India, Sept. 16 -- The second season of The Boys' spinoff Gen V is all set to release on Amazon Prime Video. The irreverent and gory superhero show/campus drama sees actor Hamish Linklater take the centre stage as one of the new additions to the cast. Ahead of the show's release, the actor speaks to Hindustan Times about his role and the challenges the show is facing in Trump's America.

In Gen V season 2, Hamish plays Cipher, the new dean of Godolkin University, where superheroes in the Boys universe are trained. Talking about his character's flexible moral compass, the actor says, "Since season 1, Homelander has taken over this universe. I am the kind of hire that Homelander would want to make. That should tell you what a good guy I am....