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* [[Malcolm Barrett (actor)|Malcolm Barrett]] as Seth Reed, a Vought Public Relations writer. In the episode "the Innocents", it is revealed he had a fling with an ice-powered superheroine, which gave him long lasting physical damages.
* [[Malcolm Barrett (actor)|Malcolm Barrett]] as Seth Reed, a Vought Public Relations writer. In the episode "the Innocents", it is revealed he had a fling with an ice-powered superheroine, which gave him long lasting physical damages.
* [[David Reale]] as Evan Lambert, a Vought Public Relations writer alongside Seth Reed.
* [[David Reale]] as Evan Lambert, a Vought Public Relations writer alongside Seth Reed.
* [[Shaun Benson]] as Ezekiel, an elastic superhuman, who leads a "Capes for Christ" campaign but is a [[closeted]] homosexual.
* [[Shaun Benson]] as Ezekiel, an elastic superhuman, who leads a "Capes for Christ" campaign but is a [[closeted]] gay man.
* Jess Salgueiro as Robin Ward, Hughie's girlfriend at the start of the series, killed by A-Train in a high-velocity impact.
* Jess Salgueiro as Robin Ward, Hughie's girlfriend at the start of the series, killed by A-Train in a high-velocity impact.
* [[Laila Robins]] as Grace Mallory, an ex-CIA operative, informal founder of the Boys, and Butcher's mentor. Her grandchildren were killed by superhero Lamplighter for her investigation into Vought, which made her relationship with Butcher antagonistic.
* [[Laila Robins]] as Grace Mallory, an ex-CIA operative, informal founder of the Boys, and Butcher's mentor. Her grandchildren were killed by superhero Lamplighter for her investigation into Vought, which made her relationship with Butcher antagonistic.

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The Boys
File:TheBoysPoster.png
Genre
Based on
Developed byEric Kripke
Starring
ComposerChristopher Lennertz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerHartley Gorenstein
Production locationsToronto, Ontario, Canada
Cinematography
Editors
  • David Trachtenberg
  • Nona Khodai
  • David Kaldor
  • Cedric Nairn-Smith
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time55–66 minutes[1]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkPrime Video
ReleaseJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) –
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The Boys is an American superhero web television series based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. Developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon, it follows the titular team of vigilantes as they fight back against superpowered people who abuse their abilities.

The series premiered on July 26, 2019.[2] Ahead of the premiere, Amazon renewed The Boys for a second season.[3]

Premise

The Boys is set in a universe where superpowered people are recognized as heroes by the general public and owned by powerful corporation Vought International, who ensures that they are properly marketed and monetized. Outside of their heroic personas, most are arrogant and corrupt. The series primarily focuses on two groups: the titular Boys, vigilantes looking to keep the corrupted heroes under control, and the Seven, Vought International's premier superhero team.

The Boys are led by Billy Butcher, who despises all superpowered people, and the Seven are led by the egotistical and unstable Homelander. As a conflict ensues between the two groups, the series also follows the new members of each team: Hugh "Hughie" Campbell of the Boys, who joins the vigilantes after his girlfriend is killed in a high speed collision by the Seven's A-Train, and Annie January / Starlight of the Seven, a young and hopeful heroine forced to face the truth about the heroes she admires.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, the leader of the Boys who distrusts all individuals with superpowers. He has a particular hatred towards Homelander, whom he believes is responsible for the disappearance of his wife.
  • Jack Quaid as Hugh "Hughie" Campbell, a member of the Boys who joins the vigilantes after his girlfriend Robin is killed by A-Train
  • Antony Starr as John / Homelander, the extremely powerful leader of The Seven. Beneath his public appearance as a noble hero, he is arrogant, violent, and concerned more with maintaining his image than saving others.
  • Erin Moriarty as Annie January / Starlight, a light-emitting superhero and newest member of the Seven. Unlike many other superpowered individuals, Annie is genuine in her efforts to help the public.
  • Dominique McElligott as Queen Maeve, a veteran member of the Seven who once wanted to protect innocent lives, but has become disillusioned and suffers from burnout. As the former girlfriend of Homelander, she knows his true character.
  • Jessie T. Usher as A-Train, a speedster member of the Seven. He is determined to maintain his status as the fastest speedster, believing he will lose his relevance and be removed from the Seven if another individual surpasses him.
  • Laz Alonso as Marvin / Mother's Milk, an imposing member of the Boys. He continually promises to leave the group for the safety of his family and because of frequent clashes with Frenchie, but finds himself lured back by Butcher.
  • Chace Crawford as Kevin / The Deep, a member of the Seven who possesses the ability to communicate with aquatic life and breathe underwater
  • Tomer Capon as Frenchie, a member of the Boys and mercenary skilled in munitions, ordnance, infiltration, and communications. Frenchie has a tendency to not follow the team's plans, which puts him in repeated conflicts with Mother's Milk.
  • Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko / the Female, a mute, superhuman member of the Boys with the power of regenerative healing
  • Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir, a silent member of the Seven who conceals his physical appearance behind a dark costume
  • Elisabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell, a charismatic, scheming vice president of Vought International

