Amazon says The Boys shared universe is officially the Vought Cinematic Universe (or VCU)

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Subscribe to our newsletter The Boys season 5 might be wrapping up the mainline show, but there are plenty of spin-offs to keep the franchise alive.As it turns out, this shared universe isn't called the Boys Cinematic Universe, but actually the Vought Cinematic Universe (or VCU).

That's according to entertainment journalist Jack Shepherd, inform was who of the name by Amazon after interviewing showrunner Eric Kripke for SFX magazine."Speaking to Kripke this time, he briefly talked about the expanding BCU… or, at least, I thought it was BCU.

But I was wrong.

Amazon clarified in a follow-up email after our print deadline that Kripke actually meant to say VCU, or Vought Cinematic Universe.

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In other words, the whole Boys enterprise has been renamed," Shepherd wrote on his Substack.Article continues below Along with Gen V, there's also the upcoming prequel Vought Rising, which will star Aya Cash as Stormfront and Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy ## Editor's Note This is an interesting development that could shape the future of gaming. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/superhero-shows/amazon-says-the-boys-shared-universe-is-officially-the-vought-cinematic-universe-or-vcu/)