''The Boys'' is an American

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television series developed by

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for

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. Based on the comic book of the same name by

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and

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, it follows the eponymous team of vigilantes as they combat superpowered individuals who abuse their abilities. The series features an ensemble cast that includes

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, Erin Moriarty,

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, and

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. Originally intended to be a

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, the comic book series adaptation began its development in 2008 with Adam McKay set to direct the film. Due to creative differences between the crew and the studios that picked up the film, the project was left in

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. The development for the project was revived in 2016 by

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, which announced that it would be reworked as a television series. Kripke was recruited to be the showrunner of the series, while

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and

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would be the executive producers.

obtained the rights for the series in November 2017, with production starting in May 2018 in

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. ''The Boys'' premiered its first season of eight episodes on July 26, 2019. A second season premiered on September 4, 2020, with the third season following on June 3, 2022. In June 2022, the series was renewed for a fourth season. As part of a

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, a spin-off web series, ''

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'', premiered in July 2021, an

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, '' Diabolical'', premiered in March 2022, and a second live-action television series, ''

Gen V ''Gen V'' (also known as ''The Boys: Gen V'') is an upcoming American superhero streaming television series, developed by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, serving as a spin-off of '' The Boys'' by Eric Kripke, and based on '' The Boys'' comic boo ...

'', was ordered in September 2020. The series has received positive reviews and praise for its writing, storyline, humor, and performances of the cast. The series was nominated for six

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, including Outstanding Drama Series in

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Premise

''The Boys'' is set in a universe where superpowered individuals, called Supes, are recognized as heroes by the general public and work for a powerful corporation known as Vought International that markets and monetizes them. Outside their heroic personas, most are arrogant, selfish, and corrupt. The series primarily focuses on two groups: the Seven, Vought's premier superhero team, and the Boys, vigilantes looking to bring down Vought and its corrupt superheroes. The Boys are led by

Billy Butcher William J. "Billy" Butcher, or "Billy the Butcher", is a fictional character and antihero in the comic book and Amazon Prime series '' The Boys'', created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. He is the leader of The Boys, a group of CIA-sponsore ...

, who despises all Supes, and

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are led by the egotistical and unstable

Homelander The Homelander (John Gillman) is a Character (arts), character and one of the main antagonists of the comic book series ''The Boys (comics), The Boys'' and the media franchise The Boys (franchise), of the same name, created by Garth Ennis and Da ...

. At the start of the series, the Boys are joined by

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after a superhero accidentally kills his girlfriend, and the Seven are joined by

Annie January Rebecca Anne "Annie" January is a fictional superheroine in the comic book series '' The Boys'', created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. As Starlight, she is a member of the Seven, a group of superheroes funded by Vought-American ( Vought I ...

, a young and hopeful heroine forced to face the truth about those she admires. Other members of the Seven include the disillusioned

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, the drug-addicted A-Train, the insecure Deep, the mysterious Black Noir, and the

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Stormfront. The Boys are rounded out by tactical planner Mother's "MM" Milk, weapons specialist Frenchie, and superpowered test subject Kimiko. Overseeing the Seven is Vought executive Madelyn Stillwell, who is later succeeded by publicist Ashley Barrett. Other superpowered individuals include Victoria Neuman, a congresswoman who publicly opposes Vought while secretly assisting the corporation, and Soldier Boy, Vought's original premier superhero.

Cast and characters

as William "Billy" Butcher – The leader of the Boys and a former SAS operative who distrusts all Supes. He has a particular hatred towards Homelander, who he believes is responsible for the disappearance of his wife. Luca Villacis and Josh Zaharia portray younger versions of the character. *

as Hugh "Hughie" Campbell Jr. – A civilian tech specialist who joins the Boys after his girlfriend Robin is killed by A-Train. *

as John / Homelander – The extremely powerful leader of the Seven. Beneath his public image as a noble hero, he is egotistical, megalomaniacal, and cares little about the well-being of those he professes to protect. * Erin Moriarty as Annie January / Starlight – A superhero with light-based powers and a member of the Seven. One of the few heroes who values protecting society, she questions her loyalty to the Seven after learning of their true character. Maya Misaljevic portrays the young Starlight. *

as Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve (seasons 1–3) – A veteran member of the Seven with superhuman strength and durability. Once desiring to protect innocent lives, she has become disillusioned and suffers from burnout. *

as Reggie Franklin / A-Train – A speedster member of the Seven. A-Train is obsessed with maintaining his status as the fastest speedster in the world, resulting in him becoming addicted to Compound V. *

as Marvin T. "Mother's" Milk / M.M. – A member of the Boys who is responsible for organizing and planning their operations. Formerly a medic in the

