The Boys (2019 TV

series)

The Boys is an American superhero streaming television series developed by Eric Kripke for
Amazon Prime Video. Based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick
Robertson, which was originally published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint
before moving to Dynamite Entertainment; it follows the eponymous team of vigilantes as
they combat superpowered individuals who abuse their abilities. The series stars an
ensemble cast that includes Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Laz Alonso, Tomer Capon and Karen
Fukuhara as the titular vigilantes, and Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott,
Chace Crawford, Jessie T. Usher and Nathan Mitchell as members of the "Seven", an official
superhero group run by the conglomerate Vought International.
 The Boys

Genre Superhero

Drama

Black comedy

Satire

Thriller

Action

Based on The Boys

by Garth Ennis
Darick Robertson

Developed by Eric Kripke

Starring Karl Urban

Jack Quaid

Antony Starr

Erin Moriarty

Dominique McElligott

Jessie T. Usher

Laz Alonso

Chace Crawford

Tomer Capon

Karen Fukuhara
 Nathan Mitchell

Elisabeth Shue

Colby Minifie

Aya Cash

Composer Christopher Lennertz

Country of origin United States

Original language English

No. of seasons 2

No. of episodes 16 (list of episodes)

Production

Executive producers Eric Kripke

Seth Rogen

Evan Goldberg

James Weaver

Neal H. Moritz

Pavun Shetty

Ori Marmur

Dan Trachtenberg

Ken F. Levin

Jason Netter

Craig Rosenberg

Phil Sgriccia

Rebecca Sonnenshine
Producers Hartley Gorenstein

Gabriel Garcia

Nick Barrucci
Production locations Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cinematography Jeff Cutter

Evans Brown

Jeremy Benning

Dylan Macleod

Dan Stoloff

Editors David Trachtenberg

Nona Khodai

David Kaldor

Cedric Nairn-Smith

William W. Rubenstein

Jonathan Chibnall

Camera setup Single-camera

Running time 55–68 minutes[1]

Production companies Sony Pictures Television[a]

Amazon Studios

Kripke Enterprises

Point Grey Pictures

Original Film

Kickstart Entertainment

KFL Nightsky Productions

 Distributor Amazon Studios

Release

Original network Prime Video

Picture format 4K (UHDTV) HDR

Audio format 5.1 Dolby Digital

Original release July 26, 2019 –

present

External links

Website (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QQQ52B3)

The series premiered on July 26, 2019.[2] The series has received acclaim for its writing,
storyline, humor, and the performances of the cast, particularly Urban and Starr. Ahead of the
premiere, Amazon renewed The Boys for a second season, which premiered on September 4,
2020.[3][4] A third season has also been ordered, and a spin-off series is in development.[5][6]

Premise

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

The Boys are led by Billy Butcher, who despises all superpowered people, and the Seven are
led by the narcissistic and violent Homelander. At the start of the series, the Boys are joined
by Hughie Campbell after a member of the Seven accidentally kills his girlfriend, while the
Seven are joined by Annie January, a young and hopeful heroine forced to face the truth
about those she admires. Other members of the Seven include the disillusioned Queen
Maeve, drug-addicted A-Train, the insecure Deep, the mysterious Black Noir, and white
supremacist Stormfront. The Boys are rounded out by tactical planner Mother's 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.

The first season depicts the initial conflict between the Boys and the Seven, which is
motivated by Butcher believing Homelander caused his wife Becca's disappearance. While
Homelander and Stillwell conspire to receive government support for superheroes, the Boys
attempt to stop them by uncovering Vought's secrets. Initially unaware of each other's
affiliations, Hughie and Annie muddle the conflict when they enter into a romantic
relationship, despite Butcher's distrust of her.

In the second season, the Boys continue their efforts to defeat Vought in spite of being
wanted by the government. A new development in the conflict arises when Butcher learns
Vought is holding Becca captive with a superpowered son fathered by Homelander. As
Butcher attempts to rescue his wife, Stormfront promotes her white supremacist message
throughout the Seven, seeking to have Homelander lead the superpowered to world
domination.

Cast and characters

Main
…
Karl Urban as William "Billy" Butcher – The leader of the Boys and former SAS operator
who distrusts all individuals with superpowers. He has a particular hatred towards
Homelander, who he believes is responsible for the disappearance of his wife.

Jack Quaid as Hugh "Hughie" Campbell Jr. – A civilian member of the Boys who joins the
group after his girlfriend Robin is killed by A-Train.

Antony Starr as John / Homelander – The extremely powerful leader of the Seven. Beneath
his public image as a noble hero, he is narcissistic, sadistic, and cares little about the well-
being of those he professes to protect.
Erin Moriarty as Annie January / Starlight – A devout Christian, light-emitting superhero
and member of the Seven. One of the few superpowered individuals sincere in helping the
public, she questions her loyalty to the Seven after learning of their true character.

Dominique McElligott as Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve[7] – A veteran member of the Seven
with enhanced physical strength and durability. Although she once wanted to protect
innocent lives, she has become disillusioned and suffers from burnout.

Jessie T. Usher as Reggie Franklin / A-Train[7] – A speedster member of the Seven. He is

determined to maintain his status as the fastest speedster, resulting in him becoming
addicted to Compound V.

Laz Alonso as Marvin T. Milk / Mother's Milk – A member of the Boys responsible for
organizing and planning their operations. Formerly a medic in the United States Marine
Corps, he is motivated by his attorney father working himself to death while attempting to
bring Vought down.

