If The Gen V Trailer Reminded You Of X-Men, That Was By Design

The universe of “The Boys” is expanding with “Gen V,” a spin-off series set on a college campus full of superpowered students.

The new trailer for the show reveals that this college is more like a raunchy, gory version of “The Hunger Games,” with young heroes-in-training violently competing against each other for the top spot.The show’s protagonist Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair), for example, is vying to be the first freshman to get that top rank, and ultimately become the first Black woman in the Seven.

Her fellow students appear to be more interested in using their Suped-up skills for partying, but it seems the moral and physical tests they face in college result in more than a few bloody incidents and/or murders.While “Gen V” is something that “The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke cooked up with fellow executive producers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Craig Rosenberg, the initial…

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