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, he joined the Boys after Soldier Boy caused his grandfather's death and his attorney father worked himself to death attempting to bring Vought down. Elias Leon Leacock portrays the young M.M. *

as Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep – A member of the Seven who possesses the ability to communicate with aquatic life and breathe underwater. He is looked down upon by the other members of the Seven due to his status as the group's token aquatic hero.

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voices the Deep's gills. *

as Serge / Frenchie – A member of the Boys and an international arms trafficker skilled in munitions, ordnance, infiltration, and chemistry. Coerced into joining the group to protect his criminal friends, he seeks redemption for his past crimes by fighting against Vought. *

as Kimiko Miyashiro / The Female – A mute member of the Boys with super strength and regenerative healing. Involuntarily injected with Compound V as part of a scheme to create superpowered terrorists, she joins the Boys after they rescue her. *

as Earving / Black Noir – A mysterious member of the Seven who possesses superhuman strength and agility. Formerly a member of Payback, he was badly disfigured during his team's mutiny against Soldier Boy, rendering him mute and forcing him to conceal his physical appearance behind a dark costume. Fritzy-Klevans Destine portrays the young Black Noir in the third season. Although the character is killed by Homelander in the third season, Mitchell will return in the fourth season as a new Black Noir. *

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as Madelyn Stillwell (season 1; guest season 2) – A charismatic, scheming vice president at Vought International responsible for managing the superheroes. *

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as Ashley Barrett (season 2–present; recurring season 1) – A publicist for Vought International who later becomes its president. *

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as Klara Risinger / Liberty / Stormfront (season 2; guest season 3) – The first successful Compound V subject and member of the Seven with

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-based abilities. Once a member of the

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, she holds bigoted views towards minorities and non-Supes. *

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as Victoria "Vic" Neuman / Nadia (season 3–present; recurring season 2) – A congresswoman who publicly opposes Vought, but is secretly a superpowered assassin with the ability to psychically cause spontaneous combustion. Elisa Paszt portrays the young Nadia. *

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as Ben / Soldier Boy (season 3–present) – The original premier superhero and leader of Payback. Thought to have been killed during the

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, he was secretly betrayed by his team and captured by the Soviets in order for Vought to replace him with Homelander, his biological son.

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2020)

Season 3 (2022)

Production

Development

Between 2008 and 2016, a film adaptation of '' The Boys'' had been in various stages of development at both

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and

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. Adam McKay expressed interest in directing, and

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as Billy Butcher and

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as Hughie, as well as shooting the film in 3D. On April 6, 2016, it was announced that

was developing a television series adaptation of the comic book. The production was being developed by

, and

. Kripke was set to write the series while Goldberg and Rogen were set to direct. Executive producers were reported to include Kripke, Goldberg, Rogen,

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, Pavun Shetty, Ori Marmur, James Weaver, Ken Levin, and Jason Netter.

and

were set as co-executive producers. Production companies involved with the series included

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, and

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. On November 8, 2017, it was announced that Amazon had given the production a series order for a first season which consisted of eight episodes. The series had reportedly been in development at Amazon for a number of months preceding the series order announcement. It was also reported that the previously announced creative team was still attached to the series. Kripke wanted to retain a sense of reality to the show, and keep the writers disciplined, so he decided "Anything that comes out of this drug is viable, and anything that doesn't we're not allowed to do". He did not want to fall into the overused convention of killing off female characters to motivate the heroes and also saw an opportunity to surprise readers of the comics by changing the story of Butcher's wife Becky. On April 30, 2018, it was announced that

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would direct the series' first episode. He replaced Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Ahead of the series premiere, on July 19, 2019, at the 2019

