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The Boys
Season 4
Promotional poster
ShowrunnerEric Kripke
Starring
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkAmazon Prime Video
Original releaseJune 13, 2024 (2024-06-13) –
present (present)
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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, Victoria Neuman (Doumit) is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the control of Homelander (Starr), who is consolidating his power. With only months to live, Billy Butcher (Urban) must find a way to work with The Boys, who are fed up with his lies, if they want to save the world before it's too late.

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 are slated to be released on a weekly basis. The season was praised for its action sequences, character development, dark humor, emotional depth, storyline, blend of political commentary and surrealism, unique combination of violence, humor and social commentary, and performances (particularly Urban, Quaid, and Starr), lauding its bold approach to tackling complex themes and pushing narrative boundaries;[1] though audience response has been divisive.[2]

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.[3][4][5]

Episodes[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [6]Directed byWritten by [6]Original release date [7]
251"Department of Dirty Tricks"Phil SgricciaDavid ReedJune 13, 2024 (2024-06-13)
The CIA tasks The Boys to assassinate Victoria Neuman, but the mission goes awry when they are discovered by Neuman's daughter, Zoe, who attacks the group and kills two CIA agents. Ryan learns Butcher has approximately six months to live. At CIA headquarters, Butcher reunites with Joe Kessler, an old friend, who attempts to recruit him to take down the Supes. Homelander, obsessed with his aging and fed up with his sycophant group, recruits Sister Sage (known for being the smartest person on the planet) to join The Seven. He and Sage have three supporters beaten to death, including Monique's ex-boyfriend Todd. Sage initiates a riot outside the courthouse when Homelander is found not guilty; A-Train dumps the corpses of Homelander's supporters into the riot, ensuring the Starlighters are blamed. Butcher arranges a meeting with Neuman for the Red River files, but changes his mind at the last second after having a hallucination of Becca. Hughie learns his father has suffered a stroke and reunites with his mother.
262"Life Among the Septics"Karen GaviolaJessica ChouJune 13, 2024 (2024-06-13)
Butcher tells The Boys his remaining time to live and is kicked out. However, Butcher tracks them and helps them to spy on Sage, who is recruiting alt-right Supe Firecracker at TruthCon. Billy and M.M. have a fight, causing the former to leave. Their plan is thwarted when Sage, Firecracker, and Splinter intervene. A fight ensues in which Butcher returns and results in the killing of Splinter; Firecracker escapes in the aftermath. Guilty over his actions, A-Train gives Hughie and Annie files regarding Starlighters accused of murder. Homelander and Sage organize Ryan's first public mission, a scripted rescue. The mission ends awfully when Homelander appears off-script and forces Ryan to kill the stuntman disguised as the criminal. Butcher opens up to M.M. into returning to The Boys, to no success.
273"We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here"Fred ToyeEllie MonahanJune 13, 2024 (2024-06-13)
Homelander introduces Sage and Firecracker as new members of The Seven and appoints Sage as the new CEO, replacing Ashley who is reduced to "mascot" status. Butcher meets with Joe and the two devise a plan to kidnap Ryan. The former arranges a meeting with Ryan, with the intent of drugging him, but they instead spend time bonding together. M.M. recruits A-Train as a spy, who reluctantly accepts. Frenchie and Kimiko go on a mission to destroy a Shining Light Liberation Army cell. During the mission, a drugged Frenchie hallucinates about his past, while Kimiko is confronted by an old acquaintance. Annie confronts Firecracker, who reveals that she holds a grudge against her because of a rumor she spread that ruined her career. Hughie and M.M. infiltrate a meeting between Homelander, Neuman, and Sage to assassinate Robert Singer, which goes awry when Homelander detects Hughie; A-Train rescues him with Homelander accidentally killing some figure skaters. Hughie's mother, Daphne, reveals that depression and a failed suicide attempt led to her departure. Ryan returns to his room only to be confronted by Homelander for visiting Butcher, causing Homelander to have a mental breakdown.
