Following news earlier this week about three other new supes that have been added to the cast of The Boys season three, the Amazon show has recruited a former The Walking Dead star to play another “hero.” Variety brings word that Laurie Holden will take on the role of “Crimson Countess” in the TV series.
Ackles’ character is a goof on Marvel’s Captain America, and in fact both Soldier Boy and Crimson Countess are on a team making fun of The Avengers in The Boys comic books called Payback.
And I’m happy to have him do it because he knows Butcher’s dialogue better than I do, and he knows British slang way better than me, so I’m happy to have him pitch suggestions.