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, it was announced that Amazon had renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 4, 2020, and that it would consist of eight episodes, like the previous season. Kripke was already starting to write the scripts just before the series premiere revealing that it took "a lot of tiptoeing around expectations for the hit's sophomore outing". The eight scripts for the second season were completed by November 2019. On July 23, 2020, Amazon announced that the series was being renewed for a third season at the aftershow hosted by

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for the 2020 San Diego Comic-Con@Home. The third season began filming in early 2021 with a then-unknown release date. On October 30, 2020, Kripke revealed that the third season would adapt the miniseries comic book ''

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'', which is centered around superhero orgy festivals. It would be adapted for the season's sixth episode, which would be named "Herogasm" after the miniseries. Kripke stated that "Herogasm" had "the craziest dailies he adever seen" and "that people erenot ready to watch it". However, the part of the comic book story in which Soldier Boy is depicted as a superhero who has yearly sex with

in an attempt to gain membership in

will not be used, and instead, Soldier Boy was depicted as the "Homelander before Homelander", a superhero from

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brought out of

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. Kripke also revealed that instead of portraying Soldier Boy as innocent like he is depicted in the comics, he would be worse than Homelander. On June 10, 2022, Amazon renewed the series for a fourth season.

Casting

On December 18, 2017, it was announced that Erin Moriarty had been cast in the lead role of Annie January / Starlight. On January 17, 2018, it was reported that

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, and Nathan Mitchell had joined the main cast. In March 2018, it was announced that

, and

had been cast in series regular roles. On April 5, 2018, it was reported that

had been cast in the series' lead role of Billy Butcher. On May 16, 2018, it was announced that

had been cast in the series regular role of Madelyn Stillwell. On June 25, 2018, it was reported that

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had joined the main cast in the role of Frenchie. On August 30, 2018, it was announced that

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had been cast in the recurring role of CIA Agent Susan Raynor. On October 5, 2018, it was announced during the annual

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that

had been cast in the role of Hughie's father. According to the artist Robertson, Hughie was drawn in the comics to resemble Pegg after he saw Pegg in the sitcom ''

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'', but Pegg thought he was too old to play the role of Hughie in the TV series. On September 5, 2019,

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and

were cast in recurring roles for the second season. A month later,

was announced in an unspecified role.

was confirmed to be portraying superhero Stormfront in March 2020 following contract negotiations that began when the second season was announced. On August 10, 2020, it was reported that

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was cast as Lamplighter for the second season. A week later,

joined the cast for the third season as

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. On October 30, 2020,

and

were promoted to series regulars for the third season. On March 26, 2021,

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joined the cast in the recurring role of Little Nina for the third season. On June 23, 2021, Miles Gaston Villanueva,

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, and

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were cast as Supersonic, Gunpowder, and Blue Hawk, respectively, for the third season in undisclosed capacities. Two days later,

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joined the cast as Crimson Countess in a recurring role for the third season. On October 5, 2021, Frances Turner,

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, and Jack Doolan joined the cast as Monique and twins Tessa and Tommy, the TNT Twins, in recurring roles for the third season. On July 8, 2022, it was announced

(who portrayed the masked Black Noir in the first three seasons), despite his character's death in the third season, would continue to portray a new replacement Black Noir in a main capacity in fourth season of the series. On August 1, 2022, it was reported that Cameron Crovetti had been promoted as a series regular while

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and Susan Heyward were cast as new series regulars for the fourth season. Later that month,

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was cast in an undisclosed role. On December 1, 2022, Rosemarie DeWitt,

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, and

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joined the cast in undisclosed capacities for the fourth season.

Filming

The Boys Season 2 filmed at Pecaut Square Toronto I Want My Compound V

Despite the series taking place in

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like in the comics, it was confirmed the filming would be taking place at the city of

in Canada instead. In November 2017, it was announced that the filming for the series was slated to begin filming in 2018 with the hopes of releasing it on 2019. Though the series was mainly shot in Toronto, it was confirmed that additional filming would also be taking place in other cities of Canada such as

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and

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for a few other locations.

