‘The Boys’ Spinoff Series in Development After Reportedly Massive Season 2 Ratings

Where to Stream:

The Boys

Powered by Reelgood

The Boys are heading off to school. The hit Prime Video superhero series is officially getting its own college-themed spinoff, Deadline reports. The upcoming project, which comes from The Boys executive producer Craig Rosenberg, was launched into development after the successful Season 2 premiere of the original series, which debuted Sept. 4 as the most-watched global launch of an Amazon Original series ever.

The upcoming series is set to take place at the only college in the nation made for only for young superheroes, which also happens to be run by Vought International. The untitled The Boys spinoff is described as “an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. Part college show, part Hunger Games — with all the heart, satire and raunch of The Boys.”

Rosenberg will write the pilot and will act as the showrunner and executive producer on the spinoff, which comes from Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television in association with Point Grey Pictures, Kripke Enterprises and Original Film. The Boys creator Eric Kripke and executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will also join the upcoming project.

The Boys, an adaptation of the comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, first premiered on Prime Video in 2019. The second-season returned earlier this month with a three-episode debut and new installments following each week. Season 2 picks up with The Boys in hiding and The Supes on the lookout for them. While Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) are laying low, Butcher (Karl Urban)  has gone off on his own and is nowhere to be found. The Seven is dealing with its own problems, and the addition of a new supe, Stormfront (Aya Cash), doesn’t help.

Season 2 marked an even bigger debut for the series, pulling in almost double the audience of Season 1 in just its first two weeks and continuing to bring in millions of new viewers with every weekly episode. After a successful run on Prime Video this fall, The Boys Season 2 is coming to an end with the season finale on Oct. 9.

Where to watch The Boys