284"Wisdom of the Ages"Phil SgricciaGeoff AullJune 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
Homelander returns to his childhood lab, tormenting most of the staff before its director, Barbara Findley, intervenes. Daphne's plan to take Hugh Sr. off life support angers Hughie. Annie meets with Singer to strike a deal to take down Vought. Hughie and Kimiko secure Compound V from A-Train for Hughie's father, but are ambushed by the Shining Light. M.M. and Butcher fail to blackmail Firecracker, who publicly discredits Annie by revealing her decision to have an abortion months prior, leading to a brutal fight that damages Annie's reputation and ends her alliance with Singer. Ezekiel attacks Frenchie while investigating Firecracker, but Butcher intervenes, later finding Ezekiel dead. Butcher tells Hughie that he used Compound V to cure his illness, but admits that it failed. Frenchie confesses to Colin about killing his family and is brutally beaten by him before threatening his life should he see Frenchie again. Hughie witnesses his father waking up from his coma after receiving Compound V. Homelander leaves a bloodied Barbara locked in a room with the corpses of her colleagues.
295"Beware the Jabberwock, My Son"Shana SteinJudalina NeiraJune 27, 2024 (2024-06-27)
After Hugh Sr. wakes from his coma, Daphne reveals she administered the V. Butcher informs The Boys about a virus that kills Supes, acquired by Neuman.[a] He and M.M. visit Stan Edgar in prison, seeking help to obtain the virus in exchange for amnesty. The Boys and Stan discover V and the virus being tested on animals at a farmhouse. They locate Dr. Sameer Shah, but are attacked by mutated sheep. Using the last surviving sample of the virus, they eliminate the threat, but Sameer is missing and presumed dead. M.M. returns Stan to prison, but Neuman frees him. Empowered and confused, Hugh Sr. kills patients at the hospital until Hughie ends his life peacefully. Homelander declares The Seven will now be "wrathful gods" for the "greater good." Vought News anchor Cameron Coleman is framed as the mole by Ashley and killed by The Seven. Wracked with guilt, Frenchie surrenders to the police. Butcher reveals to Joe that Sameer is alive and he has kidnapped him to replicate the virus.
306"Dirty Business"Karen GaviolaAnslem RichardsonJuly 4, 2024 (2024-07-04)
Butcher forces Sameer to replicate and enhance the virus to be able to kill Homelander. Tek Knight hosts a party at his mansion with Neuman and The Seven (minus The Deep and Black Noir II) in attendance. The Boys infiltrate the party by disguising Hughie as the Supe Webweaver. The Deep tells Black Noir II that he must kill to be equal to his predecessor upon asking how he is supposed to act like the original Noir. Worried about Hughie, Annie, M.M. and Kimiko enter the mansion as Tek Knight discovers his identity. Annie encounters Firecracker and sedates her. M.M. shoots Sage in the head before he has a panic attack; A-Train saves M.M. by rushing him to the hospital and Sage survives, though the head shot causes severe brain damage. Annie and Kimiko arrive to save Hughie as Tek Knight tortures him in his Tek Cave. They transfer some money from Tek Knight's bank accounts to three organizations in order to force him to reveal that Homelander and Sage plan to use his prisons as internment camps, before he is strangled to death by his butler Elijah, who makes it look like an accident and tells Hughie that the safe word that Tek Knight was requesting is Zendaya. Following Sage's damage, Homelander and Neuman convince the congressmen to ally against Singer. The next day, Firecracker tells Homelander that Annie was at the party and he realizes that the mole is still alive. The two become intimate when she feeds him her breast milk. When Sameer reveals that enhancing the virus could make it extremely contagious and potentially kill every Supe on Earth, Butcher is pressured by Joe to continue, but discovers he is a hallucination as the real Joe died years ago when he interacts with Becca's hallucination.
317"The Insider"TBAPaul GrellongJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)
328"Assassination Run"Eric Kripke[9]Jessica Chou & David ReedJuly 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)