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for the first season took place from May 22 to September 25, 2018, in

, Ontario. The crew filmed at the

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in order to get the shots of the exterior of the Seven Tower, which was digitally created through CGI. The building's structure was digitally altered and extended to become the Seven Tower. For the interior of the tower, including some of the rooms and the modern lobby where the fictional company celebrates the corporate parties, the interior of Roy Thomson Hall was used. For

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, the crew filmed in

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in Toronto and proceeded to digitally alter it. A-Train's race with Shockwave was filmed at

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stadium located at

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. Lower Bay Station was used for the subway scenes. The crew also filmed at several places of interest through the city such as the

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and the Cathedral Church of St. James. Another shooting location was at the

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as the mansion of Dr. Jonah Vogelbaum. The filming for the second season took place from June 17 to November 13, 2019. For Translucent's funeral ceremony, the crew filmed at the

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which is located at the North York district in Toronto. The crew filmed at the Wet 'n' Wild Toronto Waterpark for the scene where the Deep is arrested, with some CGI modifications in order to recreate the series' fictional Splash Zone Sandusky park. For the scenes of the church of the Collective, filming took place at the Scottish Rite Club in

. To create the Sage Grove psychiatric hospital, the crew filmed at the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care complex which is located in the city of St. Thomas in Ontario. While filming for the second season a scene was planned to be shot at the

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, however they were relocated by the

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as the location was close to the place where the

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occurred on April 23, 2018. The filming for the third season took place from February 24 to September 10, 2021. The filming for the season was not affected by the

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, though several precautions were implemented to ensure the safety of the cast and crew. The new locations included for the season were

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as Vought headquarters, Saint George Manor as the host studio of the fictional reality show ''American Hero'', and

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Medieval Faire section as Vought Land theme park.

Music

Score albums have been released for each season of the series by

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served as composer of the show's score. During an interview at the 2019 Comic-Con, he stated that his work for ''The Boys'' was the "craziest thing" he has ever done, after collaborating with

for ''

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''. For the second season's soundtrack, Erin Moriarty provides her own vocals for the song "Never Truly Vanish", which was nominated for an

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. The music video for "Never Truly Vanish" was released on

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on June 4, 2021. Jessie T. Usher also performed an original song for the second season's soundtrack and on September 1, 2021, the music video for "Faster" was released on YouTube. The third season's soundtrack included two songs performed by Miles Gaston Villanueva, "You've Got a License to Drive (Me Crazy)" and "Rock My Kiss", while Laurie Holden performed "America's Son" which were released on June 3, 2022. On June 17, 2022, another video was released for a song performed by Holden, "Chimps Don't Cry".

Politics

The seasons explore issues like

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white supremacy White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any power and privilege held by white people. White su ...

systemic racism Institutional racism, also known as systemic racism, is a form of racism that is embedded in the laws and regulations of a society or an organization. It manifests as discrimination in areas such as criminal justice, employment, housing, healt ...

, and

xenophobia Xenophobia () is the fear or dislike of anything which is perceived as being foreign or strange. It is an expression of perceived conflict between an in-group and out-group and may manifest in suspicion by the one of the other's activities, a ...

and Kripke saw this fact as an opportunity to introduce Stormfront, a

racist Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism ...

superhero who believes in

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. Kripke revealed that unlike the comics where Stormfront is male, the character would be gender swapped for the series with the intention of creating "Homelander’s worst nightmare that would be a strong woman who wasn't afraid of him and proceeded to steal his spotlight." The show contains

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, and many consider the show to be a critique of

conservatism Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilizati ...

and

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

politics. The show has also made references to corporate corruption,

police brutality Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes, but is not limited to, ...

sexual harassment Sexual harassment is a type of harassment involving the use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including the unwelcome and inappropriate promises of rewards in exchange for sexual favors. Sexual harassment includes a range of actions fro ...

, and

homophobia Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitude (psychology), attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, h ...

. Various analogies have been made with content in the show to

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, the MeToo movement, and comparing Homelander to

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. Some of the showrunners have said that these analogies are intentional and made to cast a political message.

