The hilarious and shocking anti-superhero series The Boys is returning for its fifth and final season on Amazon Prime Video, and there’s already a ton of news about the show’s last outing. Debuting in 2019 and based on the eponymous comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the series concerns a group of vigilantes who make it their mission to protect the world from superpowered people who abuse their abilities. Known for its gory and over-the-top action sequences, the satirical series is the perfect antithesis to the deluge of superhero content pouring out of Marvel and DC in recent years.
A critical darling since its debut episode, The Boys has grown into a pop culture phenomenon, and inspired a wave of shows and movies based on comics other than DC and Marvel. The show’s true power lies in its ability to shock and surprise, and The Boys has continuously kept fans on their toes as the storylines get more and more outlandish with each passing season. However, all good things must come to an end, and with the announcement of season 5 also came the revelation that Amazon Prime Video’s hit series would be ending.
The Boys Season 5 Latest News
Daveed Diggs Is Cast In Season 5
As the fifth and final season begins to take shape behind-the-scenes, the latest news confirms the first new cast member has joined The Boys season 5. Beefing up the show’s already impressive roster for the climactic finale, Snowpiercer star Daveed Diggs has been tapped to play an as-yet-unnamed role. Though nothing is known about his role, it has been confirmed that he’ll be a series regular throughout the season. Teasing Diggs’ arrival on the series, the official X (formerly Twitter) page for The Boys shared a cheeky post welcoming him to the franchise.
The Boys Season 5 Is Confirmed
The Show Was Renewed Before Season 4 Debuted
With the fate of the ever-popular series in little doubt, The Boys season 5 was renewed by Amazon Prime Video in May 2024, a full month before the premiere of season 4. When it came to the continuation of The Boys, it was never really a question of if, but of how long the series would stretch on for. Unfortunately for die-hard fans of the satirical superhero series, the answer came just days before season 4’s premiere when creator Eric Kripke announced that season 5 would conclude the show.
The Boys season 4 debuted on June 13 and ended on July 18, 2024.
The Boys Season 5 Cast
Who Survived for Season 5?
Since season 5 of The Boys is officially the last, it stands to reason that the final outing will give many of the beloved and despised characters a proper sendoff. Despite the show’s penchant for bloodshed, there are a few characters that will most likely make it to the end, including Antony Starr’s uber-patriotic Homelander, and Karl Urban as the anti-superhero vigilante Billy Butcher.The cast of The Boys also features a wide variety of other superpowered characters, and the final season could introduce a few more as well.
One major character who didn’t survive the fourth season was Vice President-elect Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit), who met a gruesome death at the hands of Butcher’s alter-ego in the season finale, and she likely won’t be back. Speaking of Joe Kessler (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the actor has mentioned he hopes to return for the final outing. One confirmed return is that of Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy, who will be a major recurring character in season 5. Snowpiercer star Daveed Diggs has been cast in an as-yet-unnamed recurring role.
The presumptive cast of The Boys season 5 includes:
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Actor |
The Boys Role |
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Karl Urban |
Billy Butcher |
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Antony Starr |
Homelander |
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Jack Quaid |
Hughie Campbell Jr. |
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Erin Moriarty |
Starlight |
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Jensen Ackles |
Soldier Boy |
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Susan Heyward |
Sister Sage |
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Jessie T. Usher |
A-Train |
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
Joe Kessler |
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Laz Alonso |
Mother’s Milk |
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Chace Crawford |
The Deep |
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Tomer Capone |
Frenchie |
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Karen Fukuhara |
The Female |
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Nathan Mitchell |
Black Noir |
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Colby Minifie |
Ashley Barrett |
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Daveed Diggs |
Uknown |
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The Boys Season 5 Is The Last
One Last Ride For The Boys
Though it was obvious that the show couldn’t go on forever, it was revealed just days before season 4’s premiere that The Boys would be ending with season 5. Since the decision seems to be a mutual one between creator Eric Kripke and Prime Video, it’s assured that the series will get an ending of some sort instead of being left hanging like so many other great shows of the past. Fortunately, with the spinoff Gen V returning for its second season soon, the franchise could continue in various other off-shoots.
The Boys Season 5 Story Details
A Gory Climax Is Promised
In typical The Boys fashion, the finale of season 4 was gory, shocking, and utterly depraved, and it sets up an intriguing climax in season 5. In a tragic turn of events, Victoria Neuman’s plan to flip on Homelander was thwarted when she was killed by Butcher’s alter-ego, and that allowed Homelander and Sister Sage’s evil plan to take the next step. With temporary President Steven Calhoun in power, that allows Homelander to pull the strings and begin his reign of terror.
Homelander orders martial law, which starts his plan to round up all the people he deems traitorous. The Boys are his prime target, and a violent confrontation is expected in the final season. One mystery looming over the next season is Sister Sage’s machinations, and even Homelander is being left in the dark about what her so-called Phase 2 entails. Viewers will have to wait for The Boys season 5 to find out.
