The Boys, the popular superhero series on Prime Video, will end after its upcoming fifth season. Based on comic books by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the show follows a team of vigilantes fighting against superpowered enemies. The fourth season began this week, with the first three episodes now streaming. The remaining five episodes will be released on a weekly basis, with the final episode on July 18.
Creator Eric Kripke confirmed on social media that the fifth season would be the show’s last. “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,” he wrote. Fans expressed disappointment at the news, but many were grateful that it was allowed to end on its own terms.
A recent review of season four in NME gave it four stars, stating that “fans will note that spin-off show Gen V recently introduced a potentially super-killing biological weapon.” The review called the show “TV’s best superhero show.”
In response to the news, fans of the show took to social media to express their disappointments. Some understood that all good things must come to an end, while others just wanted more seasons
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