Gen V Season 2 Finale Hides a Heartfelt Tribute to Chance Perdomo, the Late Actor Behind Andre — Did You Catch It?
Lizze Broadway is keeping Chance Perdomo’s memory alive — the Gen V star reveals the intimate tribute she carries with her, and why she’ll never let go.
Gen V season 2 wrapped with a quiet, personal gut punch you might have missed in the finale. It is small, it is specific, and it is a pretty lovely nod to someone the show lost.
The tribute hiding in plain sight
Lizze Broadway, who plays Emma Meyer, told Collider she slipped a tribute to Chance Perdomo into the last scene of episode 8. Perdomo, who played Andre Anderson in season 1, died in March 2024 after a motorcycle accident. In that final scene, Emma is wearing Andre's sweatshirt — not a replica, the actual piece from the show — as a way of keeping Perdomo present on set and on screen.
"It is actually Andre's sweatshirt. I wanted to take that, like he's with us for the rest of the season."
Broadway said she did not know, when she made that decision, that the season 2 premiere would open with footage of Chance as Andre wearing that exact sweatshirt. When she saw that, it hit even harder. She admitted she got a little emotional and added that her entire performance this season was grounded in honoring Chance and Andre, which is why she carried that thread into the finale.
Quick context if you need it
Gen V follows the super-powered students of Godolkin University, where abilities are juiced by the infamous Compound V. Naturally, the place is not exactly a pillar of transparency, and the kids end up knee-deep in conspiracies. Emma is one of the core characters, and her power lets her change size — a gift that has been both useful and traumatizing across two seasons.
- March 2024: Chance Perdomo dies in a motorcycle accident.
- Season 2, Episode 1: The opening includes Chance as Andre wearing the sweatshirt.
- Season 2, Episode 8: In the final scene, Broadway wears the same sweatshirt as a tribute.
- Now: Gen V season 2 is streaming in full on Amazon Prime Video.
It is a small behind-the-scenes detail, but one that lands with weight once you know to look for it — the kind of graceful, blink-and-you-miss-it goodbye that fits this show better than a big speech ever could.