Supernatural alum Jensen Ackles is reuniting with Eric Kripke for The Boys Season 3. Kripke, showrunner of the both Supernatural and The Boys, cast Ackles as the original superhero, Soldier Boy.
Solider Boy, a clever and sinister play on Captain America, fought in WWII, and his heroic deeds turned him into the first superhero celebrity.
From that cult of personality sprang a billion dollar industry that now churns out supes like the Seven — who generally do more harm to the populace than good.
This is Ackles's first role since Supernatural, which will conclude after 15 seasons this fall. When asked about reuniting with Ackles Kripke said in a statement, "When I was a child, I had a crazy, impossible dream — to provide Jensen Ackles with.
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