The Boys season 4

The Boys
Season 4
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ShowrunnerEric Kripke
Starring
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkAmazon Prime Video
Original releaseJune 13 (2024-06-13) –
July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)
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The fourth season of the American satirical superhero television series The Boys, the first series in the franchise based on the comic book series of the same name written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, was developed for television by American writer and television producer Eric Kripke. The season is produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with Point Grey Pictures, Original Film, Kripke Enterprises, Kickstart Entertainment and KFL Nightsky Productions.

The show's fourth season stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, and Cameron Crovetti returning from prior seasons, with Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan joining the cast. Taking place six months after the events of the previous season, The Boys work with the CIA to assassinate Victoria Neuman (Doumit) in an effort to stop her from taking over the government. Concurrently, Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscly thumb of Homelander (Starr), who is consolidating his power. With only months to live, Butcher (Urban) has lost his position as leader of The Boys, who are fed up with his lies, and must find a way to work with them if they want to save the world before it's too late. The season shares continuity with the spinoff series Gen V and is set after the conclusion of its first season (2023).[1]

The fourth season was announced following the third season premiere. Its first three episodes were released on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video on June 13, 2024, after which episodes were released on a weekly basis. The season received positive reviews with praise towards its action sequences, character development, emotional depth, storyline, blend of political commentary and surrealism, unique combination of violence, humor and social commentary, and performances (particularly Urban, Quaid, Starr, and Moriarty), lauding its bold approach to tackling complex themes and pushing narrative boundaries.[2] However, multiple critics and publications have considered it the most polarizing and darkest season yet.[3]

On May 14, 2024, the series was renewed for a fifth season. On June 11, two days before the fourth season premiered, Kripke announced that the fifth season would serve as the final season.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Multiple sources:
    • Romano, Nick (October 20, 2023). "'Gen V' finale will include a 'handoff' to 'The Boys' Season 4". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
    • Maas, Jennifer (November 3, 2023). "'The Boys' Season 4: How Those 'Gen V' Finale Cameos and Mid-Credits Scene Set Up Virus Storyline". Variety. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
    • Garbutt, Emily (November 6, 2023). "'The Boys' Season 4 will pick up 'a couple of days' after the 'Gen V' finale". GamesRadar+. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
    • Khalili, Isabel (December 8, 2023). "How 'The Boys' Season 4 is Connected to 'Gen V'". CBR. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
    • Laib, Shawn; Bojalad, Alec (June 28, 2024). "'The Boys' Season 4 Showrunner Eric Kripke Explains That Big 'Gen V' Crossover". Den of Geek. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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  4. ^ Maas, Jennifer (May 14, 2024). "'The Boys' Renewed for Season 5 at Amazon". Variety. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ @therealKripke (June 11, 2024). "#TheBoys Season 4 Premiere Week is a good time to announce: Season 5 will be the Final Season! Always my plan, I just had to be cagey till I got the final OK from Vought. Thrilled to bring the story to a gory, epic, moist climax. Watch Season 4 in 2 DAYS, cause the end has begun!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Maas, Jennifer (June 11, 2024). "'The Boys' to End with Season 5 on Amazon". Variety. Retrieved June 15, 2024.