Chace Crawford as Kevin Moskowitz / the Deep[8] – 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. Patton Oswalt voices his gills.

Tomer Capon as Serge / Frenchie[7] – A member of the Boys and international arms
trafficker skilled in munitions, ordnance, infiltration, and communications. After being
coerced into joining to protect his criminal friends, he seeks redemption for his past crimes
while battling Vought.

Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko Miyashiro / the Female[7] – A mute member of the Boys with
enhanced strength and regenerative healing who speaks through sign language.
Involuntarily injected with Compound V as part of a scheme to create superpowered
terrorists, she joins the Boys after they rescue her.

Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir – A silent member of the Seven who possesses superhuman
strength and agility and conceals his physical appearance behind a dark costume.
 Elisabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell (season 1; guest season 2) – The charismatic,
scheming vice-president of Hero Management at Vought International.

Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett (season 2–present; recurring season 1) – A publicist for
Vought International who later becomes Stillwell's successor.

Aya Cash as Klara Risinger / Liberty / Stormfront[8] (season 2) – The first successful
Compound V subject and member of The Seven with several abilities, including the ability
to discharge burning energy from her hands. A former Nazi, she holds bigoted views
towards minorities and individuals without superpowers. Cash (who is Jewish) noted in an
interview that "honestly, the gender swap (from the comic) was a smaller concern than the
fact that I'm playing a white supremacist, racist bigot," noting that she had actually received
hate mail regarding her portrayal of the Nazi character.[9]

Recurring
…
[10]
Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr. (season 1) – Hughie's father. He cares deeply for his
son, but does not believe Hughie has the confidence to stand up for himself after his
mother abandoned the pair. Pegg was the visual inspiration for Wee Hughie in the comic
book series from which the series is drawn.[11]

Shaun Benson as Ezekiel (season 1) – A homophobic Christian superhuman with elastic

powers who is secretly gay himself.

Ann Cusack as Donna January – Starlight's mother. She groomed Annie to be a superhero
since childhood out of a vicarious Princess-by-Proxy mentality.

Jennifer Esposito as Susan Raynor (season 1; guest season 2) – The deputy director of the
CIA.

Jordana Lajoie as Cherie – Frenchie's former criminal associate and lover, a weapons
specialist.

Malcolm Barrett as Seth Reed (season 1; guest season 2) – A Vought public relations
writer.

Christian Keyes as Nathan Franklin (season 1) – A-Train's older brother and trainer.
 Shantel VanSanten as Becca Butcher (seasons 1–2) – Butcher's wife, whose
disappearance motivates his battle against the Seven.

Nicola Correia-Damude as Elena – Queen Maeve's girlfriend.

Laila Robins as Grace Mallory (season 2; guest season 1) – The former deputy director of
the CIA and informal founder of the Boys.

Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar (season 2; guest season 1) – The CEO of Vought
International and Stillwell's superior.

Claudia Doumit as Victoria "Vic" Neuman (season 2) – A congresswoman who publicly

opposes Vought and a Supe who secretly uses her powers to assassinate those who
speak out publicly against Vought.[12][13]

Langston Kerman as Eagle the Archer (season 2) – An archery-themed superhero who

introduces the Deep to the Church of the Collective.

Jessica Hecht as Carol Mannheim (season 2) – Eagle the Archer's "teacher" and therapist
who recruits the Deep into the Church of the Collective.

Abraham Lim as Kenji Miyashiro (season 2) – Kimiko's younger brother who possesses
telekinetic abilities.

Cameron Crovetti as Ryan Butcher (season 2) – Becca's and Homelander's son. The
character was previously portrayed by Parker Corno in the first season.

Goran Višnjić as Alastair Adana (season 2) – The leader of the Church of the Collective.[13]

Guest
…
Introduced in season 1
…
Alex Hassell as Translucent (season 1) – A member of the Seven who can turn invisible by
changing his skin into a diamond-hard carbon meta-material that warps light around him.

Jess Salgueiro as Robin Ward (season 1) – Hughie's girlfriend who was killed by A-Train in
a high-velocity impact in the pilot episode. She periodically makes appearances as a
hallucination seen by Hughie.
 Mishka Thébaud as Shockwave (seasons 1–2) – A rival speedster to A-Train.

Dan Darin-Zanco as Doppelganger (seasons 1–2) – A shapeshifting Supe that works for
Vought.

David Reale as Evan Lambert – A Vought public relations writer alongside Seth.

Brittany Allen as Charlotte / Popclaw (season 1) – An actress and superhero in a secret

relationship with A-Train.

Débora Demestre as Isadora (season 1) – Vought's suit designer.

Brit Morgan as Rachel (season 1) – Becca's sister and Butcher's sister-in-law.

Haley Joel Osment as Charles / Mesmer (season 1) – A former superhero in Teenage Kix
who can read minds via skin-to-skin contact.

Jackie Tohn as Courtenay (season 1) – A Vought production assistant.

John Doman as Jonah Vogelbaum (seasons 1–2) – The Vought scientist who created and
raised Homelander in a sterile laboratory.

Alvina August as Monique (season 1) – Mother's Milk's wife and mother of their daughter,
Janine.

Brendan Beiser as Jeff (season 1) – A Vought operative who oversees the Deep's
sabbatical in Sandusky.

