Gen V (2023)
A university like you've never seen it before.
At America's only college for superheroes, gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university's top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's elite superhero team. When the school's dark secrets come to light, they must decide what kind of heroes they want to become.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 28 September 2023 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Genre | Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Created by | Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg and Eric Kripke |
| Starring | Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway and Maddie Phillips |
| Seasons | 2 seasons, 16 episodes |
| Episode length | about 49 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 13 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.6/10 |
Where to watch Gen V
Gen V is streaming on Prime Video ($8.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Prime Video, or $8.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Gen V takes the superhero origin story and drops it into a college setting where the tuition is life. Created by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, the series treats the college as a pressure cooker for moral compromise. The hook is simple: these students are competing for a spot on an elite team, but the school’s dark secrets force them to decide what kind of heroes they want to be. It is 13 hours of watching people with godlike powers navigate the petty politics of campus life.
How it did with audiences
Gen V doesn’t have a box office to report, so the numbers live in streaming charts. On TMDB, users rate it 7.6 out of 10. Whip Media’s TV Time data places the series as the fifth most streamed show in the US the week of October 1, 2023, before climbing to second place by October 15. It held that slot through November 5. Nielsen counted 374 million minutes viewed. Viewers watched. The data confirms it.
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Sources
- Gen V on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q112623392 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Gen V” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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