Prime Video Didn’t Waste Any Time Dropping the First Trailer for ‘Vought Rising’
Prime Video has released the first trailer for its upcoming spin-off series, Vought Rising, set in the 1950s. The trailer showcases a young Soldier Boy and hints at the dark realities of becoming a superhero in this universe. Despite mixed feelings from fans about the prequel's potential, the show is set to premiere in 2027.
- ▪Vought Rising is the first spin-off from The Boys series.
- ▪The show is set in the 1950s and features a young Soldier Boy.
- ▪The trailer reveals the dark side of superhero creation with forced compound V injections.
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We’re only a couple of days removed from The Boys series finale, but Prime Video is keeping the proverbial supe train moving with a first-look trailer for Vought Rising, the first of its planned spin-off shows. Rather than taking place in our modern-day unreality, Vought Rising punches its fist through Father Time’s clock and winds it back to the 1950s. There, we see a young Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) suit up, his bright-eyed aspirations to be a genuine superhero clear. Granted, we already know how well that turned out, and the trailer doesn’t shy away from it. With forced compound V injections used to make superheroes, the devilish smirk from Soldier Boy’s Nazi paramour, Stormfront, and all the blood spatter from folks getting riddled with bullets, the trailer makes it clear.
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