The world of The Boys could soon be expanding to Mexico.
According to sources, Amazon is currently developing a Spanish-language spin-off of its popular gritty superhero series, based on the Garth Ennis/Darick Robertson comic books, which would be set in Mexico City. Plot details remain under wraps.
Like The Boys, it would be produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios. Sources say Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer is attached to write. Dunnet-Alcocer most recently wrote the screenplay for the DC film “Blue Beetle” starring Xolo Maridueña. “The Boys” creator Erik Kripke would executive produce through Kripke Enterprises, along with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver of Point Grey Pictures, and Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty of Original Film. Sources also say that Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal will executive produce via their La Corriente del Golfo banner, though deals for the series are still being worked out.
If the project goes ahead, it would be the third series set in the world of The Boys, alongside the mothership show, which is due to return for a fourth season in 2024. Prime Video recently debuted the first season of “Gen V”, which is set at a superhero school run by Vought International. The show premiered on 29 September and was renewed for a second season in October.
Previously, Prime Video aired the animated anthology series “The Boys Presents: Diabolical,” which featured eight stand-alone stories and many of the actors from The Boys reprising their roles in the voice cast.
It would also be the latest attempt by Amazon to expand the world of one of its streaming shows with a local-language production. Amazon is currently preparing such spin-offs from its high-budget spy series “Citadel”, including shows set in India, Italy and beyond.
“The Boys” has proven to be one of Amazon’s most popular streaming originals to date. Since the show’s launch in 2019, it has ranked at the top of the Nielsen streaming charts whenever new episodes have aired. The show has also received eight Emmy nominations to date, including one for best drama series in 2021.
