The Boys2019
“Never meet your heroes.”
Created by Eric Kripke
On the charts
🏆 Won 4 Primetime Emmys. 26 wins & 97 nominations total
The premise
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
Horror Vault's take
In a world where superheroes are celebrities managed by a powerful megacorporation, a ragtag band of ordinary people decide enough is enough. Armed with little more than ingenuity and sheer audacity, they wage a guerrilla war against gods who could crush them without a second thought. The series pulls no punches in its savage skewering of power, fame, and the monsters hiding behind heroic branding.
Content: Extreme Graphic Violence, Gore, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Depictions Of Sexual Assault, Drug Use
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · The Name of the GamePremiere8.2Jul 25, 2019 · 62 min · Dir: Dan Trachtenberg
When a Supe kills the love of his life, A/V salesman Hughie Campbell teams up with Billy Butcher, a vigilante hell-bent on punishing corrupt Supes — and Hughie’s life will never be the same again.
S1.E2 · Cherry8.2Jul 25, 2019 · 59 min · Dir: Matt Shakman
The Boys get themselves a Superhero, Starlight gets payback, Homelander gets naughty, and a Senator gets naughtier.
S1.E3 · Get Some8.1Jul 25, 2019 · 55 min · Dir: Philip Sgriccia
It’s the race of the century. A-Train versus Shockwave, vying for the title of World’s Fastest Man. Meanwhile, the Boys are reunited and it feels so good.
S1.E4 · The Female of the Species8.2Jul 25, 2019 · 56 min · Dir: Frederick E. O. Toye
On a very special episode of The Boys… an hour of guts, gutterballs, airplane hijackings, madness, ghosts, and one very intriguing Female. Oh, and lots of heart — both in the sentimental sense, and in the gory literal sense.
S1.E5 · Good for the Soul7.9Jul 25, 2019 · 60 min · Dir: Stefan Schwartz
The Boys head to the “Believe” Expo to follow a promising lead in their ongoing war against the Supes. There might — MIGHT — be a homicidal infant, but you’ll have to see for yourself.
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Cast
Karl Urban
Billy Butcher
Jack Quaid
Hugh 'Hughie' Campbell
Antony Starr
Homelander
Erin Moriarty
Annie January / Starlight
Laz Alonso
Marvin T. 'Mother's Milk' Milk / M.M.
Chace Crawford
Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep
Tomer Capone
Serge / Frenchie
Karen Fukuhara
Kimiko Miyashiro
Nathan Mitchell
Justin / Black Noir II
Colby Minifie
Ashley Barrett
Susan Heyward
Jessica Bradley / Sister Sage
Valorie Curry
Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker
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