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Gen V Season 2 Premieres With Tribute Honoring Chance Perdomo

Producers kept their pledge not to recast, reshaping the season as a memorial to the late actor.

Overview

  • Prime Video released the new season on September 17, with an opening message dedicated to Chance Perdomo.
  • The production reaffirmed its decision from last year to leave Andre Anderson un-recast and recalibrated the story accordingly.
  • Showrunner Michele Fazekas said Perdomo’s presence permeates the narrative, describing the season as crafted to honor both the character and the person.
  • Cast members, including Sean Patrick Thomas, spoke about the difficulty of returning to set and said their performances were guided by his memory.
  • Filming briefly paused after Perdomo’s March 2024 death before resuming with reworked scripts for Season 2.