Release

On September 26, 2018, the official poster for the series was released. On October 5, 2018, in tandem with the series' panel at the annual

, a teaser trailer for the series was released. On January 24, 2019, another teaser trailer was released via Seth Rogen's official Twitter account. The series premiered on July 26, 2019, after another teaser was released. Ahead of the premiere,

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renewed ''The Boys'' for a second season, which premiered on September 4, 2020. On July 22, Slipknot released a new single called "

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" with an accompanying music video which featured clips and audio from the show. On June 26, 2020, it was announced that season two would debut on September 4, 2020, with the first 3 episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis. The second season's official trailer was released on August 4, 2020. On January 6, 2022, it was reported that the third season would premiere on June 3, 2022, with the first 3 episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis until the season finale on July 8. A companion

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titled ''Butcher'', set between the first and second season, was released on September 10, 2020, with

reprising his role as Billy Butcher. Characters from ''The Boys'' also appeared in an episode of '' Death Battle!'' sponsored by

, which was released on September 17, 2020.

Reception

Critical reception

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, the first season holds an approval rating of 85% based on 105 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The

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's critical consensus reads, "Though viewers' mileage may vary, ''The Boys'' violent delights and willingness to engage in heavy, relevant themes are sure to please those looking for a new group of antiheroes to root for." On

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, it has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on reviews from 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds an approval rating of 97% based on 105 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''The Boys'' comes out swinging in a superb second season that digs deeper into its complicated characters and ups the action ante without pulling any of its socially critical punches." On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has a "Certified Fresh" approval rating of 98% based on 146 reviews, with an average rating of 8.05/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Managing to up the ante on what was already one of television's most audacious satires, ''The Boys third season is both bracingly visceral and wickedly smart." On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Audience viewership

In October 2019, Nielsen announced it had begun tracking viewership of Amazon Prime programs. It said ''The Boys'' had attracted 8million total viewers in its first 10 days of release, making it one of the most successful original programs on Amazon Prime. For the second season, the first three episodes drew a 7.2 percent share of streams relative to the top 100 most-watched TV shows on Reelgood within its opening weekend, beating the third season of ''

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'' (5.8 percent) and ''

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'' (4.4 percent). The show's audience increased 89 percent compared to the first season. Nielsen ratings revealed that 891million minutes of the show has been watched, placing it number three on the Nielsen list, just behind ''

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'' (2.17billion minutes) and ''

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'' (1.42billion minutes). It became the first non-Netflix show to appear on the Nielsen Top 10 Streaming Shows list.

Accolades

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awarded the third-season episode " Barbary Coast" its "Tech, Not Terror" award for using a CGI octopus.

Franchise

Spin-offs

''The Boys Presents: Diabolical''

On December 5, 2021, at the Brazil Comic-Con, Prime Video announced that ''The Boys Presents: Diabolical'', an animated anthology series, had been given an eight-episode series order. On January 18, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on March 4, 2022.

''Gen V''

On September 24, 2020, it was announced that a spin-off centered on a superhero college had been fast-tracked into development upon the ratings success of the series' second season. Described as being "part college show, part ''

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''", the spin-off is to be set "...at America's only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (and run by Vought International)" and is described as "an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities". On October 2, 2020, Kripke stated the series would focus on the G-Men team that had been mentioned in the first season, a

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of the

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. On September 27, 2021, the untitled spin-off was given a series order by Amazon Studios. Filming of the series, titled ''

'', beginning at the

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in May 2022 and the Claireville Conservation Area,

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in July, intended for an October wrap.

Other media

''Vought News Network''

Ahead of the premiere of the third season, the series had released video segments in the form of in-universe news reports from the Vought News Network channel on

, titled '' Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman''. Each of the seven segments contains seven stories that tease events in upcoming episodes and introduce new cast members, and acts as a bridge between Season 2 and 3. Matthew Edison, who plays news anchor Cameron Coleman, also appears in the third season of the series.

''Supe Porn''

On October 3, 2020, Eric Kripke said that the in-universe

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scenes briefly glimpsed in the second season ''The Boys'' episode "

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" had been produced in full, expressing interest in releasing them under the name ''Supe Porn'' to the website of the same name, registered to

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, as well as supposedly requesting

and the other followers of his

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page to join him in petitioning Prime Video and

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to allow the potential

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to be uploaded. Later on, a fictional

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was added to the website, with a collection of products such as ''The StarMight Plug'' and ''Translucent's Glass Dildo''. At the bottom of the website there is a message saying that its contents are for entertainment purpose only and not actually for sale.

Notes

References

External links

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