‘The Boys’: College For “Superheroes” Spin-Off Ordered To Series At Amazon
Amazon has greenlit a spin-off to ‘The Boys‘, set at America’s only college for “superheroes”, the streaming service has announced.
Set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (…run by Vought International…), the ‘Untitled The Boys Spinoff’ is 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. It’s part college show, part Hunger Games – with all the heart, satire and raunch of ‘The Boys’.
The cast for the series includes Jaz Sinclair (‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’), Lizze Broadway (‘Here and Now’), Shane Paul McGhie (‘Greenleaf’, ‘Deputy’), Aimee Carrero (‘Elena of Avalor’, ‘Blindspot’), Reina Hardesty (‘Brockmire’, ‘The Flash’) and Maddie Phillips (‘Teenage Bounty Hunters’) as the young superheroes, with additional cast to be announced.
Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters (‘Emergence’, ‘Agent Carter’) will serve as showrunners and executive producers. Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur, Pavun Shetty, Ken Levin, Jason Netter, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson and Michaela Starr will serve as executive producers. Serving as co-executive producers for the series are Zak Schwartz and Erica Rosbe. The series will be produced by Sony Pictures Television Studios and Amazon Studios, in association with Kripke Enterprises, Point Grey Pictures and Original Film. Loreli Alanís will serve as executive in charge for Point Grey Pictures.
“Much like Mork & Mindy spun-off from Happy Days – which is an insane and true fact – our spinoff will exist in the Vought Cinematic Universe, yet have a tone and style all its own. It’s our take on a college show, with an ensemble of fascinating, complicated, and sometimes deadly Young Supes,” said The Boys’ showrunner and executive producer Eric Kripke. “Michele and Tara are stone-cold geniuses, we’re thrilled to have them steer this ship, and grateful to Sony and Amazon for the opportunity. We love this show and can’t wait for you to see it. Also, Baywatch Nights spun off from Baywatch, and it had vampires. Vampires!”
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