20 Best TV Shows Of 2023
5. Gen V
In many ways, a spin-off to Amazon's brilliant hit The Boys felt inevitable, but could it match the original show's quality? As it turns out, yes, because Gen V is every bit as great as the series it came from, even with just one season to its name.
Set concurrently with the upcoming fourth season of The Boys, Gen V follows a host of young, hopeful supes as they train to land a spot on the coveted Seven, the leading superhero team in the world. But the school they're trapped in proves to be much more than meets the eye.
Filled with gripping conspiracies and brilliantly widening The Boys' enthralling mythology, the drama maintains a stark political edge and a gleeful disregard for audience discomfort (this one's got unsettling sex scenes, vomit, exploding bodies, brainwashing and fire), none of which overshadows the story at play.
Featuring great performances and a slew of entertaining cameos, Gen V - like the show that gave it life - is proof the superhero genre is far from finished.