Recurring

  • Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr, Hughie's father. He cares deeply for his son, but does not believe Hughie has the confidence to stand up for himself. Pegg was the visual inspiration for Wee Hughie in the comic book series from which the series is drawn.[4]
  • Jennifer Esposito as Susan Raynor, a deputy director of the CIA
  • Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett, a publicist for Vought International who acts as Starlight's agent
  • Ann Cusack as Donna January, Starlight's mother. She groomed Annie to be a superhero since childhood out of a Princess-by-Proxy mentality.
  • Christian Keyes as Nathan, A-Train's older brother and trainer

Guest

  • Alex Hassell as Translucent, a member of The Seven who can turn himself invisible by morphing his skin into a diamond-hard carbon meta-material that warps light around him.
  • Jordana Lajoie as Cherie, Frenchie's girlfriend and weapon's specialist.
  • Malcolm Barrett as Seth Reed, a Vought Public Relations writer. In the episode "the Innocents", it is revealed he had a fling with an ice-powered superheroine, which gave him long lasting physical damages.
  • David Reale as Evan Lambert, a Vought Public Relations writer alongside Seth Reed.
  • Shaun Benson as Ezekiel, an elastic superhuman, who leads a "Capes for Christ" campaign but is a closeted gay man.
  • Jess Salgueiro as Robin Ward, Hughie's girlfriend at the start of the series, killed by A-Train in a high-velocity impact.
  • Laila Robins as Grace Mallory, an ex-CIA operative, informal founder of the Boys, and Butcher's mentor. Her grandchildren were killed by superhero Lamplighter for her investigation into Vought, which made her relationship with Butcher antagonistic.
  • Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar, Stillwell's superior at Vought International.
  • John Doman as Dr. Jonah Vogelbaum, the Vought scientist who created and raised Homelander in a sterile laboratory.
  • Nicola Correia-Damude as Elena, Queen Maeve's ex-girlfriend.
  • Haley Joel Osment as Mesmer, an ex-superhero and former child-star who can read minds on skin to skin contact.
  • Brittany Allen as Charlotte/Popclaw, an actress and superhero in a secret relationship with A-Train.
  • Shantel VanSanten as Becca Butcher, Butcher's wife who vanished eight years prior to the beginning of the series.
  • Alvina August as Monique, Milk's girlfriend and mother of their daughter.
  • Nalini Ingrita as Janine, the daughter of Milk and Monique.
  • Brit Morgan as Rachel, Becca's sister and Billy's sister-in-law.
  • Jackie Tohn as Courtenay, a production assistant for Vought International.
  • Débora Demestre as Isadora, Vought's suit designer for their heroes; designs Starlight's more provocative outfit in "Get Some."
  • Jimmy Fallon, Seth Rogen, Billy Zane, Mike Massaro and Tara Reid as themselves.

