The countdown has officially begun for one of TV’s wildest superhero shows. After years of chaos, blood, and jaw-dropping twists, ‘The Boys’ is finally heading toward its explosive goodbye. And if the new trailer is anything to go by, the last season is not planning to leave quietly.
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‘The Boys’ release date
Fans of the hit series on Amazon Prime Video finally have a date to circle on their calendars. The fifth and final season of The Boys will start streaming on April 8, dropping its first two episodes together.
After that, the story will unfold week by week until the series finale on May 20, when the show officially wraps up its run.
Homelander now runs the world
The final season opens in a terrifying new reality. According to the official storyline, the world now belongs to Homelander.
He is no longer just a powerful Supe. The situation has escalated so far that the country is essentially under his influence. His unpredictable personality and massive ego mean that the future of everyone, human or Supe, hangs by a thread.
The boys are captured
Things are not looking good for the rebel group at the heart of the story.
Three members of the team Hughie Campbell, Mother’s Milk and Frenchie have been locked away in what is described as a “Freedom Camp.”
Meanwhile, Annie January (also known as Starlight) is trying to build a resistance movement against the overwhelming power of the Supes. She has regained her powers and even pulled in some students from the events of Season 2 of the spinoff series Gen V to help her cause.
And then there is one more mystery: Kimiko Miyashiro has disappeared entirely.
Butcher returns with a dangerous plan
Just when the situation seems hopeless, Billy Butcher shows up again.
Butcher escaped capture at the end of Season 4. Now he returns with two terrifying advantages. First, he has developed strange tendril-like superpowers. Second, and far more dangerous, he holds a virus capable of wiping out every Supe on Earth.
His decision to use that virus triggers a chain of events that could change the world forever.
‘The Boys’ cast
Season 5 brings back many familiar faces.
The cast includes Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Colby Minifie, Cameron Crovetti, Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry and Daveed Diggs.
The series is based on the comic books created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.
The TV adaptation was developed by showrunner Eric Kripke and backed by a long list of executive producers, including Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Phil Sgriccia, Michaela Starr, Paul Grellong, David Reed, Judalina Neira, Jessica Chou, Gabriel Garcia, Ori Marmur, Ken F. Levin and Jason Netter.