Nalini Ingrita as Janine (seasons 1–2) – The daughter of Mother's Milk and Monique.

Krishan Dutt and Samer Salem as Naqib (seasons 1–2) – A superpowered terrorist with
explosive-based powers. Dutt portrayed the character in the first season and Salem played
him in the second.

Jim Beaver as Robert "Bob" Singer – The US Secretary of Defense. Beaver's name is a
reference to his character Bobby Singer on the Kripke-created series Supernatural.

Jimmy Fallon, Mike Massaro, Billy Zane, Seth Rogen, and Tara Reid appear as themselves.

Introduced in season 2
…
 David Thompson as Gecko – A former superhero with regenerative abilities and test
subject at Vought.

Chris Mark as Blindspot – A blind superhero with super hearing who attempts to join the
Seven.

Adrian Holmes as the voice of Dr. Park – The head of the compound that Becca is being
held prisoner in.

P. J. Byrne as Adam Bourke – A film director helming a movie for Vought starring the Seven
titled Dawn of the Seven.

Dawnn Lewis as Valerie – A witness to Stormfront's racist murder in the 1970s.

Howard Campbell as Myron – Valerie's brother.

Katy Breier as Cassandra Schwartz – A member of the Church of the Collective who
becomes the Deep's wife.

Shawn Ashmore as Lamplighter – A former member of the Seven with pyrokinesis.

Barbara Gordon as Judy Atkinson – Butcher's aunt who takes care of his dog Terror.

Andrew Jackson as Love Sausage – A Compound V test subject with a prehensile penis
that can stretch to enormous lengths.

Jason Gray-Stanford as Dennis – A man whose car Butcher and Starlight take to drive
Hughie to the hospital.

Ess Hödlmoser as Cindy – A telekinetic Compound V test subject.

Michael Ayres as Jay – Frenchie's deceased former criminal associate and best friend.

John Noble as Sam Butcher – Butcher's estranged father.

Lesley Nicol as Connie Butcher – Butcher's mother.

Kym Wyatt McKenzie and Birgitte Solem portray Butcher and Stillwell in a reenactment of the
latter's death. Greg Zajac, Anthony Lake, and Dylan Moscovitch play pornographic
impersonators of Homelander, Jack from Jupiter, and the Deep. Chris Hansen, Maria
Menounos, Greg Grunberg, Nancy O'Dell, Katie Couric, and Christopher Lennertz appear as
themselves.

Introduced in short films

…
David S. Lee as Jock – A former Royal Marine Commando and an old friend of Butcher
whom he seeks help from.

Episodes

Originally released
Season Episodes
First released Last released

1 8 July 26, 2019

2 8 September 4, 2020 October 9, 2020

3 9 TBA

Season 1 (2019)
…
 No. No. in Original
Title Directed by Written by
overall season release date

"The Name of the Dan

1 1 Eric Kripke July 26, 2019
Game" Trachtenberg

Hugh "Hughie" Campbell suffers mental trauma after his girlfriend Robin is killed in a high-
velocity impact with celebrity superhero A-Train. Lawyers offer a $45,000 settlement, which
Hughie hesitates to accept. Aspiring superhero Annie January auditions as "Starlight" and is
accepted to join the superhero group The Seven following the Lamplighter's retirement.
Arriving at the Seven’s headquarters, she is greeted by the Deep, who blackmails her into
performing oral sex on him.[14] Vigilante Billy Butcher offers Hughie a chance to expose
superhero corruption, taking him to a secret "Supes Club" to show him security footage of A-
Train laughing about Robin's death. Butcher asks Hughie to take the settlement money and
to secretly place a bug at Seven Tower, but Hughie initially refuses. In Central Park, Annie
meets Hughie by happenstance and they motivate each other to stand up for themselves
and face their challenges. Hughie plants the bug, but Translucent discovers it and confronts
him. Butcher arrives and helps Hughie incapacitate Translucent. Elsewhere, Homelander
destroys the Mayor of Baltimore's plane while in flight, killing all passengers, in response to
the Mayor's attempt to blackmail Vought.

Matt
2 2 "Cherry" Eric Kripke July 26, 2019
Shakman

Butcher and Hughie take Translucent to former partner Frenchie, who makes a meta-bullet
to pierce the hero's diamond-hard skin, but it fails to kill him. Butcher turns to CIA Dept.
Director Susan Raynor for the "Mallory files", but she refuses. Vought VP Madelyn Stillwell
tells Homelander about evidence Deep found incriminating him for the plane crash, so she
handles it while he talks to Deep. While working with the Deep, Starlight promises to kill him
if he tries to sexually assault her again. Stillwell uses shapeshifting Supe Doppelganger to
blackmail Senator Calhoun into allowing a vote that could enable Vought to contract
superheroes to the military. Annie stops a rape, unaware she is being recorded. Her agent,
Ashley, reprimands her potentially causing negative exposure and legal implications. While
Homelander searches for Translucent, Frenchie decides to place C-4 explosives in
Translucent's colon, who fearfully reveals A-Train was with his girlfriend Popclaw before he
killed Robin. The Boys learn Homelander is nearby, so they cannot risk killing Translucent
with an explosion. While Frenchie and Butcher create a distraction elsewhere with another
explosion, Translucent escapes his cage and convinces Hughie to let him go. However,
Hughie changes his mind and detonates the C-4, killing Translucent.