Episodes

No.Title [1]Directed byWritten byOriginal release date [2]
1"The Name of the Game"Dan Trachtenberg[6]Teleplay by : Eric KripkeJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
After his girlfriend Robin is killed in a high-velocity impact with celebrity superhero A-Train racing to deliver a package, Hughie Campbell suffers mental trauma. A-Train's lawyers offer $45,000 for Hughie's silence, which he hesitates to accept. Des Moines native Annie January auditions as "Starlight" and is accepted to join the Seven, following the retirement of The Lamplighter. Arriving at Seven headquarters, she is greeted by her favorite hero, The Deep, who blackmails her into giving him oral sex.[5] Hughie is approached by Billy Butcher for a chance to expose superhero corruption and taken to a secret "Supes club", where various supers engage in debaucherous bahavior away from public eye. Hughie is shown security footage of A-Train laughing about Robin's death. Butcher, having found no evidence of A-Train's stated heroics that day, asks Hughie to plant a bug at Seven Tower, which Hughie refuses. In Central Park, Annie meets Hughie. They motivate each other to stand up for themselves, and commit to tackling their respective problems. Hughie accepts Butcher's job and plants the bug. Translucent discovers the bug and confronts Hughie alone at work, but Butcher arrives in time to rescue him, and they incapacitate Translucent together. Elsewhere, Homelander shoots down the Mayor of Baltimore's plane with his eye beams, owing to his attempts to blackmail the superhero contracting company Vought.
2"Cherry"Matt ShakmanEric KripkeJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
Butcher and Hughie take Translucent to Frenchie, who makes a meta-bullet to pierce his diamond-hard skin, but it ricochets and tears the room's RFID concealment. Butcher turns to CIA Dept. Director Susan Raynor for the "Mallory files", but she refuses. Vought VP Stillwell tells Seven leader Homelander about the evidence Deep found incriminating him for the plane crash, so she handles it while he talks to Deep. The night Starlight teams-up with The Deep, she promises to blind him next time he tries to sexually assault her. At a charity event, Stillwell uses Doppelgänger to blackmail Oklahoma Senator Calhoun into using supers in armed conflict. Annie stops a rape, unaware she was being recorded. Her agent, Ashley, rages at her for the exposure and is forced to call Legal. While Homelander searches for Translucent, Frenchie decides to place C-4 in Translucent's colon, who then fearfully reveals A-Train was with D-Lister Popclaw before he killed Robin. As they learn Homelander is near, they cannot risk killing Translucent, who reads their lips to deduce the situation. Frenchie and Butcher cause an explosive distraction, while Translucent talks Hughie into letting him leave. As Translucent fades away, so does Hughie's mercy, and he detonates the C-4, killing Translucent.
3"Get Some"Phil SgricciaGeorge MastrasJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
As Frenchie and Butcher clean up Translucent's remains, Hughie leaves his home after finally telling his father how he truly feels. Meanwhile, Starlight gains positive publicity for stopping the date-rape, only to learn Stillwell has given her a revealing costume. She declines, but Stillwell forces her to wear it or lose her job. Butcher brings in his former friend, Mother's Milk, to run surveillance on A-Train's girlfriend, Popclaw. Hughie installs spyware on Popclaw's computer, and they learn that A-Train takes a performance-enhancing substance known as "Compound-V". Butcher wants to expose them before supers can be allowed into the armed forces, but he needs a vial of Compound-V from A-Train's race with another super named Shockwave. Before the race, Hughie meets Annie as Starlight, inviting her to lunch. The two open up to each other, leading to their exchanging numbers. A-Train uses a vial to win the race and breaks his promise to Popclaw, announcing he is single. With Milk deducing Popclaw swiped some vials, they find her heartbroken, high on Compound-V, and in the midst of killing her landlord during hyper-charged sex. Butcher uses this opportunity to blackmail Popclaw as an informant. At Vought headquarters, Homelander reveals Translucent's remains to Stillwell along with Butcher's message, "Coming for you".
4"The Female of the Species"Fred ToyeCraig RosenbergJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
Following Popclaw's tip, the Boys find a Triad hideout, housing an imprisoned Japanese woman, the Female. Once Frenchie frees her, she is revealed to be a super as singlehandedly kills her guards. After she runs off, Milk finds evidence the Female was a test subject. When Hughie meets Starlight while bowling, Butcher has him bug her phone. With the Compound-V supply compromised, A-Train has Popclaw pack a bag and go into hiding, while he searches for the Female. Stillwell sends Homelander and Queen Maeve to save a hijacked airliner, but Homelander casually abandons the plane when the plan fails, forcing Maeve to choose her survival over the passengers. Frenchie finds evidence leading to Penn Station, and makes a momentary connection there with the Female, but loses her in the crowd. They corner her on the tracks, but 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 in a tunnel, where Frenchie tries talking to her. She still attacks, so Butcher uses knock out gas on her. Stillwell is pleased seeing Homelander use the tragedy to push for militarized supers, rousing the crowd with a speech while Maeve grieves for those she allowed to die.
5"Good for the Soul"Stefan SchwartzAnne Cofell SaundersJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
