{"id":241778,"date":"2026-05-22T14:40:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/jensen-ackles-to-return-as-soldier-boy-for-the-boys-spinoff-vought-rising-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:40:50","slug":"jensen-ackles-to-return-as-soldier-boy-for-the-boys-spinoff-vought-rising-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/jensen-ackles-to-return-as-soldier-boy-for-the-boys-spinoff-vought-rising-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Jensen Ackles to Return as Soldier Boy for \u2018The Boys\u2019 Spinoff \u2018Vought Rising\u2019: What to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Boys<\/em><\/a> might be coming to an end, but Vought Rising<\/em> is just beginning.<\/p>\n

Prime Video announced in July 2024 that The Boys<\/em> universe would be bringing back Jensen Ackles<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 smart-mouthed Soldier Boy for its own spinoff series after the character was \u2014 literally \u2014 put on ice.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a twisted murder mystery about the origins of Vought in the 1950s, the early exploits of Soldier Boy, and the diabolical maneuvers of a Supe known to fans as Stormfront, who was then going by the name Clara Vought,\u201d executive producers Paul Grellong<\/strong> and Eric Kripke<\/strong> said at the time. \u201cWe cannot wait to blow your minds and trouble your souls with this salacious, grisly saga drenched in blood and Compound V.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ackles shared the news as well, writing in an Instagram caption that he\u2019s \u201cready to pick up the shield and get back to business.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of March 2026, Ackles officially donned his Soldier Boy cape once again, announcing that production on the first season of Vought Rising<\/em> had concluded.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinishing out with a bang! It\u2019s been an absolute thrill ride,\u201d the actor captioned an Instagram video<\/a>, showing off his final day of filming. \u201cThanks to the crew and cast and all those that gave so much time and energy to make this happen. You\u2019re all a bunch of psychos \u2026 and I love you for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling for everything to know about Vought Rising so far:<\/p>\n

What Is \u2018Vought Rising\u2019?<\/h2>\n

The Boys<\/em> spinoff series Vought Rising<\/em> is set to take viewers into the early days of Vought and how they created the first-ever superhero using Compound V.<\/p>\n

Showrunner Kripke discussed how the look of each character \u2014 some familiar and some new \u2014 came to be when developing Vought Rising<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got to have this really in-depth conversation of, \u2018How would they have started?’\u201d Kripke told Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> in August 2025. \u201cThe first suits that anyone wore were military suits, which are performative and ornamental. So they would emerge from that pretty naturally. If you\u2019re a military person, you wanna wear a suit that looks like you\u2019re in the Air Force and Navy and Army.\u201d<\/p>\n

How Did \u2018The Boys\u2019 Season 5 Set Up \u2018Vought Rising\u2019?<\/h2>\n

The Boys<\/em> season 5 appeared to set up Vought Rising during the show\u2019s fourth episode, which premiered in April 2026. While infiltrating Fort Harmony, Soldier Boy discovers a supe named Quinn fused to the wall. A failed V-One experiment turned him into a living plant system with powers released via spores, which impact the brain and turn people into hate-fueled monsters.<\/p>\n

Soldier Boy eventually kills Quinn \u2014 showing some emotion when doing so \u2014 after some seeds for the spinoff series were planted (pun intended). Soldier Boy revealed while they were in Fort Harmony that there was major tension between himself and Quinn. Reddit users have theorized that Quinn is somehow related to Soldier Boy, a connection that could be explained in Vought Rising<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy<\/span> Courtesy of Amazon Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Which \u2018The Boys\u2019 Characters Will Appear in \u2018Vought Rising\u2019?<\/h2>\n

Ackles will, obviously, be returning as Soldier Boy. Joining him will be Aya Cash<\/strong>, known to fans as Stormfront (previously Liberty).<\/p>\n

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