Elizabeth Posey Joins The Cast Of Prime Video’s ‘The Boys’ Prequel ‘Vought Rising’

In an article with Deadline, fans got yet another cast reveal for The Boys’ prequel show Vought Rising. Elizabeth Posey (Euphoria, Gully) is set to star in the new series, however, her character has not been revealed. The Boys came out in 2019 and earned a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The mothership series follows a group of vigilantes who go up against corrupt superheroes. The group finds that these superheroes often abuse their power resulting in dangerous consequences. Some notable cast members are Karl Urban (Star Trek, Dredd) who plays Billy Butcher, Jack Quaid (The Hunger Games, Novacaine) who plays Hughie Campbell, Antony Starr (Wish You Were Here, Cobweb) who plays Homelander, and Chace Crawford  (Gossip Girl, Inheritance) who plays The Deep. The prequel series has shared some information on casting. Jensen Ackles (Supernatural, Big Sky) will star as Soldier Boy, following Aya Cash (The Wolf Of Wall Street, Scare Me) as Stormfront. Mason Dye (Stranger Things, Teen Wolf) and Will Hochman (Blue Bloods, Critical Thinking) join Posey in the cast. Dye is set to play Bombsight in the final season of The Boys. Hochman’s character has yet to be revealed. 

Executive producer Paul Grellong (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Revolution) and showrunner Eric Kripke (Supernatural, Gen V) of the mothership series shared the plot with Deadline as “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.” 

Deadline shared that the franchise has gained more than 1 billion minutes in views in the U.S. In its entirety, the franchise includes The Boys, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, Gen V, and the upcoming series,  The Boys: Mexico.

Some other faces we’ll see in the executive producer chair for the prequel are Seth Rogen (Superbad, This Is The End), Evan Goldberg (This Is The End, The Interview), and James Weaver (Good Boys, This Is The End). Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, with Kripke Enterprises, Point Grey Pictures, and Original Film will produce.

Tune into Prime Video to catch up on the first four seasons of The Boys.