Philip
3 3 "Get Some" George Mastras July 26, 2019
Sgriccia

Hughie moves out after telling his father how he truly feels. Starlight gains positive publicity
for stopping the rape, but subsequently learns Stillwell wants her to wear a revealing
costume. She declines, but Stillwell forces her to do so lest she lose her job. Butcher brings
in his former friend, Mother's Milk, to run surveillance on Popclaw by having Hughie install
spyware on her computer, and they learn that A-Train takes a drug called Compound V.
Butcher wants to expose them before supes can be allowed into the United States Armed
Forces, but requires a vial of Compound V from A-Train's upcoming race with another
speedster, Shockwave. Beforehand, Hughie meets Annie and invites her to lunch, where they
open up to each other, while A-Train secretly uses Compound V to win and publicly
announces he is single, breaking his promise to Popclaw to announce their relationship.
With MM deducing Popclaw swiped some vials, the Boys find her heartbroken, high, and in
the midst of killing her landlord during hyper-charged sex. Butcher uses this to blackmail
Popclaw as an informant. At Vought headquarters, Homelander presents Translucent's
remains to Stillwell along with Butcher's message, "COMING FOR YOU".

"The Female of the Frederick

4 4 Craig Rosenberg July 26, 2019
Species" E.O. Toye

Following Popclaw's tip, the Boys find a Triad hideout holding an imprisoned Japanese
woman they call "the Female". Frenchie frees her, and she kills her guards before running
off. While MM finds evidence she was a test subject, Hughie goes bowling with Starlight,
bugging her phone at Butcher's request. With their Compound V supply compromised, A-
Train has Popclaw go into hiding while he searches for the Female. Stillwell sends
Homelander and Queen Maeve to save a hijacked airliner, but after he accidentally destroys
the control panel, Homelander abandons the plane and its passengers, forcing Maeve to
leave with him before she can rescue them. After the Female kills a woman associated with
her captors, Frenchie tracks her to Penn Station, and makes a momentary connection with
her before losing her in the crowd just as A-Train arrives and tries to kill her. Frenchie
attracts a crowd to distract A-Train, allowing the Female to escape. The Boys corner her, but
she attacks them before Butcher uses knockout gas. Stillwell is pleased to see Homelander
use the airliner tragedy to push for militarized Supes, rousing the crowd with a speech, all
while Maeve grieves for those she and Homelander allowed to die.

Stefan Anne Cofell

5 5 "Good for the Soul" July 26, 2019
Schwartz Saunders

At the Believe Expo, Starlight is quietly directed to push Vought's agenda while Butcher has
Hughie use Starlight to meet Ezekiel, the Expo host and their next lead. Feeling guilty for
letting the airliner crash, Maeve visits her ex-girlfriend Elena, but leaves before explaining
herself fully. Butcher talks with his sister-in-law, Rachel, over putting a tombstone to his wife
Becca. After A-Train kills Popclaw for betraying him, he returns to her apartment and finds
surveillance footage of Frenchie. Once Ezekiel is alone, Hughie extorts him for information
about Compound V, while Homelander rallies the crowd with an impromptu hardline speech.
Starlight breaks script to speak candidly on Christianity, her sexual assault, and the
compromises she made for her corporate employer. Hughie later sympathizes with her,
telling her about Robin's death and the toll it took on him. In a hospital, Butcher and MM
discover Vought is using Compound V on infants to manufacture Supes years in advance.
Frenchie discovers Black Noir is looking for him and in attempting to escape, he is told to
leave the Female behind, but releases her out of sympathy. She seemingly dies protecting
him from Black Noir, but her wounds immediately heal.

Jennifer Rebecca
6 6 "The Innocents" July 26, 2019
Phang Sonnenshine

Now informed, the Boys know Vought has used super charities to smuggle Compound V
disguised as vaccines and make super-babies since 1971. With Ashley fired, Stillwell
demands Annie comply with her designed image, but she refuses, remarking that firing her
after reporting a sexual assault would hurt Vought's image. Aware it was the Deep, Stillwell
has him publicly apologize and transfers him to Sandusky, Ohio, for a "sabbatical". Butcher
brings Hughie to a superhuman survivors' support group, but leaves after yelling at them for
doing nothing to get justice. Butcher later tells Hughie that Homelander raped his wife, who
went missing shortly afterward. Frenchie and MM get help from telepath Mesmer to see
into the Female's mind, learning her name is Kimiko and that she was kidnapped by the
Shining Light Liberation Army terrorist group. They also learn that Vought is making
Compound V-boosted terrorists to push their agenda for militarizing Supes. Butcher tells
Raynor, but when she refuses to target Homelander, he calls off the deal. Mesmer gives
Homelander surveillance photos of the Boys. Butcher finds out about Hughie and Annie,
warning him not to fraternize with the enemy and threatening to tell her about Translucent.

