Gen V

Gen v is a must watch as the their will be tie ins to the boys and vice versa

Some of the comments prove my point entirely .

It's necessary to watch and actually more enjoyable than The Boys most of the time, but fair warning it's more explicit when it comes to the sexual stuff and even the violence at times.

Gen V is a must!!! Especially since S2 sets up s5 of The Boys as well

Totally on the side of watch Gen V. It introduces characters and plot points that are important for the overall universe, and more importantly I think you'll enjoy it.

Gen V is a must plus its good so yay.

I would go ahead and watch Gen V

The two shows turn major woke, which in turns ruins what was once two great shows.

I would watch gen v

There are literally characters from gen v in 4 season of the boys, its definitely worth to watch

I’m over here waiting on charmed 😂

It's actually a pretty good show, I would recommend it anyway, no matter if it's essential or not.

I wouldn't say it's essential but I would definitely recommend it as both shows are in the same universe and events from both s1 and s2 of Gen have impact on s4 and s5 of The Boys in a way. So I would definitely watch s1 Gen V, s4 of The Boys, s2 of Gen V and s5 of The Boys when it starts airing in April ☺️

Don’t listen to the people tryna tell you otherwise, you literally have to watch gen v💀

Never seen it. I watched the boys season 4 and didnt feel like I missed anything so I doubt it’s essential.

Similar to when you watched the Vampire Diaries and the Originals, it's best to watch in order (gen v next) to get a full understanding of the timeline of events.

They tie into one another, kind of like the earlier seasons of Buffy and Angel, so I say watch Gen V first.

I'm not sure I would call it essential, though I personally like the show and think it's worth watching. Certain events and characters do make an appearance, so it does help to know about it, but it's pretty minor.

You meant Gen mid? skip it

It’s mildly essential. You can watch S4 without it but you will be confused on some things and Gen V also establishes some things that are happening between S3-4 in the world. They’ve released them in a certain order for a reason because they follow on from one another. Like S2 of Gen V is released after s4 and hints a little of what’s to come in S5. I think S5 will be harder to watch without watching Gen V S2. I honestly think you would be best off at least giving it a try before going straight into S4.

I don't really rate Gen V to be honest and from what I've seen from both shows you don't really miss anything major from not watching Gen V so I'd say go straight to season 4.