Eric Kripke Reveals How Gen V Season 2 Will Incorporate the Death of Chance Perdomo

Eric Kripke, executive producer of Prime Video’s Gen V has given some insight into how season 2 of the show will address the tragic passing of actor Chance Perdomo. Perdomo played Andre Anderson, a superhero with the powers of magnetism manipulation, and played a key role in season 1. However, following the untimely death of the actor in March, due to a motorcycle accident, Kripke previously announced that the show wouldn’t recast the role. The executive producer has now given more details as to how Season 2 will handle the actor’s passing.

Speaking to TVLine, Eric Kripke confirmed that Perdomo’s death is being directly incorporated into his character’s story in season 2. Kripke described the actor as irreplaceable and gave his deepest condolences to Perdomo’s family and friends.

“We’re not trying to replace him because we can’t,” Kripke said.

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September 29, 2023

He then described the emotional toll of directly reworking the actor’s death into the new season, but agreed that it was the best way to honor his legacy on the show. Kripke’s full statement read:

“First, it’s just so unbelievably tragic, and my heart goes out to his family. We’re not trying to replace him because we can’t. We’re playing the character’s death on the show. So it’s very heavy and it’s really emotionally difficult for the cast. And we’re just trying to honor Chance as best we can.”

Chance Perdomo’s death marks the second time in recent history that an actor’s passing has affected their upcoming superhero project. Following Chadwick Boseman’s death in 2020, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever had to be drastically reworked to incorporate the actor’s passing. Just like Gen V is, Wakanda Forever made the honorable decision not to recast the role, and honored the late actor within the film.

The Boys Season 4 Will Tie Directly Into Gen V Season 2

Set at Godolkin University, The Boys is the first live-action spin-off series to come from Prime Video’s The Boys. The show follows young superheroes in training as they uncover a dark and dangerous mystery about the university and discover a secret laboratory where students are taken and experimented on. Several characters from The Boys have crossed over into Gen V, including Ashley Barrett (Colby Minifie) and Homelander (Anthony Starr), but Season 2 will tie in directly to the main series.

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During the interview, Eric Kripke discussed how closely Gen V‘s second season will link to season 4 of The Boys – releasing this June. Kripke revealed that season 2 of Gen V kicks off directly after the events of The Boys‘s season 4 finale. The upcoming season of The Boys will shift the balance of power as Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) discovers a virus that can kill supes. Kripke said that Gen V‘s return “is tied into the finale of The Boys season 4. That will lead right into Gen V.” Production is currently underway on Season 2 of gen V. However, no official release window or date has been announced yet.