In addition to the short film, entitled Butcher, Kripke revealed that the show received a much bigger budget from Amazon, which was used for much more than action set pieces or visual effects, noting that it helped bought his team time for a lot.
The series was created by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, who are responsible for another subversive comic book-inspired series, AMC’s Preacher, and Supernatural creator Eric Kripke.
Season 1 is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video with the second season set to debut on September 4.
Meanwhile, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander (Antony Starr) sets his sights on taking complete control.