A storm is coming to the second season of Amazon’s superhero show The Boys, with Aya Cash (You’re the Worst) set to portray a gender-swapped version of the character of Stormfront, an unrepentant bigot who also happens to be one of the most powerful superhumans on Earth, and thanks to Entertainment we’ve got a couple of first-look images featuring the actress in full costume.
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“I think Stormfront is like a nuclear bomb that goes off in the Seven,” Cash tells EW. “Maybe nuclear bomb isn’t the right word. We’re in Chernobyl. There you go. It’s a Chernobyl thing… I think she’s here to blow up Vought. he’s here to try to get Vought back to the original idea behind creating superheroes… And she can be quite the feminist. There’s a lot of, I wouldn’t say misdirect, but she also is a very empowered woman.”
“You start off this season thinking she’s one thing and then discover she’s another,” Cash adds. “There are quite a few times where you’ll identify with her as an audience member or agree with what she says. I think [those] are the most dangerous people.”
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In a world where superheroes embrace the darker side of their massive celebrity and fame, THE BOYS centers on a group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys,” who set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than their blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty. THE BOYS is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about “The Seven,” and Vought – the multi-billion dollar conglomerate that manages these superheroes.
The Boys season 2 arrives on Amazon Prime in 2020.
Photo Credits: Amazon Studios
