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As The Boys approaches its final season, showrunner Eric Kripke has revealed that the series followed one strict rule throughout its five-season run. Despite its heavy use of real-world references, the show deliberately avoided acknowledging Marvel and DC.

Eric Kripke reveals one Marvel-DC rule The Boys always followed 

As The Boys moves toward its final season, creator Eric Kripke has outlined one rule that has always remained firmly in place. He has clarified that the show has deliberately avoided any references to Marvel or DC.

Discussing the approach in an interview with ScreenRant, Kripke explained that the show is built to feel as close to reality as possible. “It’s as absolutely real as possible is the answer. We really try to say it’s absolutely our world in every way we can, but it just happens to have superheroes in it, which f**ks it all up, obviously,” he said. 

Kripke emphasized that this has been a non-negotiable rule for the writers. He stated, “The only real hard and fast rule in the show are you’re not allowed to reference Marvel or DC.”  The showrunner clarified that, in the context of the show, superheroes exist exclusively under a single corporate system. “There’s no other superheroes in the world besides the Vought brand. So no Marvel movies,” he said. 

Kripke also acknowledged that maintaining this rule is not always straightforward. He explained, “Sometimes it gets tricky because you’re making so many pop culture references and so many pop culture references these days are about Superman, for example. But you’re not allowed to do that. But outside of that, we’ll use every reference we can get our hands on.”

The comments come as anticipation builds for the show’s final season. Season 5 of The Boys is scheduled to premiere its first three episodes on April 8, with subsequent episodes releasing weekly on Prime Video.