Cast and characters[edit]

Main article: List of The Boys characters

Main[edit]

Recurring[edit]

Guest[edit]

Cameos[edit]

In "Life Among the Septics", Will Ferrell portrays a fictionalized version of himself playing Richard Brinkerhoff (better known as "Brink"), a role previously portrayed by Clancy Brown in two episodes of The Boys spin-off series Gen V (2023–present), during the filming of Training A-Train.[31][32][33] Shoshana Bean, James Monroe Iglehart, and Andrew Rannells provide the singing voices of the figure skaters, portraying Queen Maeve, Jesus, and Homelander, respectively, during the "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas" rehearsal musical sequence in "We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here".[34][35][36]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

On June 10, 2022, Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a fourth season.[37] According to showrunner Eric Kripke, figuring out a way to save Ryan's soul is a key priority for Butcher in the fourth season, with Kripke saying it's like Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) combined with Avengers: Endgame (2019).[38] On December 4, 2023, Kripke hinted that a scene from the fourth season might include "the batshit craziest thing" ever filmed for the series and expressed his own surprise that he "got away with it".[39] He also teased how each episode this season will play out, saying: "I think every episode has at least one totally fucking bananas moment. I love the ones in episode five. Episode six makes me cover my mouth with my hands every time I watch it. So, I think there's lots of good stuff going on."[40]

Writing[edit]

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Kripke described the inspirations of Valorie Curry's character, Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker, stating: "I think it's like [politicians] Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert. When we were writing her, [South Dakota Gov.] Kristi Noem wasn't in our heads, but then she comes out and she's shooting puppies and then it's like, 'There's Firecracker! She's literally shooting puppies!'"[40] Kripke also spoke with Variety about the development of the character, saying: "Firecracker came from like, 'Hey, isn't Marjorie Taylor Greene scary?' And just that type of personality. Like, you had [Donald] Trump, but now you have these Trump spawn that are trying to outdo each other for how outrageous and sexualized and gun-toting and slavishly obedient they can be. And just that idea — it wouldn't just start and end with Homelander, he would start to create these spores that would grow into these other characters, and she's a version of that."[41]

Kripke also revealed that Susan Heyward's character, Jessica "Sage" Bradley / Sister Sage, was conceived out of a conversation about one of Homelander's big weaknesses, stating: "He's generally surrounded by idiots. And so if we gave him someone truly brilliant, that makes him much more formidable. It turns out that that's a really hard character to write! Because you have to write things that the smartest person in the world would think of and we're not the smartest people in the world, so that's really difficult. And then Sage became a really interesting character, so that's really difficult."[41]

Casting[edit]

On July 8, 2022, it was announced Nathan Mitchell (who portrayed the masked Black Noir in the first three seasons), despite his character's death in the third-season finale, would continue to portray Black Noir, but as a new entity of the character (Black Noir II) in a main capacity in the fourth season.[10] On August 1, it was reported that Cameron Crovetti had been promoted as a series regular, while Curry and Heyward were cast as new series regulars for the fourth season.[11] On August 25, Jeffrey Dean Morgan was cast as a recurring guest star for the fourth season.[14] On December 1, Rob Benedict and Elliot Knight joined the cast in undisclosed capacities for the fourth season, alongside Rosemarie DeWitt who was revealed to play Hughie's mother, Daphne.[42][43][44] After the three-episode premiere, it was revealed that Benedict and Knight were portraying Splinter[25] and Colin,[18] respectively.

On April 29, 2023, it was reported that Dan Mousseau will be portraying Webweaver, a parody of Spider-Man.[30][45][46] A first-look image of the character was shared during the V52 Expo, a fictional convention put on by Vought that parodies Disney's D23 Expo.[45][47][48]

On May 3, 2024, the official trailer revealed Maddie Phillips and Asa Germann would appear in the fourth season, reprising their roles from Gen V as Cate Dunlap and Sam Riordan, respectively. Derek Wilson also reprises his role as Robert Vernon / Tek Knight from Gen V.[17][29][49]

Music[edit]

The fourth season includes an original song, written by series composer Christopher Lennertz, titled "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas". The song is featured in the third episode ("We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here"), which was performed by Shoshana Bean, James Monroe Iglehart, Andrew Rannells and the cast of the fictional "Vought on Ice" figure skating performers.[35] On June 14, 2024, the music video was released on YouTube.[50] An official website for "Vought on Ice" was also created and is available to visit.[51]

"Vought on Ice" serves a similar narrative purpose to Rogers: The Musical, an in-universe Broadway musical in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, based on the events of 2012 film The Avengers, first featured in the miniseries Hawkeye (2021).[35]

As Lennertz delved into composing the song, he immersed himself in a marathon of ice capade shows, including "Disney on Ice", "Frozen on Ice" and others, seeking inspiration for the dance's final form. "I knew sleigh bells were essential and the tempo had to be lively," he reflected. Then, the essence of Vought, a hallmark of Kripke's storytelling, began to permeate his work. While Lennertz matched high notes to laser sounds, his longtime friend shared articles about the latest uproars over anti-Christmas sentiments. One notable moment was Candace Cameron Bure's stance against LGBTQ+ representation in Hallmark Channel's Christmas films, which Lennertz found to be a telling source of exasperated satire.[35][52][53]

