But when ‘Gen V’ crash-lands back onto Prime Video this September 17, it will feel even more significant than before. Of course, there will be all the usual hype surrounding it, such as new episodes, new chaos at Godolkin University, and new carnage-filled satire in the style of ‘The Boys.’ However, for us personally, this season holds something much more significant. We are returning to a world which has provided us with so much laughter, horror, and heartbreak, but now we have to do it without Chance Perdomo.
Perdomo, who so beautifully brought Andre Anderson to life, passed away suddenly in March 2024 after a motorcycle accident. The loss was difficult to come to terms with not only because we lost a talented actor but also because of the role that Andre symbolized in the Gen V story, and he wasn’t just another supe in training. He was the voice that had his words caught between expectation and self-doubt; he was the friend who made messy decisions but always had a certain quiet nobility to him. His death left fans not only mourning the loss of the man but also the character. The question became pressing and unavoidable because how does Prime continue a show when one of the beating hearts is no longer there?
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The showrunner, Michele Fazekas, has admitted to the struggle. The fact that rewriting the scripts following Perdomo’s death was not a simple matter. It was associated with a number of challenges, since they all agreed that it was very emotional for them to undertake. In an exclusive interview with the Collider, Fazekas was quoted as saying, “As much as you grieve Chance, we grieved Andre too,” and “We loved Andre.” This shows a side of the creative team that could easily have maintained ambiguity, but instead testifies to how much Perdomo was loved both on and off camera. The fact that they chose not to recast Andre says it all because his character was irreplaceable.
According to the people who made Gen V, this new season does not sweep Andre’s disappearance under the rug. In fact, they incorporated it into the story with painful accuracy. It opens with a memorial for Andre, where one aspect of it is genuine, and the other was a Vought-owned event that right away sets the tone. They are taking death and turning it into PR, but his friends’ fragile emotions cut through it. Marie (Jaz Sinclair) questions if she ever said something true to him. Emma (Lizze Broadway) buries her pain in selfish decisions. Jordan (London Thor and Derek Luh) knows that Andre’s courage would be the bar they could never reach.
And then there’s Polarity. This character is portrayed by Sean Patrick Thomas, and he becomes a conduit for grief and denial. On the face of it, Polarity is the glamorous celebrity superhero. But beneath all that, every single word he says is laced with the pain of a son he can’t save. These are the moments when Andre feels most alive, not through action, but through absence.
The authors weave Andre’s presence throughout the season, both in subtle ways and direct nods, by showing flashbacks to remind us of his struggles with identity and legacy, as his friends carry his possessions as if they were talismans. The group’s actions in regards to what to do in the conflict between fighting Vought or looking out for themselves are tempered by the question never asked: What would Andre do?
As Sean Patrick Thomas aptly explained, “You can’t have Gen V without Chance Perdomo. He is part of the DNA of the show.” This is no mere saying, as it is the design of Season 2, and Andre is not eliminated, but rather he becomes the conscience of the show.
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And as members of the audience, we are not merely passive witnesses to this situation either. We’ve been drawn into the gritty, bloody corridors of Godolkin, cheering on characters who rarely deserve it. With Andre, it was different. He was flawed, yes, but his better nature was always apparent, something that very few supes dare to display. His passing was hardly impersonal.
This is why the treatment of his absence in Season 2 is so important. It doesn’t fall back on the easy shock or the easy dismissal. It acknowledges the uncomfortable process of grief and allows both the characters and the viewers to struggle with the consequences together. In a world where death is constantly a joke, a moment like this, where Gen V gets to pause and appreciate the meaning of loss, is incredibly unusual. Gen V season 2 begins with its three-part premiere on September 17, and from the very first frame, Chance Perdomo is there, not in person, but in memory, in dialogue, in silence. His character, Andre Anderson, remains a source of inspiration for all the other characters in the series as they are about to face chaos. Ultimately, this is not simply an extension of the narrative. This is a goodbye, a tribute, and a reminder that sometimes the greatest heroes are not necessarily those with abilities. They are the ones who provide a legacy so great that the story itself is compelled to see them through.
