The team of Gen V has already made a decision regarding the future of Andre Andersonthe character he played Chance Perdomo during the first season of the series. Perdomo died at the end of March following suffering a motorcycle accident, which led to the spin-off of The Boys to suspend the production of its new chapters. And by the way, to also make another important decision: sign another actor to play Andre in the second season or give up the character—one of the most important in fiction—following the death of its original interpreter.
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Now, following a month of reflection, the producers of Gen V They have made their decision public: They are not going to sign another actor. “As we continue to navigate the tragic loss of Chance Perdomo, all of us at Gen V are determined to find the best way to pay respect to his memory. We’re not going to recast the role because no one can replace Chance.“, reads the statement published on the series’ social networks.
“Instead, we have been taking the time and space to restructure our season two storylines as we begin production in May. We will honor Chance and his legacy this season“, concludes the note.
Therefore, Gen V will continue without the character of Andre Anderson, one of the protagonists of the first season. It will not be an easy path on a narrative level, since Anderson was part of the cliffhanger that closed the first batch. The young man was a popular student at Godolkin, the university controlled by Vougth to train new generations of superheroes. His superpower was his magnetic manipulation ability.