The Supe Train Keeps Moving: Prime Video Drops First Look Trailer for 'The Boys' Prequel 'Vought Rising'
Set in the grimy 1950s, Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash return to explore the twisted, noir-inspired origins of Vought International.
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Prime Video has released the first official teaser trailer for Vought Rising, the highly anticipated prequel to its global hit series The Boys
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Set in 1950s New York, the spin-off explores the dark origins of Vought International, the early creation of Compound V, and a twisted murder mystery
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Jensen Ackles returns as a younger, more earnest version of Soldier Boy, while Aya Cash reprises her role as Clara Vought (who fans later know as Liberty and Stormfront)
You didn’t think you were entirely done with the Vought Cinematic Universe, did you? Just days after The Boys concluded its diabolical five-season run, Prime Video is keeping the Supe momentum going with the release of the first look trailer for Vought Rising. Winding the clock back to the 1950s, the upcoming prequel series promises to trade modern-day political satire for a gritty, noir-inspired murder mystery, pulling back the curtain on the darkest early days of Vought International.
At the center of the series is a reunion of two of the franchise’s most popular, yet deeply horrific, villains. Jensen Ackles returns as Soldier Boy, though this 1950s iteration appears slightly more idealistic and sincere as he suits up in a retro costume to serve the flag. He teams up with Aya Cash’s Clara Vought—the Nazi geneticist’s wife who eventually becomes the patriotic Supe “Liberty,” long before modern audiences knew her as the white supremacist Stormfront. The trailer hints at a ticking time bomb as the duo navigates Vought’s early rise to power and the blood-soaked consequences of their ambitions.
According to franchise creator Eric Kripke, the prequel will fully lean into a grimy, unsanitized version of mid-century America. Exploring heroin dens, underground clubs, and the dark underbelly of 1950s pop culture, Vought Rising aims to combine The Boys‘ signature irreverence with an actual noir conspiracy. The footage also showcases the terrifying early human experiments at the infamous Sage Grove Center as scientists perfect the Compound V serum.
Joining Ackles and Cash is a sprawling cast portraying the very first generation of manufactured superheroes. Mason Dye reprises his role as Bombsight, alongside Elizabeth Posey as a nurse-inspired Supe named Private Angel, and Will Hochman as Torpedo. The ensemble is rounded out by KiKi Layne, Jorden Myrie, Nicolo Pasetti, Ricky Staffieri, and Brian J. Smith in undisclosed roles.
While it may be difficult to root for characters whose bloody destinies are already written, Vought Rising seems determined to deliver a compelling look at the exact moment superheroes stopped being symbols and became corporate products. Fans will have plenty of time to dissect the trailer, as the prequel series is currently scheduled to premiere exclusively on Prime Video in 2027.
