Sandusky part of a new Amazon show

SANDUSKY — Sandusky shows up in one of Amazon Prime's newest shows."The Boys" premiered Friday on the streaming service, which describes the show as "an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes, who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods, abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good." The series is based on a comic book of the same name, its Wikipedia page states.The first season contains eight episodes. Before making its debut, the show was picked up for a second season in early July.In the first season's sixth episode, a character named Kevin, an aquatic superhero who also goes by "The Deep," faces punishment for a past wrongdoing and is reassigned to work in Sandusky.The following episode shows "The Deep" moving into his new residence in Sandusky as another character, Jeff, explains what Sandusky has to offer and how close it is to Toledo and Cleveland."The Deep," an aquatic superhero, is reassigned to Sandusky, Ohio in Amazon Prime Video's new show "The Boys." Cedar Point, Jeff brags, is the "biggest roller coaster park in the U.S. of A" and says the city doesn't have much crime and Lake Erie is great for "The Deep" to swim in. Later on, "The Deep" is seen adjusting to life in his new town and goes grocery shopping.Erick Kripke, the show's executive producer and co-creator, is a Toledo native who wanted to feature Sandusky. Though the series mentions Sandusky, episodes were shot in Toronto, Canada.Tommy Boy, starring Chris Farley and David Spade, is set in Sandusky, but was not filmed in the city. Multiple Sandusky memorabilia, however, appears in the movie. Other Sandusky area referencesIn recent years, Sandusky has been mentioned in numerous televisions shows and movies. The most famous Sandusky references come from "Tommy Boy" starring "Saturday Night Live" alumni Chris Farley and David Spade. The comedy, while set in Sandusky, wasn't filmed in Ohio at all. Replicas of Sandusky staples, however, like a city police cruiserRegister newspaper boxes, a Cedar Point mug and Register newspapers, make appearances.The Sandusky area is also referenced in or was featured in:• "Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael," a 1990 comedy starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels. The movie was also filmed in and set in Clyde.• Television shows "The Drew Carey Show," "Gilmore Girls," "8 Simple Rules" "Glee" and "Hope and Faith" mention Cedar Point. Reach reporter Caitlin Nearhood at nearhood@sanduskyregister.com, follow her on Twitter @CaitlinNearhood and on Facebook.com/CaitliNearhoodSandusky, Ohio and Cedar Point are referenced in Amazon Prime Video's new show "The Boys."