Brian J. Smith has joined the cast of The Boys’ prequel Vought Rising. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
The Boys’ prequel Vought Rising has started production, and the upcoming series has added Sense8 star Brian J. Smith to the cast.
Smith played grieving police officer Will Gorski in the cancelled queer sci-fi drama Sense8 from 2015 to 2018, and is soon set to appear in the Prime Video spin-off series.
Expected to be released in late 2026 to early 2027, as per Newsweek, the Stargate Universe star Smith is gearing up to join the gory superhero franchise as an unrevealed character.
Reacting to Variety’s coverage of the news, Smith took to Instagram to write: “Omg ya’ll. This show is going to be BONKERS. Stay tuned for more!”
He also said the upcoming series serves as a long-awaited “reunion” between himself and Aya Cash, who is set to reprise her role as Stormfront/Clara Vought. The pair starred in the play Three Changes by Nicky Silver in 2008 at Playwrights Horizons in New York.
Also appearing in Vought Rising is Bridgerton’s Jorden Myrie, Industry’s Nicolò Pasetti, The Bear’s Ricky Staffieri, and Jensen Ackles, who is reviving his role in both the spin-off and season five of The Boys as Soldier Boy.
The series was ordered to Prime Video last July, and has been dubbed a “twisted murder mystery” set in the 1950s. It is the third spin-off series for the franchise, following the superhero training university-set series Gen V and the animated miniseries The Boys Presents: Diabolical.
Series regulars previously announced to star in Vought Rising include Will Hochman (Before) and Elizabeth Posey (Euphoria). Variety also reported that Teen Wolf and Stranger Things star Mason Dye, who has already been taped for the final season of The Boys, may also appear in the series.
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