Gen V Season 2 debuts Sept 17 with Dean Cipher at Godolkin University

Prime Video’s Gen V returns with its second season on Wednesday, Sept. 17, continuing the spinoff’s chronicle of superpowered students at Godolkin University as they confront new threats, campus secrets and a widening conflict between supes and humans. The first three episodes will be released at launch, with the remaining five arriving weekly on Wednesdays through Oct. 22, for a total of eight episodes.

Season 2 reunites most of the main cast from season one, including Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau, Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer, Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap, London Thor and Derek Luh sharing the role of Jordan Li, Asa Germann as Sam Riordan, and Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity. New additions include Hamish Linklater as Dean Cipher, a menacing new leader at Godolkin, and Ethan Slater as Thomas Godolkin, the institution’s founder. Zach McGowan is also listed among newcomers in an undisclosed role. Several characters from the wider world of The Boys are expected to appear in guest roles, reinforcing narrative ties between the two series.

The season picks up in the aftermath of the violent finale of season one and the ascendancy of Homelander in the parent series, leaving Godolkin...