Is Soldier Boy Coming Back? Jensen Ackles Linked To The Boys: México Spinoff

Thought The Boys wrapped it up with that gore-soaked finale? Same. But apparently the franchise is not done making a mess. The latest rumor mill says the upcoming spin-off, The Boys: Mexico, might bring back a very familiar walking disaster: Soldier Boy. Yes, Jensen Ackles potentially suiting up again. Let me break down what people are whispering and how it fits after that finale.

So... Soldier Boy again?

The short version: insider chatter claims The Boys: Mexico is set just a few months after Homelander's death and could feature Soldier Boy crawling back into the story. Even wilder, the show reportedly tackles Supes sneaking across the border into Mexico and a squad tasked with shutting that down. If true, that is a grimy, topical angle that feels very on-brand for this universe.

'Segundo informações do insider Daniel RPK, The Boys: México se passará alguns meses após a morte de Homelander e trará o retorno de Soldier Boy, interpretado por Jensen Ackles. Um dos arcos da história envolve Supers atravessando a fronteira como imigrantes ilegais...'

That post made the rounds on May 24, 2026. To be crystal clear: none of this is confirmed by Amazon, Erik Kripke, or anyone with an official title. It is rumor. But it is the kind of rumor that fits the puzzle pieces we already have.

Where we last saw him (and why a comeback makes sense)

Despite a lot of fans expecting Soldier Boy to be the one to finally take Homelander off the board, Season 5 zigged. Early on, Soldier Boy actually helped Homelander via that V1 immortality formula tied to Stormfront. Then he clocked what Homelander really wanted—full-blown dictatorship vibes, constant ego-feeding, the usual Vought nightmare—and decided he was out. In Episode 7 he flat-out told Homelander off and announced he was done with the war entirely, planning to vanish into a cushy life in Bogota.

That exit plan lasted about 30 seconds. Homelander choked him out and stuffed him back into cryogenic storage, which is why Soldier Boy was a no-show for the finale bloodbath. If the Mexico rumor is real, the obvious question is: who cracks the ice this time, and why?

Quick refresher on the guy in the star-spangled armor

Soldier Boy has always been The Boys' twisted riff on Captain America —a patriotic poster boy whose 'heroism' usually involved collateral damage and a huge ego. He first crashed into the story in Season 3 and immediately blew things up, literally and figuratively.

Age-wise, he is a unicorn in this world. Born in 1919, Soldier Boy is over 106 during Season 5's timeline. Thanks to early Compound V experiments from the World War II era, his aging process is basically frozen. Unlike Homelander, who simply ages slower, Soldier Boy's body barely moves the needle across an entire century. It's similar to Stormfront's near-immortality—same era of dangerous V tinkering, same results. That biology is exactly why dragging him into a new chapter is easy: he can be iced, thawed, and thrown into any mess the writers want.

What the Mexico rumor actually claims

• Timeline: Set a few months after Homelander's death.
• Return: Jensen Ackles back as Soldier Boy.
• Plot angle: Supes illegally crossing into Mexico, with an anti-Supe unit trying to stop them.

Why this could get even uglier (in a good way, for TV)

If the show picks up right after Homelander's exit, the world would be in a power vacuum. Supes on the run. Vought scrambling. Governments panicking. Dropping Soldier Boy into that chaos is not subtle, but it is effective. The guy is practically a living relic of every bad decision this universe has ever made—corporate mythmaking, militarized Supes, and the way PR always tries to spit-shine a war crime.

If I had to bet, he is not back to be anyone's savior. More likely: catalyst. The kind of character who walks into a room, says one insulting thing, and then the whole city is on fire. Again, rumor until proven otherwise—but if The Boys: Mexico really wants to reset the chessboard after that finale, thawing out the original company man from hell is a clean, nasty move.