Karl Urban, Antony Starr and Jack Quaid are back for the latest instalment of Amazon Prime's diabolical superhero series
The Boys fans don’t have long to wait for more diabolical drama as the hit superhero satire is set to return for a fourth season. Launching later this month, the latest instalment will see the return of Butcher, Homelander and co in eight all-new episodes.
The Boys is billed as a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It centres around vigilante group The Boys, who, Intent on stopping the corrupt supes, continue their heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven and Vought – the multibillion-dollar conglomerate that manages the superheroes and covers up their dirty secrets.
The Boys is based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, with comedy writing duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg serving as executive producers. The show has proved yet another hit for Amazon, earning eight Emmy nominations and boasting a 93 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
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Its success has led to an expanding world with animated anthology Diabolical, live-action spin-off Gen V and upcoming The Boys: Mexico. In May, Amazon confirmed that The Boys has been renewed for a fifth season, with showrunner Eric Kripke hailing the show as ‘the best job’ he’ll ever have.
“The Boys could be the best job I’ll ever have. What other show allows me to write about politics, capitalism, family and exploding genitalia, though not in that order,” Kripke said. “The cast and crew are deeply grateful to Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios for the opportunity to tell this story for another season. My only problem is that since this year promises to be free of any conflict or misinformation, we’re not sure what to write about.”
A release date for season five is yet to be confirmed, so, until then, here’s everything you need to know about The Boys season four.
What is The Boys season four about?
As per the official synopsis, The Boys season four will open as the world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscly thumb of Homelander, who is consolidating his power.
Meanwhile, Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son and his job as The Boys’ leader as the rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they have to find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late.
When is The Boys season four coming out?
The Boys season four will premiere at 8am BST on Thursday, June 13, with the first three episodes. Subsequent episodes will be released weekly through to the season finale on July 18.
How to watch The Boys season four for free
Every season of The Boys – including the all-new season four – is available to stream with an Amazon Prime subscription and is free for those who sign up to an Amazon Prime 30-day trial. Prime usually costs £8.99 a month or £95 a year and comes with a host of benefits like next day delivery, Amazon Music Prime, Deliveroo Plus and free delivery on HelloFresh orders for a year, but members can try all this for 30 days without paying a penny.
Amazon also offers Prime Video without the added Prime benefits for £5.99 a month which includes top titles like The Boys spin-off Gen V, Clarkson’s Farm and Man United doc 99.
Who is in the cast of The Boys season four?
The Boys season four will see the return of regular cast members including Karl Urban as Butcher, Jack Quaid as Hughie, Antony Starr as Homelander, Erin Moriarty as Starlight, Jessie T. Usher as A-Train, Laz Alonso as Mother’s Milk and Chace Crawford as The Deep. Also confirmed as appearing is Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr.
Season four will welcome newcomers to the series, including Orange Is the New Black’s Susan Heyward as Sister Sage and The Following’s Valorie Curry as Firecracker, two original characters not taken from the comics. Also joining the cast are Gen V actors Maddie Phillips and Asa Germann, who reprise their roles as Cate Dunlap and Sam Riordan respectively.
Rounding out the cast is The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who appears in an as yet unconfirmed role. In a May interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Eric Kripke teased the character as an old colleague of Butcher’s.
The Boys season four premieres June 13 on Prime Video.
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