Vought Rising Debuts First Trailer for 1950 Murder Mystery With Soldier Boy and Stormfront
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 22
Vought Rising Debuts First Trailer for 1950 Murder Mystery With Soldier Boy and Stormfront
11 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 22
Prime Video unveiled the first footage for “Vought Rising,” a “The Boys” prequel set in 1950 that centers on Soldier Boy and Stormfront.
The trailer leans on atmospheric action over dialogue, introducing a twisted murder mystery that traces the origins of Vought and its early Compound V experiments.
Eric Kripke said the series keeps “The Boys” irreverence and graphic edge but shifts into a grimier noir mode, with detectives, twists and a conspiracy expanding from a killing.
Kripke and star Jensen Ackles said the 1950s setting lets the show explore the roots of modern media, religion and advertising while showing Soldier Boy in his natural era rather than as a fish out of water.
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