The Boys is set to end with Season 5 – and according to Homelander actor Antony Starr, the show will bow out in style.
The Boys may introducenew Supesand pepper seasons withshocking moments, but it’s all ultimately cyclical; they’ll come up with a plot to killHomelander, they won’t succeed, and they’ll try again next time.
This has been one of the main criticisms of Season 4, in addition toEpisode 6 taking it “too far” with HughieandTek Knight. The concern is understandable: how long can one of thebest superhero TV showsgo on before fans turn against it?
Well, don’t worry: Eric Kripke has confirmedSeason 5 will conclude The Boys(despite the star behindMother’s Milk wanting a finale in the form of a movie). Now, Starr has spoken out about the show’s ending.
“I think everyone wants to go out on a strong note, and I think there’s nothing worse – and I’ve been involved in a show that did this, it was f**king horrible – you do that last season and it’s sh*t,” he said while appearing on theHappy Sad Confused podcast.
“And you get remembered very poorly and you’ve got to kind of wear that. I like to think that we will go out on a really strong note and I think we all deserve it.”
Starr is likely referring to Banshee, Cinemax’s hit TV series in which he played Lucas Hood, an ex-con who assumes the identity of a small town’s murdered sheriff.
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Kripke has also promised to bring the story to “a gory, epic, moist climax… the end has begun.”
BeforeThe Boys Season 4 Episode 7 delivers a long-awaited superhero beatdown, check out our guides onTek Knight’s “sidekick”,whether Kimiko dies, andhow the Gen V timeline fits in. You can also keep up with the otherTV shows streaming this month.
Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