"The Self-Preservation Craig Rosenberg

7 7 Dan Attias July 26, 2019
Society" and Ellie Monahan

Hughie and Annie have sex at a hotel, unaware Butcher has followed them. A depressed
Deep finds his transfer to Sandusky dull and is sexually assaulted by a fangirl. Holding a
meeting discussing Hughie killing Translucent, extorting Ezekiel, and A-Train killing Robin,
Homelander accuses Starlight of co-conspiracy, but Maeve defends her. When A-Train calls
Hughie, claiming he is holding his dad hostage, the Boys deduce Mesmer betrayed them, for
which Butcher later murders him. Hughie obtains Compound V to distract A-Train and allow
Kimiko to cripple him. Homelander asks Vought scientist Dr. Jonah Vogelbaum about
Becca, who informs him she was pregnant with his child, but claims both died and Vought
covered it up. Questioning the revelation's timing, Vogelbaum expresses regret raising him in
a lab, calling Homelander his "greatest failure". Butcher asks Raynor to protect Hughie and
MM's families in exchange for evidence. As Raynor charges Stillwell and Vought, she learns
of the superhuman terrorist "Naqib". Annie confronts Hughie, who explains Vought's use of
Compound V before Butcher arrives to exfil him and shoots her.

Anne Cofell
Saunders and
8 8 "You Found Me" Eric Kripke July 26, 2019
Rebecca
Sonnenshine

The Pentagon classifies Compound V as a controlled substance and the Boys as fugitives
while Annie confronts her mother. Angry at being racially profiled while out of costume, an
injured A-Train relapses with Compound V. Butcher takes Hughie to Colonel Grace Mallory,
who refuses participation, but informs them about Homelander's connection to Stillwell and
warns Hughie about Butcher's desire for vengeance. The Deep learns Stillwell has denied his
return to the Seven and suffers an emotional breakdown. Hughie leaves to ask for Annie's
help, but she refuses out of distrust. After seeing her old self reflected in her, Maeve opens
up to Starlight, asking her to be herself. Homelander confesses to Stillwell that he secretly
made the super-terrorists and they have sex. At a black site, Hughie helps Frenchie and MM
free Kimiko, before Starlight rescues them. A-Train arrives and briefly fights Starlight until he
suffers a heart attack. Hughie applies CPR, but Starlight takes over so he can escape.
Butcher takes Stillwell hostage and fits her with explosives to bait Homelander, who, after
revealing he tortured Vogelbaum for the truth about Becca, kills Stillwell himself. Butcher
detonates the explosives, but Homelander saves him and reveals to him that Becca has
been hidden away to raise Homelander's son.

Season 2 (2020)
…
 No. No. in Directed Original release
Title Written by
overall season by date

Phil
9 1 "The Big Ride" Eric Kripke September 4, 2020
Sgriccia

The Boys become wanted fugitives, with Butcher framed for Stillwell's murder. In hiding
together, Hughie, MM, Frenchie, and Kimiko learn that a superpowered terrorist with
telekinetic abilities is on the loose. They attempt to inform Raynor, but she is killed by an
unknown assassin. Against Hughie's wishes, Frenchie contacts Butcher to lead the Boys in
facing the new threats. Hughie and Annie extort Vought test subject Gecko into stealing a
Compound V sample. Homelander's power over Vought is challenged when CEO Stan Edgar
has superhero Stormfront join the Seven without his approval. When Homelander fails to
intimidate Edgar, he returns to Becca's house to see Ryan. The Deep joins Alastair Adana's
Church of the Collective in an attempt to regain favor with the Seven.

"Proper Preparation Liz Rebecca

10 2 September 4, 2020
and Planning" Friedlander Sonnenshine

Butcher arranges a deal with Mallory to capture the superpowered terrorist in exchange for
Mallory finding Becca's location. The Boys later learn the terrorist is Kimiko's younger
brother, Kenji, whom they manage to subdue. A-Train threatens to expose Annie's
involvement with the Boys when he awakens from his coma, but Annie counters with the
knowledge that he murdered Popclaw. Homelander forces himself into the secluded facility
Becca and Ryan are living in so he can become a father figure to his son and teach him
about his powers. Drugged by the Church of the Collective, the Deep hallucinates his gills
encouraging him to value himself. Maeve tells Elena she fears Homelander will kill her if he
finds out about their relationship.

"Over the Hill with the

Steve
11 3 Swords of a Craig Rosenberg September 4, 2020
Boyum
Thousand Men"

Homelander pushes Ryan into using his powers, which culminates in Ryan attacking
Homelander to protect Becca. Using the sample she acquired from Gecko, Annie secretly
leaks that Compound V is responsible for giving superheroes their powers. Edgar responds
by sending the Seven after Kenji when he is spotted by the police. The Boys attempt to bring
Kenji to a CIA safehouse, but the Seven's arrival results in Kenji escaping. Disobeying
Homelander's orders, Stormfront kills Kenji, slaughtering several minority civilians in her
pursuit, and frames Kenji for their deaths. Edgar uses the destruction to argue that
superheroes are necessary to prevent such incidents, while casting Compound V as the
work of rogue scientists led by Stillwell.

"Nothing Like It in the

12 4 Fred Toye Michael Saltzman September 11, 2020
World"

Mallory provides Butcher with information on a superhero called Liberty and Becca's
location. Butcher infiltrates the facility, but Becca refuses to leave because he does not
accept Ryan. Black Noir discovers Butcher's infiltration. Threatened by Homelander, Annie
joins Hughie and MM in investigating Liberty. The three discover that Liberty is Stormfront,
who committed a racist murder in the 1970s. Growing more unstable from Stormfront
usurping his popularity, Homelander removes the physically-weakened A-Train from the
Seven and outs Maeve's relationship with Elena. Frenchie realizes his efforts to protect
Kimiko are motivated by guilt over his past crimes. The Church of the Collective enters the
Deep into an arranged marriage.

