Our Boys at the Front

**Our Boys at the Front** is a war drama series created by IllegalNova. The series airs on FX on June 21st, 2030. The series utilizes many comic book characters and ideas from the Golden Age of Comic Books that are in the public domain.

## Plot

The series follows a retired superhero named Archie Masters, formerly called the American Crusader. The year is 1950, and it has been five years since the end of the Second World War. He has since engaged with torch singer Lyn Hall, who fought crime years ago as Claire Voyant. Everything seemed peaceful at first but, unknown to them, trouble is brewing in the Korean Peninsula.

After World War II ended, the Soviet Union and the United States liberated Korea from Imperial Japanese colonial control, dividing the northern half and southern half of the peninsula into two zones of occupation, the Soviets commands the northern half and the Americans controls the southern half. A capitalist state was established in the south under the anti-communist administration of Syngman Rhee and the north under the rule of the communist Kim Il-sung. Both of the governments claim to be the sole government of Korea and neither accepted the border as permanent. Warfare broke out when the North Korean military (Korean People's Army) forces supported by the Soviet Union and China crossed the border and advanced into South Korea on 25 June 1950. The United Nations Security Council commissioned a team of superhumans from around the world called the American Front Men Squadron to fight in the approaching war and the dispatch of superhuman forces to Korea to repel what was recognized as a North Korean invasion.

Ordered by Californian senator Richard Nixon to join the team, American Crusader and Claire Voyant both joined out of eagerness to fight the communists for their country. Alongside the Fighting Yank, Black Terror, Dynamic Man, the Arrow, the Flag, and Man of War, American Crusader and Claire Voyant alongside 50 other members were drafted into the Korean War, and would soon live to regret it. That is if they can survive the war long enough to regret joining, of course.

## Cast

### Main

* **Bradley Cooper** as **Archie Masters / American Crusader**

* **Tessa Thompson** as **Lyn Hall / Claire Voyant**

* **Joel Edgerton** as **Bruce Carter III / Fighting Yank**

* **Ben Foster** as **Ralph Payne / The Arrow**

* **Ben Mendelsohn** as **Bert McQuade / Dynamic Man**

* **Jon Bernthal** as **Robert Benton / Black Terror**

* **Taylor Kitsch** as **Jim Courtney / The Flag**

* **Riz Ahmed** as **Man of War**

### Supporting

* **Britt Robertson** as **Lucille Martin / Blue Lady**

* **Aidan Gillen** as **Martin Jack / Masked Marvel**

* **Jason Clarke** as **Gavtvid / Mighty Man**

* **Dane DeHaan** as **Tim Roland / Kid Terror**

* **Sylvester Stallone** as **Andrew Bryant / Captain Future**

* **Matthew McConaughey** as **Mystico the Wonder Man**

* **Ewan Mitchell** as **Bradford Cole / Vapo-Man**

* **Gary Sinise** as **Harry S. Truman**

* **John Cusack**  as **Richard Nixon**

## Production

The eight-part series was commissioned by FX on 8 November 2029 with IllegalNova writing the series and Andy Wilson directing. Casting began on 14 November 2029, with Bradley Cooper and Tessa Thompson joining the cast. Riz Ahmed was cast on 20 November while Joel Edgerton and Ben Mendelsohn joined the cast on 1 December 2029. Filming took place in Los Angeles and Incheon in 5 December 2029.