At the "Believe Expo", Starlight talks with teens while being quietly directed to push an agenda, while Butcher has Hughie meet Ezekiel, the Expo host and their next lead. Maeve, feeling guilty for letting Flight 37 crash, gets drunk and visits her ex-girlfriend Elena, but leaves before explaining herself fully. Butcher takes time to talk with Rachel, his sister-in-law, over putting a tombstone to Becca. After discovering that she was an informant, A-Train kills Popclaw, making it appear as if she overdosed, before finding surveillance footage of Frenchie. Hughie finds Ezekiel with Homelander and learns the meeting is for re-baptisms. After Homelander exits, Hughie extorts Ezekiel for information on Compound-V by convincing him that he has proof of his homosexuality. Homelander rallies the crowd with an impromptu speech, with Starlight seeing radicalism in the crowd. She goes on stage and breaks script to honestly open up how she feels about her faith and reveals that she was assaulted. She walks off, with Hughie coming by to comfort her and to explain himself about Robin's death and needing some means of coping. Meanwhile, Butcher and Milk discover babies exposed to Compound-V to manufacture supers. Vought's Security finds them, with Butcher using a super baby with laser eyes to enthusiastically kill them. Frenchie releases the Female out of sympathy. She seemingly dies protecting him from Seven member Black Noir, but then she awakens and her wounds immediately heal, revealing that she possesses regenerative abilities.
6"The Innocents"Jennifer PhangRebecca SonnenshineJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
Hughie is met by his old friend, Anthony. Now informed, The Boys know Vought used super charities to smuggle Compound-V (disguised as Polio vaccines) to make super-babies since 1971, while letting the public think that supers were born naturally or were chosen by a higher power. Annie learns that Ashley was fired, and Stillwell demands she comply with her designed image. Annie refuses, remarking that firing her after reporting sexual assaults would hurt Vought. Stillwell, aware it was Deep, has him apologize publicly. Butcher brings Hughie to a collateral damage survivors support group, but leaves after Butcher yells at them for doing nothing to get justice. Alone, Butcher explains to Hughie that Homelander raped his wife and she vanished after visiting Central Park. Frenchie and Milk get help from Mesmer, a telepath, to see into the mind of the Female in exchange for seeing his daughter, Cleo. They discover the Female was kidnapped and raised in The Shining Light Liberation Army terrorist group, realizing Vought is making Compound-V boosted terrorists to push militarization of supers, her name is Kimiko, and that she only wants to save her brother. Butcher tells Raynor, but she refuses, fearful of Vought, while Mesmer tells Homelander about them. Hughie and Annie share a kiss, but Butcher finds out, warning Hughie not to fraternize with the enemy and threatens to tell her about Translucent.
7"The Self-Preservation Society"Dan AttiasCraig Rosenberg & Ellie MonahanJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
Hughie and Annie book a hotel room where they make love, and Hughie agrees to introduce her to his father. Deep is transfered to Sandusky, Ohio and ends up being sexually assaulted by an aggressive female fan. Meanwhile, A-Train continues to overwork his body trying to recover from his injuries after Compound-V destroyed his system. Homelander holds a meeting to discuss Hughie killing Translucent, extorting Ezekiel, and A-Train killing Robin; during which he angrily accuses Starlight of co-conspiracy. Maeve defends Starlight. When A-Train calls Hughie, saying he's holding his dad hostage, the Boys realize Mesmer burned them. Hughie obtains some Compound-V to appease A-Train, who is suffering severe withdrawls, allowing Kimiko to blindside and cripple him. Butcher kills Mesmer, remembering when Mallory had first told him about Homelander. Homelander asks Dr Vogelbaum about Becca Butcher, who informs him that Becca was pregnant with his child, who developed powers while in the womb, causing both of them to die on the table, while Vought covered it up. Questioning the revelation's timing, Vogelbaum expressed regret raising him in a lab, calling Homelander his "greatest failure." Butcher calls Raynor to protect Hughie and Milk's families in exchange for evidence. As Raynor charges Stillwell and Vought, she then learns of a super terrorist, "Naqib". Annie confronts Hughie, who explains Vought's use of Compound-V, and Butcher arrives shortly after to exfil Hughie after beanbag-shooting Annie.
8"You Found Me"Eric KripkeAnne Cofell Saunders & Rebecca SonnenshineJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
The Pentagon classifies Compound-V and the Boys are wanted for Translucent's death. Annie confronts her mother, who is revealed to have allowed Vought to dose Annie as a baby with Compound-V in exchange for money and the potential fame of having a super for a daughter. Vought denies Deep's return to The Seven, causing him an emotional breakdown and shave his head. An injured A-Train, angry at being racially profiled while out of costume, goes back to Compound-V and his brother leaves him in disgust. Butcher takes Hughie to Mallory, who refuses participation, but tells her about Stillwell. Mallory warns Hughie about Butcher, who abandons the others for Stillwell. This prompts Hughie to leave Butcher and ask for Annie's help, but she refuses out of distrust. Maeve opens up and asks Starlight to be herself again. Homelander privately confesses to Stillwell that he secretly made the super terrorists, and they have sex. At a Black Site, Milk and Frenchie meet with Hughie, who smuggled in his old retainer so Frenchie can pick the lock and escape. Freeing Kimiko, Starlight rescues them, but A-Train soon arrives. Hughie and Starlight delay him, and A-Train suffers a heart attack. Hughie applies CPR, but Starlight takes over so he can escape. Butcher takes Stillwell hostage to bait Homelander, who after torturing Vogelbaum, kills Stillwell. Butcher attempts to kill the both of them with a bomb that destroys the building, but Homelander is unfazed by the explostion, saves him and takes him to Becca, who raised Homelander's son in secret, stunning both Butcher and Becca.

