Young Avengers / Gen V

Being a few weeks into Gen V Season 2 - it really makes me hope for a Young Avengers project from Marvel Studios/Disney +.

They can tell an auxiliary story to the main storyline of the Phase, that all ties into the plot, but also be its own separate thing.

It may be too similar to Gen V, but having the YA team finding out some dirt on Val from her assistant (blanking on the name) could be a fun trail to go down. These kids seemingly out of the element, trying to foil a government agency, and no one believes them because they are teens.

And seeing the relationship between Kamala, Riri, and Kate Bishop in Marvel Zombies just drives this home even more. I can EASILY see Iman Vellani/Kamala taking the leadership role (like Marie Moreau).

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rubyschnees2025-10-03 21:29

i desperately want champions/young avengers to be a thing, and it's clear they're setting up for something and there's so much they can do with the potential cast and all the various directions they can go

i would say kate/kamala should probably co-lead tho, kate's got like 5/6 years on kamala and also has experience with an avenger so i can't really see her taking a backseat - but the chemistry between those three at least looks fun as hell

dasaniAKON2025-10-03 21:49

Kamala has been to space and has experience with Captain Marvel, Spectrum, and Fury.

rubyschnees2025-10-03 22:00

hence *co-lead*, it's not a knock on kamala to say that she and kate would be equals

Realistic_Analyst_262025-10-03 22:09

Ok? Thor has all kinds of cosmic experiences yet he didn’t lead the Avengers

teh_hotdogman2025-10-03 22:53

eh, he definitely could lead if he wanted to

pawpawsr2025-10-03 21:59

Yeah, co-lead feels like the move. Kate’s got the “been around the block” vibes and that Hawkeye mentorship under her belt, while Kamala brings the heart + hype energy that naturally rallies people.

CitizenKeen2025-10-03 23:07

> it's clear they're setting up for something

They should have done it, then. Hailee Stanfeld is only two years younger than Chris Evans was when he filmed First Avenger (and already four years older than when he filmed the first Fantastic Four).

The "teen / college" superhero ship is already sailing.

kyle03052025-10-04 13:18

Tbh as long as the actor looks the part it’s fine. Hailee can easily pass as still being in her early-mid twenties. The issue with casting much older people as teens comes when you get people like Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield in TASM, the entire cast of Grease, Judd Nelson in Breakfast Club, or almost any cast of any WWII movie ever made, because the actors look *far* older than the character’s age.

rvdp662025-10-05 14:33

I assume they will be there in secret wars after the disparate multiverse heroes get wiped by doom in doomsday.

JyconX2025-10-03 21:39

While I want such series to be a thing, I highly doubt it would focus on exposing Val.

dasaniAKON2025-10-03 21:51

Possibly not. Just was trying to find through line to GenV a bit.

And thought with the rumblings that the assistant in Thunderbolts could be Mockingbird, might be a good opening to expand something there.

Or like if YA was before Thunderbolts and they hear about Val’s company creating a Superhuman

bjwills72025-10-03 21:45

This is how I find out there's a season 2 of Gen V?!

Either way thanks lol, gonna start watching now.

slyfly52025-10-03 22:01

It’s been pretty good so far it’s still ongoing. Really unfortunate that the best character isn’t on there anymore but the real life actor got into a motorcycle accident and died

bjwills72025-10-03 22:53

NOOOOO! Just finished the first episode and was confused why they would kill off such a great character, I figured it was just some kind of contract issue. That's so sad, such a talented guy and he didn't even make it to 30.

teh_hotdogman2025-10-03 22:53

i like how they tied his death into the show though :( RIP

Realistic_Analyst_262025-10-03 22:09

It barely had any marketing

superpencil1212025-10-04 02:16

The first 3 episodes are so rough, both in writing and acting (from everyone other than Hamish Linklater), but shit pops off in episode 4. Really hoping they stick the landing in the finale

KantoTapsi8882025-10-03 21:54

My pitch is Halloween-related at the Duquesne residence in New York. They all gathered to watch a horror movie and get acquainted. I don't want to reveal my villain yet but yeah, horror-themed Stranger Things-lite Young Avengers movie.

Usual-Caregiver55892025-10-03 22:38

Im surprised i haven't seen more hate on the internet with the main group being girls, and a single character the show has taken the time to label as Trans (even if they identify as bi-gender, vought has set their foot down).

KrifeH2025-10-04 00:01

Popularity of the Boys tanked in the last few years so there’s less people around to hate on it

SeekerVash2025-10-04 01:31

It took a good bit of fire the first season. I think it's old news now.

dasaniAKON2025-10-04 19:26

and the other male "lead" is absolutely fucking nuts.

Usual-Caregiver55892025-10-04 22:17

Yeah, my wife was guessing at this last episode the whole time. Sam was gonna join. Then Emma's crush. And its really just looking like theyre gonna run with the "Girls get it done" thing. More power to them. Not like they care what the internet gripes about anyway.

DefNotAShark2025-10-03 22:43

Gen V is such a successful story IMO, and it’s astounding that it manages to outgrow the young adult category that it’s in and exist as simply a pretty good superhero show in general. I think it owes a whole lot to The Boys, and what an incredible job the main series did in constructing Vought as this insurmountable juggernaut of a company. Gen V pits a handful of dumbass teens against the same company that crushed an experienced team of agents and the entire government, and you feel that in the show. They have no chance. I love that about it. It always feels like the main characters are genuinely fucked.

I’m not sure Val is really the same weight class as Vought. Kind of, but I think if they tried a run at the exact same concept they would just be outclassed completely by Gen V. Even in season 2 that show is still doing its thing and doing it well. I’m not sure I want to see Marvel trying to match that. It’s a really different tone between the two and I don’t think it would be that good. I don’t think they can capture the same feeling or stakes.

The Young Avengers are probably better off doing something in space, or in some time warp story where the Avengers don’t exist and they have to fix it. Something fun to match the tone they already have.

BravoLeader30002025-10-03 23:15

I think they missed the window. Most of the YA are just regular adults now.

chao502025-10-03 23:23

They’re still pretty young overall. Yes Hailee and Dominique and Kathryn are 27/28, but Joe Locke is 22, Xochitl is 18, Iman is 23

BravoLeader30002025-10-03 23:49

To me "Young Avengers" connotes teens.

ninjapro982025-10-04 02:49

Change the name to new avengers then, problem solved and the same idea still comes across

BravoLeader30002025-10-04 04:57

Thunderbolts did it first. LOL

annoyingrelieve2025-10-05 00:40

Mcu YA not nearly as entertaining as Gen V crew