Gen V is already halfway through its wild second season. On top of moving forward with a laundry list of unresolved mysteries, the spinoff is also setting the stage for The Boys’ upcoming final season.
As you carve out time to watch Gen V this week, here is everything you need to know in the lead-up to season 2, episode 5.
When does Gen V S2E5 come out?
Episode 5 of season 2 of Gen V will be released on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service on Wednesday, October 1.
The latest episode, titled “The Kids Are Not All Right,” is expected to have a runtime around 50 minutes. That includes the end credits and preview of the following episode, which typically account for four of those minutes.
(Warning: Spoilers for The Boys and Gen V Season 2, Episodes 1–4 ahead).
Who will show up in this episode?
A handful of new supes have joined the cast of Gen V, both as part of the student body and the faculty. Here is the unofficial cast list for season 2, episode 5:
- Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
- Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer, a.k.a. Little Cricket
- Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap
- London Thor/Derek Duk as Jordan Li
- Asa Germann as Sam Riordan
- Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity
- Hamish Linklater as Dean Cipher, a.k.a. Dr. Gold
- Stacey McGunnigle as Stacey Ferrera
- Kira Guloien as Modesty Monarch
- Jessica Clement as Harper
- Georgie Murphy as Ally
- Stephen Kalyn as Greg
- Maia Jae Bastidas as Justine
Chance Perdomo, who played Andre Anderson in season 1, died following a motorcycle accident in March 2024. His character’s death was written into the plot of the show, and the role was not recast.
Sam and Polarity were among the main characters who did not appear in episode 4, but the preview for episode 5 features them both.
It remains to be seen if Erin Moriarty’s Starlight, Chace Crawford’s The Deep or Valorie Curry’s Firecracker will continue to make cameo appearances moving forward. Antony Starr’s Homelander showed up in the season 1 finale, so he may fly by campus again in season 2.
What to expect in Gen V S2E5
In episode 4, Cipher and Vought set up a nationally-televised fight between Marie and Jordan after Jordan admitted to attacking Cate. Vought continued to push the false narrative that Starlighters were responsible, but still vilified Jordan. Marie, Jordan and Emma tried to stop the bout from happening, recruiting Cate back to their cause to do so.
While honing her powers with Cipher, Marie realized that the dean didn’t have any Compound V in his blood. At the same time, Cate and Jordan snooped around Cipher’s house, where they found a mutilated old man in a hyperbaric chamber. Using all of that information, Cate got Emma, Haper, Ally and Greg to help her secretly record Cipher and blackmail him into stopping the fight. However, Cipher revealed he knew he was being recorded all along, then possessed Jordan to make them fight Marie anyways. It remains to be seen how Cipher’s powers work if he isn’t a traditional supe, but the mysterious old man being his father might have something to do with it. Could that have been the school’s founder, Thomas Godolkin?
In the preview for episode 5, we see that Cipher ships Cate off to the Elmira Center for betraying his trust. It looks like Marie, Jordan and Emma are going to try to spring her, all while Cate attempts to regain her powers and find her own way out.
There is not an official synopsis for season 2, episode 5 of Gen V publicly listed yet.
How does Gen V fit into The Boys universe?
Gen V season 1 ended with Homelander showing up to stop Cate and Sam’s attack on campus. But when Marie blew up Cate’s arm to save Jordan from getting mind controlled, Homelander accused her attacking her own kind. While Marie, Emma, Andre and Jordan woke up in Elmira, Vought positioned Cate and Sam as the real heroes.
The supe-targeting virus discovered during Gen V season 1 played an integral part in The Boys season 4. Vice President-elect Victoria Neuman had Dr. Sameer Shah running tests with it, but The Boys used the last remaining sample to escape from deadly farm animals. Butcher kidnapped Sameer and forced him to recreate the virus, then takes out Neuman to take her blood-controlling powers off the board. Little does he know that Marie exists, boasting a very similar power set.
Meanwhile, the new President pledged allegiance to Homelander and declared martial law. Vought and The Seven, with Cate and Sam’s help, rounded up The Boys and their allies. Starlight and Butcher – who has the new virus – are the only ones who escape.
Gen V season 2 takes place after The Boys season 4. The pro-supe, anti-human movement spills over into Gen V, making it complicated for the so-called Guardians of Godolkin to rise up against Vought. At the same time, Marie is – according to Cipher – supposed to be more powerful than Homelander, so her powers could play a major role in how the main show concludes in 2026.
