The hilarious and shocking anti-superhero series The Boys is returning for its fifth and final season on Amazon Prime Video, and there’s already a ton of news about the show’s last outing. Debuting in 2019 and based on the eponymous comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the series concerns a group of vigilantes who make it their mission to protect the world from superpowered people who abuse their abilities. Known for its gory and over-the-top action sequences, the satirical series is the perfect antithesis to the deluge of superhero content pouring out of Marvel and DC in recent years.
A critical darling since its debut episode, The Boys has grown into a pop culture phenomenon, and inspired a wave of shows and movies based on comics other than DC and Marvel. The show’s true power lies in its ability to shock and surprise, and The Boys has continuously kept fans on their toes as the storylines get more and more outlandish with each passing season. However, all good things must come to an end, and with the announcement of season 5 also came the revelation that Amazon Prime Video’s hit series would be ending.
Kripke cheekily revealed that a five-season arc was always his plan, which suggests it will be expertly crafted instead of hastily rushed together after the show was abruptly canceled.
Though the longevity of the Prime Video original was always a mystery, the latest news confirms that The Boys season 5 is the last. The update came directly from series creator Eric Kripke, who had previously been somewhat vague about his plans for the show’s future. However, upon dropping the news, Kripke cheekily revealed that a five-season arc was always his plan, which suggests it will be expertly crafted instead of hastily rushed together after the show was abruptly canceled. To make his announcement, Kripke took to his X (formerly Twitter) account and dropped a redacted image of a season 4 script.
With the fate of the ever-popular series in little doubt, The Boys season 5 was renewed by Amazon Prime Video in May 2024, a full month before the premiere of season 4. When it came to the continuation of The Boys, it was never really a question of if, but of how long the series would stretch on for. Unfortunately for die-hard fans of the satirical superhero series, the answer came just days before season 4’s premiere in the form of a tweet from creator Eric Kripke who announced that season 5 would conclude the show.
The Boys season 4 debuted on June 13, 2024.
Since season 5 of The Boys is officially the last, it stands to reason that the final outing will give many of the beloved and despised characters a proper sendoff. However, considering the bloody and shocking nature of The Boys, there’s no guarantee that any character will survive to see the last season. Despite the show’s penchant for bloodshed, there are a few characters that will most likely make it to the end, including Antony Starr’s uber-patriotic Homelander, and Karl Urban as the anti-superhero vigilante Billy Butcher. The cast of The Boys also features a wide variety of other superpowered characters, and the final season could introduce a few more as well.
The presumptive cast of The Boys season 5 includes:
| Actor | The Boys Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Urban | Billy Butcher | |
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Antony Starr | Homelander | |
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Jack Quaid | Hughie Campbell Jr. | |
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Erin Moriarty | Starlight | |
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Jessie T. Usher | A-Train | |
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Laz Alonso | Mother’s Milk | |
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Chace Crawford | The Deep | |
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Tomer Capone | Frenchie | |
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Karen Fukuhara | The Female | |
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Nathan Mitchell | Black Noir | |
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Colby Minifie | Ashley Barrett | |
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Claudia Doumit | Victoria Neuman | |
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As bad as it is to see The Boys go after season 5, the superhero series will avoid a hugely divisive decision that Supernatural famously made.
Though it was obvious that the show couldn’t go on forever, it was revealed just days before season 4’s premiere that The Boys would be ending with season 5. Since the decision seems to be a mutual one between creator Eric Kripke and Prime Video, it’s assured that the series will get an ending of some sort instead of being left hanging like so many other great shows of the past. Fortunately, with the spinoff Gen V returning for its second season soon, the franchise could continue in various other off-shoots.
At this juncture, it’s impossible to guess what might happen in The Boys season 5 because season 4 is far from over yet. With so many shocking twists and turns in the series thus far, there will surely be more than a few mind-blowing moments in season 4 that will drastically impact season 5’s plot. While specifics are elusive, it’s certain that a final conflict between Butcher and the supes is imminent and Homelander’s rise through the political ranks will also likely reach some sort of dramatic conclusion.
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