Following the diabolical ending of The Boys Season 4, everyone’s eyes are set on the second season of its spin-off series, Gen V. Similar to the debut season, we can’t wait to see how our fresh Supes at Godolkin University journey in the second season. Want to know if your favorite character will be back or not? Here is the updated Gen V Season 2 cast and characters list.
We have included confirmed returning cast members as well as new character additions to the crew, as per the latest updates. That said, here are the Gen V cast members appearing in Season 2.
1. Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
The talented Jaz Sinclair plays the role of Marie Moreau, the central protagonist in Gen V. Jaz is an emerging American actress whose popularity skyrocketed after the first season of Gen V. Apart from this series, she has also appeared in several movies and TV shows, namely Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Easy, Paper Towns, etc.
Her character is a first-year student at Godolkin University where young superheroes get trained. She aspires to become one of the members of “The Seven.” Marie is one of the most powerful supes we have met in Gen V as she can control blood.
Marie’s Blood Manipulation is an overpowered technique and we are waiting to learn more about her powers in the upcoming season.
2. Chance Perdomo as Andre Anderson
Andre Anderson was a tailor-made role for Chance Perdomo as he shined in this character in Gen V’s debut season. This role was indeed the game changer in his career but he unfortunately passed away after a motorcycle collision. The sudden death of this Gen V cast member left the whole crew devastated. The producers decided “not to recast this role as they along with the fans believe no one could replace our beloved Chance.”
However, before the production began, the creators and writers decided to completely rework the story and the script to honor our favorite Chance’s legacy in the upcoming season. Andre Anderson was the son of another popular hero, Polarity.
He was a freshman at Godolkin University and had the superpower of Magnetism Manipulation. We have to wait and see how the creators will honor Andre’s character in Gen V Season 2.
3. Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap
Up next, we have Maddie Phillips who played the role of Cate Dunlap, the girlfriend of the famous Golden Boy at Godolkin University. Maddie was born in Canada and raised in Western Australia before she returned to Canada to begin her acting career.
Maddie has appeared in a handful of movies and shows like Supernatural, Teenage Bounty Hunters, etc. But like her co-stars, her role in Gen V gave her a breakthrough in her career.
Cate is a near-omnipotent character in Gen V as she has an incredible set of powers like Telepathy, Memory Imprisonment, Memory and Emotional Manipulation, Persuading others to do whatever she wants, etc. Even though she was part of the main gang initially, she joined the antagonist side later in the first season. This resulted in her cameos in The Boys’ recent season, and we can expect to see more of her in The Boys Season 5.
4. Asa Germann as Sam Riordan
Asa Germann who appeared a little later in the show played the important role of Sam Riordan. Asa is a budding actor who previously appeared in Netflix’s Monster series. Right after that, he stepped in the right direction in his career with this role in Gen V and also appeared in the fourth season of The Boys.
Coming back to Sam’s character, he is the younger brother of Luke Riordan aka Golden Boy. Sam was, unfortunately, treated as a lab rat inside The Woods, which resulted in him getting mental disorders.
He was considered to be stronger than his brother as Sam’s superpower is superhuman levels of strength. Sam also teamed up with Cate to turn into the antagonists of the show at the end and we can’t wait to see more of his character in season 2.
5. Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer
Lizze Broadway is one of the promising stars in Hollywood right now and she became extremely popular after her role as Emma Meyer in Gen V. Lizze has already done roles in major movies and TV shows such as Ghosted, Chicago P.D., NCIS, Here and Now, Based on a True Story, etc.
Emma Meyer, also known as the Little Cricket cause of her powers, is considered the tritagonist of Gen V. At first, we thought Emma’s superpower to be shrinking but as the show progressed we learned that she can also utilize gigantification powers to grow bigger. Thus, she has the Self-Size Alteration power and will continue to play an important role in the coming season.
6. London Thor & Derek Luh as Jordan Li
Jordan Li is a complex character with the superpower to change genders as they want. Thus, this character was played by two wonderful artists namely actress London Thor and actor Derek Luh. This perfect cast selection made me wonder if they were the same person at first.
Before her role in Gen V, London acted in numerous popular shows and movies such as Lady Bird, Shameless, You, Never Have I Ever, etc. In contrast, Derek had played roles in All Rise, Runaways, etc.
Jordan Li doesn’t just have Gender Transformation powers as they can perform numerous abilities such as Energy Blasts, Regenerative Healing, etc. Along with this Jordan possesses incredible agility and durability to a level that they are known as the toughest character in God U.
7. Hamish Linklater as Cipher
Following Cate’s murder of the former dean, Indira Shetty, Hamish Linklater was chosen to take on the role of “Cipher,” the next dean of God U in Gen V season 2. Hamish is an experienced American actor who has worked on abundant projects in Hollywood. Some of his notable works include The Big Short, Midnight Mass, Manhunt, Legion, etc.
Along with the news of him joining the Gen V cast, a brief description of his character was shared by the production team. It reads, “The charismatic and charming newly appointed Dean of Godolkin University. Trained as a scientist, he’s politically brilliant and has the trust and admiration of officials at the highest level.”
We can’t wait to learn if he is on the protagonist’s side or the opposite in Gen V Season 2.
8. Patrick Schwarzenegger as Golden Boy
It took me a while to figure out that legendary actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son, Patrick Schwarzenegger, played the role of Luke Riordan aka Golden Boy in Gen V. Patrick has also done a lot of roles in movies and shows such as The Staircase, The Terminal List, Midnight Sun, and more before his stint in Gen V.
Luke had to die in the worst way possible at the start to kick off the spin-off show. Hence, he was a posthumous character in Gen V who appeared in flashbacks later in the story. Golden Boy was the No. 1 student in God U and his powers were similar to Human Torch from Fantastic Four.
Golden Boy’s fiery powers were further amplified making him one of the powerful supes. We expect him to reappear in the flashback sequences in season 2, just like he did in the first season.
As the production is underway for Gen V Season 2, we expect to hear more about new cast members who will be joining this incredible cast. So, stay tuned for that. In the meantime, let us know who is your favorite character in Gen V in the comments below.
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