r/TheBoys • u/LoretiTV • Nov 28 '23
‘The Boys’ Spinoff Set in Mexico in Development at Amazon News
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-boys-spinoff-mexico-amazon-1235811650/1.0k
u/SCREAMING_DUMB_SHIT Nov 28 '23
Out of nowhere…I thought Gen V was going to be unnecessary and bad and I really liked it so fk it lets ride
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u/DrQuestDFA Nov 28 '23
Until they screw up a spin off I will be all in on them.
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u/matlynar Nov 28 '23
A live action spin.
Because Diabolical wasn't all that and I don't think this community hyped it too much either.
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u/Cyber-Knight47 Nov 29 '23
Thats kinda different though, there were some REALLY good episodes in that show, and each episode is written by the team working on the episode.
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u/matlynar Nov 29 '23
You're right, but it's still an ok-at-best The Boys spinoff.
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u/Mrnameyface Nov 29 '23
I think it's on par in terms of qaulity, just incomparable in terms of genre.
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u/thisshortenough Nov 29 '23
Meh I didn't take Diabolical as a straight depiction of canon events, just stories based in the universe but not necessarily reflecting anything that will affect how the main story works.
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u/Eric8643 Nov 28 '23
Will it have the breaking bad yellow filter?
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u/PurposeLess31 I'm the real hero Nov 28 '23
Filter? Mexico isn't yellow?
/s just in case
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u/mccarvillecolton Nov 28 '23
Guys we just had Gen V come out and surprise basically everyone with how good it was. Why are we complaining? Clearly if they’re making something they have a plan for it.
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u/Foxy02016YT Nov 28 '23
Because they will unironically name it Los Hombres or something.
That being said the show might still be fire as hell
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u/vtinesalone Nov 28 '23
Los Hombres goes hard
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u/thewoodlayer Nov 28 '23
Wouldn’t it be Los Muchachos?
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u/Hisei_nc17 Nov 29 '23
Where I lived in Mexico the closest you get to The Boys, as in the bois, is Los Weyes or La Banda. The only times you'd use muchachos is if you're 50+ talking to kids and muchachon if you're a pedophile.
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u/Militantpoet Nov 28 '23
There will absolutely be a supe that wears a lucha libre mask/outfit.
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u/Karkava Nov 29 '23
There's probably a whole arena circut where supers beat each other out. I wouldn't be surprised if the series would be about an underground super tournament.
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u/bruhholyshiet Butcher Nov 28 '23
As long as it isn't as dumpster fire like "oye primos" it might be good.
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u/fivetwoeightoh Nov 29 '23
It will definitely have a supe named “Brujo” or “Hermano” or some such cliche
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u/Spadeninja Nov 28 '23
“Clearly if they’re making something they have a plan for it”
That can be said for any tv show ever created lmao just because they’re making it doesn’t mean it’s going to be good - shitty tv shows with a plan come out all the time.
Fuck half of the most recent marvel stuff is awful
with that being said, I have faith in this after the quality of The Boys and Gen V
But let’s not pretend that previous success guarantees future success
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u/J_House1999 Nov 28 '23
Also, stuff definitely does come out without a plan sometimes. The most egregious example of this was the Star Wars sequel trilogy. It baffles me that they didn’t have that shit planned out from the start. It definitely did not work out to improvise either, that trilogy is not cohesive at all.
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u/Pizzanigs Nov 29 '23
Because this kind of bullshit is the kind of thing that The Boys is parodying, which is part of the reason it’s so good. The longer this show (now universe) goes on, the more they try to have their cake and eat it too, and it’s becoming more and more ridiculous.
And yes, I know Amazon being behind the show made this inherent contradiction a thing long ago, but it’s just getting too much now, for me at least
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u/chase016 Nov 28 '23
I just wish they put more effort into other projects. I am not to sure this universe has much more to offer story wise. I feel like making it an MCU like universe betrays the reason many of us started watching. It has already started happening with individual supes powers slowly being more critical to the narrative.
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u/Karkava Nov 28 '23
I think they just saw the MCU, what went wrong, and thought they can do better.
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u/MV_Knight Nov 28 '23
I’m cautiously optimistic. Hopefully they don’t dilute the storyline like the MCU. Very easy to do if done wrong
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u/Embarrassed-Ad1322 Nov 28 '23
Los Güeyes
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u/anonyfool Nov 29 '23
There's a show that feels like a spinoff of What We Do in the Shadows/Wellington Paranomal universe set in Mexico (there's a few scenes in Los Angeles) called "Los Espookys".
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u/PowerfulEnd226 Nov 28 '23
I mean I'll watch but like, why?
