Vought Rising First Look Out: Soldier Boy's Origin Story

Prime Video has released the first Vought Rising trailer, giving a full look at the next chapter in The Boys universe – a 1950s‑set, noir‑style prequel about the dark origins of Vought and the first generation of supes it unleashed on America.

Vought Rising: Trailer & Release Snapshot

The trailer dropped on May 22, 2026, moments after The Boys season 5 series finale, effectively using the mothership’s final bow to launch its successor. A shorter version of the teaser was shown exclusively in theaters ahead of select finale screenings earlier in the week.

Set in mid‑century New York, the show brings back Jensen Ackles as a younger Ben / Soldier Boy and Aya Cash as Clara Vought, the woman fans know will one day become the Nazi supe Stormfront.

Item	Detail
Primary focus	Vought Rising trailer
Secondary focus	Vought Rising release date
Universe	The Boys (Prime Video)
Type	Live‑action prequel series
Setting	1950s New York City
Trailer release	May 22, 2026 (online, Prime Video & socials)
Where it premiered	Dropped right after The Boys S5 finale; shorter teaser ran in theaters with the finale event
Showrunner	Paul Grellong
Creator / EP	Eric Kripke (with Grellong)
Network	Prime Video
Release window	2027 worldwide (exact date TBA)

What The Vought Rising Trailer Shows

The trailer opens on a pre‑fame Ben before he’s the swaggering, broken Soldier Boy fans know. In crisp, grainy period style, he tells Clara Vought:

“I want to fight for the flag. I want to be… a hero.”
Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy

From there, the footage lays out a 1950s America on the cusp of something monstrous:

Clara Vought / Stormfront appears as a glamorous power broker, moving through smoky clubs and corporate offices as she quietly assembles a new kind of “crime‑fighting” team.
We see vials of an early formula – V‑One, the unstable proto‑Compound V – injected into recruits as propaganda about “God’s chosen heroes” blares over the soundtrack.
Quick cuts introduce supes Bombsight (Mason Dye), Torpedo (Will Hochman) and Private Angel (Elizabeth Posey), all of whom are part of the first V‑One generation teased in The Boys season 5.
The tone is steeped in noir: trench coats, neon‑lit alleys, detectives pounding the pavement, and hints of a central murder mystery that ties Vought’s corporate birth to a series of grisly crimes.

Rather than superhero bombast, the trailer leans into crime‑thriller vibes – think pulpy detective story with superpowers and The Boys’ trademark gore layered on top.

Premise: A Twisted 1950s Murder Mystery

Back when the spin‑off was first announced, Eric Kripke described Vought Rising 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, then going by the name Clara Vought.”
Aya Cash As Clara Vought or Stormfront

In interviews since, Kripke has pitched the tone as:

“Our tone mixed with a ’50s detective show.”
A “lurid, pulpy detective story” that is “really graphic, really profane.”

Lore‑wise, the series sits at the moment when Nazi scientist Frederick Vought, fresh off World War II, brings his V‑One experiments to the U.S. and starts turning a handful of survivors into ageless supes – Soldier Boy, Bombsight, Torpedo, Private Angel and Clara herself.

Vought Rising promises to fill in how that original plan – a militarised, propaganda‑driven “hero corps” – mutates into the corporate, media‑obsessed Vought International that eventually creates The Seven and Homelander.

Cast: Returning Supes And New Faces

The trailer confirms an ensemble stacked with returning fan favourites and new characters.

Main Cast (Confirmed)

Actor	Character	Notes
Jensen Ackles	Ben / Soldier Boy	Younger, 1950s version; still idealistic – for now
Aya Cash	Clara Vought / Stormfront	Pre‑Stormfront identity; co‑architect of early Vought
Mason Dye	Bombsight	V‑One supe first seen in The Boys S5
Will Hochman	Torpedo	New V‑One supe; flashy in the trailer
Elizabeth Posey	Private Angel	Angel‑themed supe with unclear powers yet
KiKi Layne, Brian J. Smith, Jorden Myrie, Nicolò Pasetti, Ricky Staffieri	TBA roles	Part of the 1950s Vought world – cops, fixers, supes and suits

Recurring & Connected Characters

Actor	Role / Connection
Ethan Slater	Dr. Thomas Godolkin (from Gen V) – early Godolkin University ties
Cecily Strong, Mark Pellegrino, Eric Johnson, others	Recurring roles across the corporate and political side of 1950s Vought

Showrunner Paul Grellong (Revolution, Scorpion) leads the writing, with Kripke and the usual Boys brain‑trust – Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Neal Moritz, Point Grey and Original Film – executive‑producing.

Release Date: When Is Vought Rising Coming Out?

Prime Video and Sony have confirmed that Vought Rising is set to premiere in 2027, but have not yet pinned down a specific month.

Filming ran from August 2025 through February 2026 in and around Toronto under the working title DREAMLAND, which puts the show on a familiar 12–18 month post‑production runway for a genre series with heavy VFX.

Given how aggressively the trailer was timed to The Boys’ finale, most industry watchers expect a first‑half‑of‑2027 launch, but for now the official stance remains simply “2027”.

How It Fits Into The Boys Universe

With Gen V cancelled after two seasons and The Boys proper now wrapped, Vought Rising is positioned as the next flagship for the franchise.

The show will be the fourth series in the universe (after The Boys, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, and Gen V) and is already being discussed as a multi‑season story; Grellong has pitched ideas for at least a second season if viewership holds.

The Boys’ fifth season seeded the prequel heavily – from backstory conversations about Clara Vought/Liberty to Bombsight’s introduction – so the trailer arriving just two days after the finale makes explicit what fans already suspected: Vought Rising is now the main engine for exploring this universe’s past.