If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Or more appropriately: if people are willing to stream The Boys, milk it for all it’s worth with yet another spin-off (this one set in Mexico).
Deadline have indicated Amazon Prime Video’s darkly satirical screen universe is once again expanding. This forthcoming series will apparently be peened by Blue Beetle scribe Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer; with both Diego Luna (Narcos: Mexico, Rogue One, Andor) and Gael Garcia Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) set to executive produce.
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Luna and Bernal, who share a Mexico City-based production company known as Canana Films, are also reportedly considering taking on acting roles for The Boys: Mexico. Though neither would be assuming major roles.
“A search is currently underway for a co-showrunner to join creator, writer, and executive producer Dunnet-Alcocer, who is now working on the script,” reveals Rosy Cordero of Deadline.
“The team behind The Boys: Mexico, which will be shot in the Latin American country, is working on budgets for the new series and they have yet to begin casting, sources said. Details regarding the premise are being kept under wraps.”
This comes just weeks after the season 2 renewal of Gen V, The Boys‘ college spin-off, which many viewed as essentially a bridging season between the main series’ third and fourth instalments.
“Expanding the universe of The Boys with a series as bold as Gen V has been an incredible journey for us and our wonderful partners at Sony,” said Vernon Sanders, Amazon MGM Studios’ Head of Television.
“From our first conversation with showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, along with Eric Kripke, Evan Goldberg, and Seth Rogen, we knew Gen V would push the boundaries.”
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Sanders added: “Their unapologetic approach is exactly what audiences love, and it has helped Gen V become the No. 1 series on Prime Video in over 130 countries.”
“We couldn’t be happier to make a second season of Gen V,” showrunner Michele Fazekas and executive producer Eric Kripke said of Gen V season 2.
“These are characters and stories we’ve grown to love, and we are thrilled to know people feel the same! The writers are already working on the new season — sophomore year is gonna be wild, with all the twists, heart, satire, and exploding genitalia you’ve come to expect from the show.”
Stay tuned for potential updates on The Boys: Mexico.
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