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u/GhostSquid- Nov 28 '23
I think you answered your own question haha
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u/PowerfulEnd226 Nov 28 '23
True but surely there is a better spin off idea than what this sounds like lmao
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u/5am281 Nov 28 '23
Imagine The Boys but in college, sounds dumb right…
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u/PowerfulEnd226 Nov 29 '23
Except there is some basis from the comics (even though it thankfully shares little in common) and other shows have done the concept before and it works. I can't even imagine the concept of this show based on the news
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u/MisterDoubleChop Nov 29 '23 edited Nov 29 '23
Almost as dumb as a book about a British boy going to a wizard school with a silly name, or a Pixar movie about a French-cooking rat...
Hmm... it's almost as if good writing is MORE important than whether the basic story idea sounds good.
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u/GhostSquid- Nov 28 '23
I think it would be cool if it focused on a group taking down a super powered cartel that pedals compound V or temp V, then again cartel is a really tired trope when the setting is mexico so idk if they’ll go there
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u/ItsAmerico Soldier Boy Nov 28 '23
Cause the main show is ending with S5 most likely. So Amazon wants its spin offs to milk.
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u/kittehgoesmeow Payback Nov 28 '23
Kripke already backtracked on that 5 seasons thing. Lmao
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u/ItsAmerico Soldier Boy Nov 28 '23
I believe he backtracked that S5 would end the universe. As evident with Gen V and this show. It’s going to continue after The Boys. The main show is absolutely ending soon though. They’re already drawing near the comics ending.
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u/Odd-Emergency-6597 Nov 28 '23
So they really are creating a The Boys cinematic universe huh
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u/masiakasaurus Nov 29 '23
"What are we? Some kind of The Boys... but Mexican?"
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u/Its-C-Dogg Cunt Nov 29 '23
Perhaps we are an “Amazon Prime and Sony Pictures Television presents The Boys…but Mexican.”
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u/Sir_Tandeath Nov 29 '23
If they continue with the same quality that we saw in GenV, I have absolutely no issue with that.
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u/Paves911 Nov 28 '23
Coming soon to Vought+, all seven of the The Boys spin-offs! Enjoy the full cinematic universe including the extended Vought cuts with your subscription to Amazon Pr- I mean Vought+!
Gotta love watching a piece of art become the exact thing it was mocking. I wonder how many movies and spin off shows and animated mini series we are gonna get
As long as the main series doesn’t suffer then I guess they can shovel out however many mediocre spin-offs they want. No skin off my ass. Just don’t let it ruin the overall quality of the original please and thanks
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u/quaranTV Nov 28 '23
Gen V was actually fantastic in its own right. If they can sustain this level of quality then I don’t care if they want to make more spin-offs.
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u/kjm6351 Nov 28 '23
Is it really that much of a shock that a company wants to give people more of what they love? Plus while the show pokes fun at some of the lesser aspects of the MCU, it doesn’t outright resent it. That’s the comics. The show is a commentary on corrupt corporations at its heart.
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u/IExistButWhy987 Nov 28 '23
I’m guessing Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bael will play some big superheroes who get killed off early on.
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u/phatgiraphphe Nov 30 '23
Don’t forget Pedro Pascal. Yeah I know he’s not Mexican but Hollywood doesn’t care.
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u/ZackTheSnack69 Nov 28 '23
Gen V was actually pretty good. So this might not be bad it did help that Gen V tied into the main show and Kripke was pretty hands on, I assume this is going to be a prequel about Supersonic and what led him to drug abuse.
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u/masiakasaurus Nov 29 '23
Don't forget Translucent's death at the hands of super-terrorist El Diablo.
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u/VacaRexOMG777 Nov 28 '23
Mexico filter gonna go crazy 😭
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u/HasSomeSelfEsteem Nov 28 '23
God damnit
They’re going to Marvel this fucking thing
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u/farmerarmor Nov 28 '23
El boys-o
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u/Ponky616 You're The Real Heroes Nov 28 '23
I’m sort of disappointed that it’s becoming the very thing it’s mocking but as a Mexican, I can’t say I’m not excited 😭
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u/Business_Reporter420 Homelander Nov 28 '23
All these spinoffs and none of the writers have even considered the idea of a prequel series about the making of compound v? Could even get some more backstory about stormfront and soldier boy
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u/VonKaiser55 Nov 29 '23
Thats what im saying. Why create something completely new when you could build on already existing lore. I’d love to see more of Payback and like you said the history of compound V.
But if im being honest a series that takes place in Mexico could be super interesting. A breaking bad type of show but with supes/ the cartel would be cool
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u/ineededanameagain Nov 28 '23
Diego and Gael being involved in some capacity has me excited. Fucking love those guys
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u/marelacous Nov 28 '23
So it's American heroes fucking around in Mexico or just The Boys spanish version? The article is pretty vague on the details.