"Butcher: A Short Film" was released the day before this episode's release, where Butcher is
on the run after being framed for Stillwell's murder, Butcher seeks help from his old friend
Jock, only to beat him to death after Jock calls the police on him.[15][16]

13 5 "We Gotta Go Now" Batan Silva Ellie Monahan September 18, 2020

Protests emerge against Homelander when a video of him killing a civilian surfaces.
Stormfront helps Homelander regain popularity and the two enter a sexual relationship.
Butcher plots his retirement at his Aunt Judy's house after failing to rescue Becca,
prompting Hughie and MM to intervene. The three are attacked by Black Noir, but Butcher
has Edgar call him off by threatening to release information on Ryan. Annie discovers
Stormfront has been in contact with Edgar regarding the Sage Grove psychiatric hospital. A
confrontation between Annie and Stormfront ensues over the former leaking Compound V
to the public and the latter's past as Liberty. Maeve reveals to Elena that she is planning
Homelander's downfall and recruits the Deep to assist her.

"The Bloody Doors Anslem

14 6 Sarah Boyd September 25, 2020
Off" Richardson

Infiltrating Sage Grove, MM, Frenchie, and Kimiko discover captive Compound V patients.
Frenchie recognizes an orderly as Lamplighter, causing a scuffle that allows patients to
break out. Forced to work together in surviving, the Boys learn from Lamplighter that Vought
is attempting to stabilize Compound V in adult subjects. Lamplighter is spared by Mallory at
Frenchie's behest over his remorse for killing her grandchildren. Stormfront tells
Homelander she is the first successful Compound V subject and founder Frederick Vought's
widow, wanting him to lead the superpowered to world domination. Maeve obtains a video
of Homelander abandoning the plane as leverage against him. Unstable patient Cindy
escapes Sage Grove. A-Train is lured into the Church of the Collective.

"Butcher, Baker, Stefan

15 7 Craig Rosenberg October 2, 2020
Candlestick Maker" Schwartz

Congresswoman Victoria Neuman schedules a hearing against Vought, with Lamplighter as

the chief witness. After Vought uncovers Annie's betrayal, Hughie convinces Lamplighter to
join him in a rescue attempt, which results in the latter immolating himself. Annie escapes
with the help of Maeve, who subdues Black Noir. Despite the loss of Lamplighter, Butcher
strong-arms Vogelbaum into testifying against Vought. However, the hearing is attacked by
the assassin who killed Raynor, resulting in the deaths of Vogelbaum and others.
Meanwhile, Homelander and Stormfront manipulate Ryan into leaving Becca. A-Train grows
suspicious of the Church of the Collective. Maeve and Elena break up over the former failing
to save the airliner.

Alex Rebecca
16 8 "What I Know" October 9, 2020
Graves Sonnenshine

Learning from Becca about Ryan's capture, Butcher makes a deal with Edgar to help Vought
reclaim him at Homelander's cabin. However, Butcher reneges on the deal and attempts to
save Becca and Ryan from Stormfront. When Stormfront attacks his mother, Ryan cripples
her with his eye lasers, but accidentally kills Becca. Butcher forgives Ryan after the boy
takes his side over Homelander, while Maeve uses the plane footage to force Homelander
into letting them go. With Stormfront's Nazi past leaked, Edgar halts his plan to sell
Compound V as the Boys are cleared of all charges and Annie is reinstated into the Seven.
Adana also has A-Train rejoin, but not the Deep, before the assassin kills Adana. Ryan is
taken in by the CIA. Hughie gets a job with Neuman, unaware she is the assassin.

Season 3
…

No. No. in Directed Original

Title Written by
overall season by release date

17 1 "Payback"[17] TBA Craig Rosenberg TBA

Production

Development
…
Between 2008 and 2016, a film adaptation of The Boys had been in various stages of
development at both Columbia Pictures and Paramount Pictures.[18]

On April 6, 2016, it was announced that Cinemax was developing a television series
adaptation of the comic book. The production was being developed by Eric Kripke, Evan
Goldberg, and Seth Rogen. Kripke was set to write the series while Goldberg and Rogen were
set to direct. Executive producers were reported to include Kripke, Goldberg, Rogen, Neal H.
Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Ori Marmur, James Weaver, Ken Levin, and Jason Netter. Garth Ennis
and Darick Robertson were set as co-executive producers. Production companies involved
with the series included Point Grey Pictures, Original Film, and Sony Pictures Television.[18]

On November 8, 2017, it was announced that Amazon Video had given the production a
series order for a first season consisting 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.[19][20][21]

Kripke wanted to retain a sense of reality to the show, and to keep the writers disciplined
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.[22]

On April 30, 2018, it was announced that Dan Trachtenberg would direct the series' first
episode. He replaces Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg who dropped out due to scheduling
conflicts.[23]

Ahead of the series premiere, on July 19, 2019, it was announced that Amazon Video had
renewed the series for a second season.[3] The eight scripts for the second season were
completed by November 2019.[24]

Ahead of the second season premiere, on July 23, 2020, Amazon renewed the series for a
third season at the aftershow hosted by Aisha Tyler for San Diego Comic-Con@Home.[5] The
third season began filming in early 2021 with an unknown release date.[25]

