The Gen V finale will directly set up The Boys season 4 with a cliffhanger ending

Gen V episode 7
(Image credit: Prime Video)

We already knew that college spin-off Gen V would set up The Boys season 4, but it's now been confirmed that the finale will directly do so with a cliffhanger ending. Be warned, though – there are major spoilers for Gen V episode 7 ahead!

"It’s a cliffhanger on a lot of levels," co-showrunner Michele Fazekas told Variety in a new interview. "It’s a cliffhanger to our second season. It’s a cliffhanger to The Boys' fourth season." She added: "This season is not going to end how you expect."

In the wake of Dean Shetty (Shelley Conn)'s death in episode 7, when Cate (Maddie Phillips) seemingly made her slit her own throat, Fazekas was asked what kind of conflict Marie (Jaz Sinclair) and co. can expect to come up against in episode 8. "It’s interesting, because Shetty as the Big Bad, she’s sort of a lone wolf," she explained. "She’s doing something that even Vought didn’t want her to do. Vought is always the Big Bad, and you never want to forget that. And I think you will be reminded of that very well in the finale."

After episode 7, Gen V and The Boys are more intertwined than ever before, with several crossover moments between the two shows. Before her death, Shetty meets with Grace Mallory (Laila Robins), the founder of the Boys, and vice-presidential candidate and secret Supe Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) took part in a debate at Godolkin before meeting Marie – and revealing a connection between them.

The final episode of Gen V season 1 airs this week on Prime Video. For more on the show, check out the rest of our coverage:

Entertainment Writer

I’m an Entertainment Writer here at 12DOVE, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism. 

Read more
Gen V season 2: Jaz Sinclair as Marie in the TV series Gen V.
Gen V season 2: Everything we know so far
The Boys season 5: Karl Urban as William "Billy" Butcher punching an enemy during The Boys season 4.
The Boys season 5 release date speculation, cast, plot, and more news
Hughie in The Boys season 1
The Boys season 5 gets a bloody update from Hughie star in gory behind the scenes snap: "Work's been going great guys"
The Boys season 3
The Boys fans have some big theories about where Eric Kripke will take Soldier Boy in season 5
Squid Game season 2 (2024)
Squid Game star thought the season 2 brutal cliffhanger might make the audience "angry" and "curse" the ending: "How could you end the season at that point?"
Mike, Eleven and Will in Stranger Things season 4 (2022)
Stranger Things season 5: Everything we know so far about the Netflix show's final chapter
Latest in DC TV Shows
Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher in Reacher season 3
Reacher star Alan Ritchson wants to play Batman so bad, he says "you wouldn't even have to pay me"
A screenshot of the title card for the upcoming DC show, Starfire.
James Gunn confirms that the Starfire animated TV show will be Elseworlds like Batman and Joker
Aaron Pierre as John Stewart and Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan in Lanterns
The first look at Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler's Green Lantern TV series is here – and DC fans are losing it over Hal Jordan's ring
The Penguin
Colin Farrell says he is "open to" doing The Penguin season 2, but has "no deep desire" to return
Creature Commandos
DC is fast-tracking Creature Commandos season 2 after overwhelmingly positive reaction to season 1
John Cena as Peacemaker in Peacemaker season 1
Peacemaker season 2: Everything we know so far about James Gunn's returning DC series
Latest in News
inZOI Character Studio screenshot showing a young woman with short black/pink hair, black cat-like ears, and a black blouse with a bowtie
The creator of upcoming life sim Inzoi says he was "recklessly brave to even think about creating a game of this scale"
Rise of the Ronin
A year after its PS5 launch, Rise of the Ronin debuts on PC to "Mixed" reviews and performance complaints: "Stuttering on a 4090 is just... no"
Rise of the Ronin's photo mode offers some wonderful shots
On the heels of Rise of the Ronin's PC launch, its director says there's a "significant" amount of Japanese Switch gamers: "I am closely watching how this will change with the release of Switch 2"
Stardew Valley Castle Village mod
Stardew Valley Expanded creator is building an "even more ambitious" mod with a whole new city and "dungeons inspired by The Legend of Zelda"
Dino Crisis 2 art showing a young woman and man back-to-back amid tall green grass, both with their weapons drawn
Dino Crisis gets a fresh trademark filing by Capcom, but it might not mean the 26-year-old survival horror franchise will get a new installment like fans expect
Cujo
Netflix is making a brand new adaptation of Cujo, the infamous Stephen King book about a killer dog