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.[7]

On April 6, 2016, it was announced that Cinemax was developing a television series adaption 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.[7]

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.[8][9][10]

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.[6]

Ahead of the series premiere, on July 19, 2019, it was announced that Amazon Video had renewed the series for a second season.[3]

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.[11] On January 17, 2018, it was reported that Antony Starr, Dominique McElligott, Chace Crawford, Jessie Usher, and Nathan Mitchell had joined the main cast.[12] In March 2018, it was announced that Laz Alonso, Jack Quaid, and Karen Fukuhara had been cast in series regular roles.[13][14][15] On April 5, 2018, it was reported that Karl Urban had been cast in the series' lead role of Billy Butcher.[16] On May 16, 2018, it was announced that Elisabeth Shue had been cast in the series regular role of Madelyn Stillwell.[17] On June 25, 2018, it was reported that Tomer Kapon had joined the main cast in the role of Frenchie.[18] On August 30, 2018, it was announced that Jennifer Esposito had been cast in the recurring role of CIA Agent Susan Raynor.[19] 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.[20] 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.[21]

Filming

Principal photography for the first season began on May 22, 2018, in Toronto, and was scheduled to last until September 25, 2018.[8][6][22] Principal photography for the second season is scheduled to take place from June 17 to November 1, 2019, in Toronto.[23]

Release

On September 26, 2018, the official poster for the series was released.[24] 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.[25] On January 24, 2019, another teaser trailer was released via Seth Rogen's official Twitter account.[26] 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.[citation needed]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an 81% "certified fresh" rating based on 75 reviews, with an average rating of 7.56/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though viewer's 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."[27] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[28]

Christopher Lawrence of the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote: "Irreverent, deliciously cynical, The Boys follows the greed and corruption behind the superhero industrial complex."[29] 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."[30] 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." 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."[31]

Audience viewership

Although Amazon did not release specific viewing figures, Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, announced "We are thrilled that The Boys have surpassed our predictions for viewing in its first two weeks, and has become one of our most watched Amazon Original series by our Prime Video customers."[32][33]

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