Eric Kripke Will Officially Replace The Boys In 2027

Published Nov 13, 2026, 1:00 PM EST Lewis is a Lead Writer for Screen Rant and has written for the site since 2022. This has allowed Lewis to explore a vast array of films, TV shows, books, comic books, and games from across the mainstream world of pop culture, reflecting his lifelong love of all media and typifying his experience in the world of fiction storytelling. To top this off, Lewis graduated from Northumbria University with First Class Honours in Film & TV Studies, truly exemplifying his experience in the medium. The Boys will officially be replaced in 2027, with the show's creator Eric Kripke leading the new project. The series finale of The Boys aired in 2026, bringing the beloved Prime Video show to an end after seven years. Given that the meta superhero show was one of streaming's most popular in recent years, the search for its true replacement is ongoing for audiences and producers alike. Luckily, The Boys' character endings were all well-received, meaning the curse of a bad ending will not cast a shadow over the franchise. With that in mind, one would have thought that The Boys' spin-offs would be fast-tracked. Unfortunately, one of these spin-offs, Gen V, was canceled after only two seasons, throwing the future of the franchise into doubt. That said, there is a way in which The Boys will continue in 2027, with Eric Kripke officially finding the show's replacement in the form of a prequel, one that was heavily teased in the final season of the main show: Vought Rising. Vought Rising Is Fully Replacing The Boys In many ways, Vought Rising is replacing The Boys. As alluded to, The Boys season 5 massively teased the 2027 spin-off by focusing on Soldier Boy, his link to V-One, and his dynamic with characters like Stormfront and Bombsight. All three of these characters will be central to Vought Rising, with two more supes, Private Angel and Torpedo, rounding out the main cast. Via the former three, though, Vought Rising will be inherently linked to The Boys, as all of them were introduced in the latter show first. Not only will these characters from The Boys be main players in Vought Rising, but the spin-off will continue storylines from the mian show. V-One, the original strain of Compound V that made Soldier Boy and the other four aforementioned supes so powerful, will undoubtedly be explored in Vought Rising. Moreover, Soldier Boy's storyline in the present of The Boys was left intentionally open-ended, with the character now back in cryo stasis. This presents a way for Soldier Boy to return, allowing Vought Rising to act as both a prequel and sequel to The Boys. Amazon Already Had A Perfect Replacement For The Boys Image via Everett Collection A sad fact that these discussions about The Boys' spin-offs raise is that the show already had a great replacement. Vought Rising can certainly act as one, but there is no denying that the recently canceled Gen V fits more as a direct replacement. After all, Gen V was tied much more closely to the world of The Boys, given that it took place concurrently with it. The ending of The Boys also reinstated the Federal Bureau of Superhuman Affairs, revealing that it was looking for a leader to keep potentially rogue supes in check. The main characters of Gen V, who were part of the rebellion against Homelander but shortchanged in The Boys season 5, would have been perfect for this. If Gen V were never canceled and the show took this route, those characters would have literally replaced the members of The Boys by being a team dedicated to taking down corrupt superheroes. Sadly, though, Gen V was prematurely canceled just after The Boys' ending, leaving Vought Rising as the only show left to replace the original Prime Video series.