Here’s Your “First Look” at Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy in THE BOYS Season 3

Amazon Prime Video released today the long-awaited first-look of Jensen Ackles in the Soldier Boy super suit for Season 3 of the hit series The Boys. The suit was designed by Laura Jean Shannon and concept artist Greg Hopwood. Check it out at the bottom of the article!

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When designing the Soldier Boy Super Suit, Shannon noted, “Soldier Boy is the original bad ass. Our goal was to highlight a bygone era of overt masculinity and grit. With that pedigree we dove headfirst into baking in an all-American quality grounded in a military soldier’s  practicality with a heavy dose of old school cowboy swagger. We knew that the actor had to have Steve McQueen looks and chops with a John Wayne attitude, luckily Jensen Ackles embodies all of that.”

Knowing that Soldier Boy is a fan-favorite character from the original graphic novels, Showrunner Eric Kripke knew the importance of the Super Suit, saying, “When I cast Jensen as Soldier Boy, the first thing I said was, ‘I’m most excited for you, because of the amazing process you’ll go through with LJ, our Super Suit designer.’  It took six months but the experience surpassed Jensen’s expectations.  LJ has made a work of art that tips its hat to the WWII Soldier Boy from the comics, while taking it in a sleek new direction.  And if you think the photos are cool, just wait till you see Jensen in action.  It’s one of my very favorite suits.  Also, now you can quit clogging my Twitter notifications with demands to see it.”

Showrunner Eric Kripke hopes the Amazon Prime series runs at least 5 seasons.

He says: “The rough idea in my head is five seasons total, but I also know better than to say how many seasons a show is going to have. My last show, Supernatural, I said five seasons for sure, and that f—er went 15. So, I’m mostly going to keep my mouth shut, but creatively, five feels like a good round number.”

The second season doubled Season 1’s worldwide viewership in just two weeks. So Amazon has fast-tracked a spinoff series set at a college exclusively for superheroes. Described as an irreverent and R-rated, the series will explore the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. Part college show, part Hunger Games – with all the heart, satire, and raunch of The Boys, the spin-off is written and executive produced by Craig Rosenberg who will serve as showrunner while Eric Kripke and Seth Rogen executive produce with Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, and Pavun Shetty.

Expect an official release date announcement sometime in the not-too-distant future. We’ll keep you posted on all The Boys-related news as details emerge. Stay tuned and check back often!

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