Filming[edit]

The fourth season commenced filming on August 22, 2022.[54] Simon Pegg concluded filming his scenes on January 18, 2023.[55] Filming on the finale began on February 12,[56] with Starr concluding filming his scenes on April 4.[57] Filming on the fourth season officially wrapped on April 12, 2023.[58]

Marketing[edit]

On October 10, 2022, during production in Toronto, first-look images of new characters Firecracker and Sage were released on Twitter.[59]

On November 8, 2023, two teaser posters were released via Twitter, revealing a first-look at the fourth-season appearances of Homelander and Butcher, featuring the caption "Let's light this candle".[60] The teaser trailer debuted at comic event CCXP in São Paulo, Brazil, which teased the introduction of characters Sage, Firecracker and Joe Kessler, and subsequently released on Twitter and YouTube, on December 2.[61][62][63]

On May 2, 2024, the two official posters of season four were unveiled.[64] The following day, the official trailer of the season was released.[65]

Sneak peek images were released on May 28 and June 9.[66][67][68] Six character posters were released from June 1 to 6.[69]

Ahead of the premiere, IGN posted a comedic and heavily censored video of Morgan sharing details about his character on June 9.[70]

Promotional materials for the fourth season also included the quotes "Make America Super Again" and "Supe Lives Matter", a parody of the slogans "Make America Great Again" and "Black Lives Matter", respectively.[71][72][73]

Release[edit]

On June 28, 2023, Kripke confirmed that he was withholding release of the new season until the WGA strike was resolved.[74] The following year, the season premiered its first three episodes on June 13, 2024, while the rest of the episodes are set to be released on a weekly basis until July 18.[7]

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the fourth season holds an approval rating of 94%, based on 105 reviews, with an average rating of 7.75/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Boxing in the political arena with a bloodied smile, The Boys' fourth season is grim and even a little glum while holding up a cracked mirror towards modern society."[75] On Metacritic, the season holds a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[76]

Audience response[edit]

Following its three-episode premiere, the season received a mixed response among audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Users have mainly criticized the season leaning toward more left-wing political commentary, compared to both left- and right-wing commentary from prior seasons;[77] due to this, critics have attributed the audience response as review bombing.[2] Numerous journalists, fans, and critics have theorized and noted Trump inspired the series character development of Homelander,[78] a theory which has been confirmed by Kripke.[79] Days before the premiere of season four, Kripke described the series to The Hollywood Reporter as a "story about the intersection of celebrity and authoritarianism and how social media and entertainment are used to sell fascism". He also said that viewers who think the show is too "woke" should "go watch something else" and expressed surprise to some viewers perceiving Homelander as the series' hero, saying: "What do you say to that? The show's many things. Subtle isn't one of them."[80]

On June 22, 2024, in response to the review bombing, the Vought International Twitter account and YouTube channel addressed the controversy head-on by uploading a promotional video that introduced BROWSER, promoting internet privacy while still allowing users to "review bomb" woke television shows; the video was presented by character Ashley Barrett (Colby Minifie).[81][82][83]

Garth Ennis, co-creator of the comic book series, addressed his thoughts about the right-wing fans and their reaction to the series' satire, claiming that this a world where "both ends of the political spectrum can claim they are the Jedi and the other guys are the Sith" and that "we're through the looking glass". He also pointed out that the contrast from certain fans comes from the fact that "people are choosing what to believe" in regards to series.[84] Conversely, one element of the season fans have praised is Starr's performance, particularly in the fourth episode ("Wisdom of the Ages"). Following the aforementioned episode's release, many users on social media campaigned for Starr to win a Primetime Emmy Award, expressing how deserving he is of such an honor,[85] a sentiment that critics have previously concurred with on multiple occasions;[86] Kripke himself also agreed.[87]

Additionally, many social media users mocked others who lamented the anti-Trump undertones of season four.[80]

Audience viewership[edit]

According to Amazon, the first three episodes of the season received a 21% increase in total viewers compared to season three in the first four days since launch. The fourth season is now among the Top 5 most-viewed TV seasons on Amazon Prime Video through its first four days, according to the streamer. It was also reported that the fourth season tallied the second most viewers of any returning season on Prime Video through its first four days, behind only the second season of Reacher. Furthermore, Amazon reported that The Boys has now grown in global viewership per season.[88]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ As depicted in the first season of Gen V (2023)[8]

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