The Boys 2019
Created by Eric Kripke
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
- 5 seasons
- 40 episodes
- Ended
- TV-MA
Never meet your heroes.
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
- Graphic violence
- Body horror
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- YouShouldKnowon TMDB · Aug 20196/10
Wonderful premise, beautiful pictures, handsome, good and sexy actors, what could go wrong? Unnecessary, stupid decisions. Everywhere. The typical "say something!" \*stuttering and stammering* to introduce some side-story, or secret personas where the only thing to change is the hero's suit, or a wimpy protagonist who has way too many scenes of indecisiveness, long and drawn out dialogues (seriously 2x the speed and it's like things are normal again), extraneous lies to create drama, etc. etc. etc. It's like a trope collection turned into a superhero series with a "*gotcha!*" twist. Seriously, the acting and the story is good, but the tropes kill every redeeming quality. It's a tragedy
Read the whole review on TMDB - Lenny_Hon TMDB · Aug 20198/10
A great series set in a world where superheroes are a real phenomenon. Capitalism is omnipresent, profit and money are in everyone's mind. Of course the 'Sups' abuse their power for their own interests and many more cruel and immoral things. Every hero's doing is explained, some more, some less. There's a perfect balance between big serious storylines and little kind of darker humor ones. 'The Boys' are trying to destroy this whole system due to personal problems with some of the 'Sups'. The focus clearly is around them and what they're doing. So it's definitely an Anti-Superhero show which look and topic reminds me of 'Watchmen' or some other more Noir candidates in this genre. The whole series is explicit, which adds up really well. Without the violence and the handling with sexual situations the whole show wouldn't be that impressive and near to the reality. Not appropriate for younger viewers, if you ask me.
Read the whole review on TMDB - josalarcon2on TMDB · Aug 20199/10
For me the whole series is a total and effective satire that lets us see what would become of the world if fiction becomes reality: heroes lose interest in saving the world (or take advantage of its status), are forced to do things that are not right, to follow the company's own interests and do not go out to end the crime if they are not followed by a camera that captures each of their movements, even though they are always transmitting that image of exemplary citizen when in fact they are greedy and treat their fans badly. It's also chilling to know that people in power act as judges and executioners to decide what crimes are profitable and what millions of dollars they rent their superheroes to other cities so they can be safe. The precision in the denunciation of The Boys is one of its strongest points since satire towards these characters is not new, but combining it with the theme of corporate America and wild capitalism gives it a clear differential touch. The series is a total hit and is perfectly developed, to the point of making it impossible to miss because chapter by chapter the anguish increases. So if you have free time, I strongly recommend you to watch this satirica
Read the whole review on TMDB - JustEntertainmenton TMDB · Jun 20226/10
The series had the potential to follow in the footsteps of Watchmen, but woke took over and squelched any objective socio-political commentary that the original comic may have had. Any and all characters in any sort of power position - unless it's the bad guy - is female. It's so obvious and boring a trope that it distracts from the already heavy burden of suspension of disbelief put onto the viewer from being a superhero movie. All characters are equally unlikable scumbags, which may be a part of the original design, but the viewer doesn't know who to root for as the story goes on and more detestable superficiality of the once sympathetic character gets frittered away. Gore and sex are always fun, but in this case the series tries so hard and goes so overboard that anyone who dares to watch the series through might as well have a barf bag on hand. So much hateful political rhetoric, so much woke, so much racist agenda, so much sexism, that I'm not looking forward to going any further than season 3. Enjoy at your own risk, and even that only if you're on a certain side of the very extremist political spectrum.
Read the whole review on TMDB - GenerationofSwineon TMDB · Jan 20238/10
At least it has Simon Pegg in it, who Hugh was based on. And I kind of can't picture the show without his involvement. It's not as Garth Ennis as I think it should be, it's not as vulgar and offensive and fun as he usually is, and certainly as The Boys was in print... but it comes really close to making that mark, and that is a breath of fresh air given the way that both comic books, and the movies they are based on are going. Ultimately, it's still vulgar, offensive, bloody and funny, even if it could have been more. And it's only 8 episodes, which seems a lot like they aren't trying to drag the story out just to add more, and that is also refreshing. Ultimately, it's a cure for modern comics in a very late 90s British Invasion kind of way
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Cast
- Karl UrbanBilly Butcher
- Jack QuaidHugh 'Hughie' Campbell
- Antony StarrHomelander
- Erin MoriartyAnnie January / Starlight
- Laz AlonsoMarvin T. 'Mother's Milk' Milk / M.M.
- Chace CrawfordKevin Moskowitz / The Deep
- Tomer CaponeSerge / Frenchie
- Karen FukuharaKimiko Miyashiro
- Nathan MitchellJustin / Black Noir II
- Colby MinifieAshley Barrett
Crew
- Eric KripkeCreator
- Matt BowenOriginal Music Composer
- Christopher LennertzOriginal Music Composer
- Antony StarrProducer
- Karl UrbanProducer
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Seasons
- Season 18 eps · 2019
- Season 28 eps · 2020
- Season 38 eps · 2022
- Season 48 eps · 2024
- Season 58 eps · 2026
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