Casting
…

Filming of the series at Pecaut Square in Toronto

On December 18, 2017, it was announced that Erin Moriarty has been cast in the lead role of
Annie January/Starlight.[26] On January 17, 2018, it was reported that Antony Starr,
Dominique McElligott, Chace Crawford, Jessie Usher, and Nathan Mitchell had joined the
main cast.[27] In March 2018, it was announced that Laz Alonso, Jack Quaid, and Karen
Fukuhara had been cast in series regular roles.[28][29][30] On April 5, 2018, it was reported that
Karl Urban had been cast in the series' lead role of Billy Butcher.[31] On May 16, 2018, it was
announced that Elisabeth Shue had been cast in the series regular role of Madelyn
Stillwell.[32] On June 25, 2018, it was reported that Tomer Kapon had joined the main cast in
the role of Frenchie.[33] On August 30, 2018, it was announced that Jennifer Esposito had
been cast in the recurring role of CIA Agent Susan Raynor.[34] On October 5, 2018, it was
announced during the annual New York Comic Con that Simon Pegg had been cast in the role
of Hughie's father.[35] According to the artist Robertson, Hughie was drawn in the comics to
resemble Pegg after he saw Pegg in the sitcom Spaced, but Pegg thought he was too old to
play the role of Hughie in the TV series.[36]

On September 5, 2019, Goran Višnjić and Claudia Doumit were cast in recurring roles for the
second season.[13] A month later, Patton Oswalt was announced in an unspecified role.[37]
Aya Cash was confirmed to be portraying superhero Stormfront in March 2020 following
contract negotiations that began when the second season was announced.[3][38] On August
10, 2020, it was reported that Shawn Ashmore was cast as Lamplighter for the second
season.[39] A week later, Jensen Ackles joined the cast for the third season as Soldier Boy.[40]
On October 30, 2020, Claudia Doumit was promoted as a series regular for the third
season.[12] On March 26, 2021, Katia Winter joined the cast in the recurring role of Little Nina
for the third season.[41]

Filming …
Principal photography for the first season began on May 22, 2018, in Toronto, and was
scheduled to last until September 25, 2018.[19][23][42] Principal photography for the second
season took place from June 17 to November 13, 2019, in Toronto.[43] Filming for the third
season began on February 24, 2021 and is scheduled to conclude in September 2021.[44]

Music
…
The score for The Boys was composed by Christopher Lennertz.[45]

All music is composed by Christopher Lennertz.

No. Title Length
1. "Translucent Alive" 1:15
2. "Truck Robbery" 1:34
3. "Butcher" 2:39
4. "Starlight" 1:17
5. "On the Trail" 0:55
6. "Homelander and Stillwell" 2:16
7. "Race of the Century" 1:04
8. "Boys Arrive" 1:19
9. "Hughie Stalls Starlight" 1:23
10. "Maeve Spars" 0:37
11. "Start the Race" 2:00
12. "Popclaw Climaxes" 0:56
13. "Hijacking" 2:45
14. "Kidnapping Translucent" 1:10
15. "Ass Bomb" 2:42
16. "Translucent Explodes" 4:06
17. "Hughie Trashes Room" 1:29
18. "Translucent Visits Hughie" 1:13
19. "Planting Bug Plan" 0:51
20. "Dock Patrol" 1:50
21. "I'm the Hero" 3:15
22. "Vought" 1:14
23. "Starlight Teams Up" 0:43
24. "Frenchie's First Kill" 1:35
25. "Homelander's Speech" 1:42
26. "Butcher's Pep Talk" 2:28
27. "Rescue the Female" 1:35
28. "Frenchie Lost Female" 1:46
 29. "Dead Shooter" 0:57
30. "Hospital Shootout" 1:12
31. "Graveside Sledgehammer" 2:24
32. "Maeve's Girlfriend" 1:57
33. "NICU" 0:51
34. "Tent Confrontation" 1:22
35. "Starlight's Speech" 2:13
36. "Come In" 1:50
37. "Black Knight Not" 1:07
38. "Kimiko's Backstory" 1:20
39. "Subway Chase" 1:01
40. "Mesmer and Homelander" 1:36
41. "The Mesmerizer" 0:30
42. "Butcher Tells Hughie" 1:53
43. "Hughie Kisses Starlight" 1:03
44. "Robin's Memory" 2:02
45. "SBS" 2:09
46. "Always a Choice" 2:39
47. "Supe Terrorist" 1:36
48. "A-Train Shows Up" 1:34
49. "Shoot Out" 2:49
50. "I Got Teddy" 2:40

Release

On September 26, 2018, the official poster for the series was released.[46] On October 5, 2018,
in tandem with the series' panel at the annual New York Comic Con, a teaser trailer for the
series was released.[47] On January 24, 2019, another teaser trailer was released via Seth
Rogen's official Twitter account.[48] The series premiered on July 26, 2019, after another
teaser was released.[2] On July 22, Slipknot released a new single called "Solway Firth" with
an accompanying music video which featured clips and audio from the show.[49][50] 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.[4] The second
season's official trailer was released on August 4, 2020.[51]

A companion short film titled Butcher set between the first and second season was released
on September 10, 2020, with Karl Urban reprising his role as Billy Butcher.[16][15] Characters
from The Boys also appeared in an episode of Death Battle sponsored by Prime Video, which
was released on September 17, 2020.[52][53]

Reception

Season 1
…
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 84% based on 101 reviews,
with an average rating of 7.65/10. The website'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."[54] On
Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on reviews from 19 critics,
indicating "generally favorable reviews".[55]

