The Boys College Spinoff Adds Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Marco Pigossi

Amazon Prime Video's college-set spinoff of The Boys has added Patrick Schwarzenegger (The Staircase, Sean Patrick Thomas (The Tragedy of Macbeth, and Marco Pigossi (Invisible City) to its sprawling cast. Although little is known about their characters, Deadline reports that Schwarzenegger will play Golden Boy, Thomas will play Polarity, and Pigossi will play Dr. Cardosa.

Currently in production, the still-untitled spinoff is set at America's only college for superheroes, where the adrenaline-seeking young adults compete for the best superhero contracts across different cities. Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, who worked together on Emergence and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, serve as showrunners, while The Boys team of Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg executive produce.

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