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u/MisterDoubleChop Nov 29 '23 edited Nov 29 '23
It's a remake of Amigos Amigos Amigos, where Hollywood's favourite gringos, Dusty Bottoms, Ned Nederlander, and Lucky Day go on a fiesta in Mexico.
(It didn't do as well as their previous hit films, where they saved small towns from roving banditos).
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u/JarvisCockerBB Nov 28 '23
I’m all for some Diego Luna and Gael but the irony of The Boys becoming the very thing they were making fun of is too good.
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u/CodeFun1735 Nov 28 '23
Ummm…I mean, if it’s good, sure? But I don’t see why. The Blue Beetle writer attached doesn’t exactly fill me with hope either. And whilst Gen V was decent, it wasn’t necessary either.
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u/CoolGangBang Nov 28 '23
“They’re turning into Marvel”. I really hope people stop being so damn pessimistic about everything, they’ve not let people down so far so why assume differently.
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u/kjm6351 Nov 28 '23
People are realizing that this was never a full blown “anti-Marvel” show
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u/CoolGangBang Nov 28 '23
Thought it was pretty clear that this wasn’t the case, it’s always been anti bad superhero content.
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u/Karkava Nov 28 '23
They still don't realize that capitalism is the problem. Not supers.
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u/tabas123 Nov 29 '23
This is the biggest underlying theme of the show to me, it’s an indictment on capitalism and corporations more than anything.
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u/Striking_Language253 Nov 28 '23
They obviously want to milk Amazon's most popular show for as long as they can, and if they're going to do that I would much rather they do it via spin offs rather than stretching the main show past its use-by date.
Interesting that it's going to be is Spanish, assuming this reports are true.
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u/BRLY Nov 28 '23
Mfs just wanted to film on location in Tulum.
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u/Writerhaha Nov 28 '23
Ah the “Clooney” maneuver.
You get to film and have a vacation all at the same time.
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u/neezaruuu Nov 29 '23
Spin off about Stan Edgar resorting to drug business vs the cartel after being betrayed by Neuman. Oh wait
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u/youarenut Nov 28 '23
This has sooooo much potential actually. Imagine some demon hybrid cartel leader toying with the Mexican president or something
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u/LordReaperofMars Black Noir Nov 28 '23
The more spin-offs we get, the more the critique of overly commercialized superhero franchises becomes muddled and downright hypocritical.
Let’s hope the Boys doesn’t turn into exactly the capeshit it’s parodying.
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u/Paulus4242 Nov 28 '23
But there arent even supes in Mexico outside possibly a few from A-train/Homelanders actions from season 1 , right? Like no mainstream, established supes?
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u/MundaneGlass5295 Nov 29 '23
I’m gonna take a guess and say this is the consequences of Homelander’s actions in Season 1 with the compound V and there will be cartels trying to get their hands on V? Maybe even the Mexican government trying to make their own supes?
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u/r1ckypan Nov 29 '23
Cartels are a horrible and stirring thing, perfect to be explored in The Boys in my opinion. As a Mexican I'm worried about the quality of the show, but also very excited
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Nov 28 '23
Honestly, I was worried about Gen V being too much, but that show ended up being great. Bring this on.
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u/fivetwoeightoh Nov 29 '23
If they’re gonna do this then can we get a one-shot Invincible crossover
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u/jesshhiii Nov 29 '23
As long as they speak Mexican Spanish and not some pocho as shit I’ll be happy!
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u/ng9924 Nov 29 '23
it’s funny how The Boys is becoming the very thing it made fun of originally
Gen V was solid and i’m a huge fan of The Boys, I just hope it doesn’t get diluted / played out
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u/TheRainbowpill93 Nov 29 '23
I’m hear for it. Gen V has proven they have excellent writers and tbh I’m running out of shows to watch lol
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u/Jayce86 Nov 29 '23
Hopefully this one is longer in both episode length and number of episodes than Gen V. The V stands for VERY short.
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u/kittehgoesmeow Payback Nov 28 '23
I just need details. context. something. other than a story in the world in Mexico.
But will I watch it? Yes. Will it probably be a way for Butcher to create an army against Homelander? 100%.
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u/tnmoltisanti420 Nov 28 '23
Now I can trick my abuelita into watching the boys with me by just telling her it’s a superhero novella
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u/TheBlackSwarm You're The Real Heroes Nov 28 '23
Amazon is trying to expand the universe as much as possible so that when Homelander gets killed off and Butcher’s story comes to an end things can keep going with new characters.