Christopher Lawrence of the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote: "Irreverent, deliciously cynical,
The Boys follows the greed and corruption behind the superhero industrial complex."[56]
Matthew Gilbert of Boston Globe wrote: "The cast is fine, particularly Shue, who is icily
effective; Quaid, whose neurotic but brave fumblings are endearing; and Urban, who is
Hughie's gonzo guide."[57] Kristy Puchko at IGN gives the first episode a score of 7.2/10 and
appreciates how the story comes from the comics but with clever changes. Puchko praises
the cast, particularly "Moriarty brings a nuance to her performance that refuses to let
Starlight feel like a two-dimensional damsel. She's not naïve. She's hopeful. And she's a
fighter. The Boys makes all of that clear in short order." She concludes
 "The Boys could still be a thrilling ride as it subverts the expectations of
the family-friendly genre, with dark twists and unapologetically
graphic scenes of sex and violence. The premiere ep has a lot of heavy
lifting to do in exposition, yet Kripke works in some stunner moments,
jolts of fun, and stellar action sequences."[58]

Liz Shannon Miller of AV Club wrote: "Karl Urban proves to be a thoroughly committed
performer as Billy Butcher, whose dedication to taking down "supes" of course has a personal
edge, but then again, when you see what men like the blatantly fake and evil Homelander
(Antony Starr) are getting up to it makes sense that he's devoted his life to taking down the
cause."[59]

Season 2
…
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds an approval rating of 97% based on 98
reviews, with an average rating of 8.03/10. 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."[60] On
Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 15 critics,
indicating "generally favorable reviews".[61]

Eric Deggans of NPR described the second season as "a wonderfully subversive, cynically
entertaining piece of work".[62]

On Amazon, season 2 of the series saw initial audience review bombing with 49% of 1400
reviews left by September 6, 2020, providing a one-star rating, most of which praised the
available episodes but criticized Amazon's weekly release schedule.[63]

At the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards, the series received five nominations: Best Superhero
Series, Best Actor in a Superhero Series (Starr, Urban), Best Actress in a Superhero Series
(Cash) and Best Villain in a Series (Starr),[64] completely sweeping its genre at the event.
Audience viewership …
In October 2019, Nielsen announced it had begun tracking viewership of Amazon Prime
programs. It said The Boys had attracted 8 million total viewers in its first 10 days of release,
making it one of the most successful original programs on Amazon Prime.[65]

Accolades
…
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.

Wade Barnett, David Barbee,

Primetime
Outstanding Sound Mason Kopeikin, Brian Dunlop,
Creative
Editing for a Comedy Ryan Briley, Chris Newlin, [66]
2020 Arts Nominated
or Drama Series (One- Christopher Brooks, Joseph T.
Emmy
Hour) Sabella and Jesi Ruppel (for "The
Awards
Name of the Game")

2021 Best Actor in a Antony Starr Won

Superhero Series Karl Urban Nominated
Critics'
Choice Best Actress in a [67]
Aya Cash Won
Super Superhero Series
Awards Best Superhero Series The Boys Won

Best Villain in a Series Antony Starr Won

Outstanding
Motion
Achievement in Sound
Picture
Editing – Music Score Christopher Brooks (for "Nothing [68]
Sound Nominated
and Musical for Like It in the World")
Editors
Episodic Long Form
Awards
Broadcast Media

Best Show The Boys Nominated

MTV
Best Hero Jack Quaid Nominated
Movie & [69]
Best Villain Aya Cash Nominated
TV
Awards "Starlight, Queen Maeve, Kimiko
Best Fight Nominated
vs. Stormfront"

Saturn Best Performance by a [70]

Awards Younger Actor in a Erin Moriarty Pending

Television Series
 Best Superhero The Boys Pending
Television Series

Outstanding
Screen
Performance by a
Actors [71]
Stunt Ensemble in a The Boys Nominated
Guild
Comedy or Drama
Awards
Series

Writers Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan,

Guild of Television: Dramatic Anslem Richardson, Craig [72]
Nominated
America Series Rosenberg, Michael Saltzman
Awards and Rebecca Sonnenshine

Spin-offs

G-Men spin-off
…
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 Hunger Games", the spin-off is to be set
"...at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (and run by Vought
International), the [spin-off] 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."[6] On October 2, 2020, Kripke
stated the series would focus on the G-Men team from the comic series mentioned in the
first season, a parody of the X-Men.[73] In March 2021, Lizze Broadway, Jaz Sinclair, Shane
Paul McGhie, Aimee Carrero, and Maddie Phillips were cast to star.[74][75][76] On April 15, 2021,
Reina Hardesty joined the main cast.[77]

Supe Porn
…
On October 3, 2020, Eric Kripke confirmed that the in-universe pornographic superhero film
scenes briefly glimpsed in the second season The Boys episode "Butcher, Baker, Candlestick
Maker" had been produced in full, expressing interest in releasing them under the name Supe
Porn to the website of the same name, registered to Sony Pictures,[78] as well as formally
requesting Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Antony Starr and the other followers of his Twitter
page to join him in petitioning Prime Video and Amazon Studios to allow the potential web
series to be uploaded.[79]

Notes

a. Known as Sony Pictures Television Studios for some episodes of season 2

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biz? Reply to them & DEMAND Supe Porn! #TheBoys #TheBoysTV @TheBoys @Sethrogen
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