ShowThe BoysCastKarl Urban, Jensen Ackles, Erin Moriarty, Karen Fukuhara, Chace Crawford, Antony Starr, Jack QuaidSeasons4 (Season 5 upcoming)Next Season Releasing On April 8, 2026
The final season of The Boys is going to bring an end to a lot of arcs that fans cannot wait to see come to fruition. Homelander (Antony Starr) and Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) will finally put their enmity to rest, one way or the other. The rest of the team, under Annie January, would be leading a resistance against Homelander, who now has the backing of the president of the United States.
Fans are really excited to see a multitude of things. Usually, there are character stories to be excited about, but every season also pokes fun at the state of American politics right around the time of its release. Given the last few years, fans cannot wait to see how the final act of the show is going to play out, narratively, metanarratively, and character arc-wise.
When Can Fans Expect Season 5 To Begin Streaming?
Season 5 of The Boys, like every season before it, is going to have a two-episode premiere. The first episode has been revealed to be called Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite. Philip Sgriccia will be directing the episode. The episode will release on April 8, 2026, along with the second episode. Season 5, like the seasons before, will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Episode Date of ReleaseFifteen Inches of Sheer DynamiteApril 8, 2026“Episode 2”April 8, 2026“Episode 3”April 15, 2026“Episode 4”April 22, 2026“Episode 5”April 29, 2026“Episode 6”May 6, 2026“Episode 7”May 13, 2026“Episode 8”May 20, 2026
Here’s exactly when Season 5 lands in your time zone:
Time ZoneRelease TimeUS Pacific (PDT)12:00 AM (April 8)US Mountain (MDT)1:00 AM (April 8)US Central (CDT)2:00 AM (April 8)US Eastern (EDT)3:00 AM (April 8)US Alaska (AKDT)11:00 PM (April 7)US Hawaii-Aleutian (HST)10:00 PM (April 7)United Kingdom (BST)8:00 AM (April 8)Europe (CEST)9:00 AM (April 8)Saudi Arabia (AST)10:00 AM (April 8)UAE (GST)11:00 AM (April 8)India (IST)12:30 PM (April 8)Philippines (PHT)3:00 PM (April 8)Singapore (SGT)3:00 PM (April 8)Japan (JST)4:00 PM (April 8)Australia (AEST)5:00 PM (April 8)
The Boys Will Have Its Little Supernatural Reunion
The cast for The Boys Season 5 will see a lot of series regulars return, along with new actors. Some of the roles remain hidden, but the highlight of the season is going to be the Supernatural union. Jensen Ackles, who joined the series in Season 3 as Soldier Boy, was reunited with his Supernatural father, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, in Season 4.
Now, Season 5 is going to round out the Winchester trio by adding Jared Padalecki to the cast. The character that he is going to play remains under wraps.
Here are the series regulars that fans can expect to see in the show:
Karl Urban as Billy Butcher
Antony Starr as Homelander
Jack Quaid as Hughie Campbell
Erin Moriarty as Starlight
Jessie T. Usher as A-Train
Chace Crawford as The Deep
Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko
Tomer Capone as Frenchie
Laz Alonso as Mother’s Milk
Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett
Cameron Crovetti as Ryan Butcher
Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy
Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir II
Valorie Curry as Firecracker
Susan Heyward as Sister Sage
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Joe Kessler
Dominique McElligott as Queen Maeve
Rosemarie DeWitt as Daphne Campbell
Apart from the returning cast, some new faces have been added to the crew alongside Jared Padalecki. They are:
Daveed Diggs as Oh-Father
Jared Padalecki
Misha Collins
Paul Reiser as The Legend
David Andrews as President Calhoun
Mason Dye as Bombsight
Seth Rogen
Additionally, Jaz Sinclair, London Thor / Derek Luh, Lizze Broadway, Maddie Phillips, Asa Germann, and Keeya King will also be a part of the show, reprising their roles from Gen V.
What Is Homelander’s Fate Going To Be In The Boys Season 5?
Before going into Season 5 of The Boys, the state of the story was something like this:
Homelander is now the most powerful person in the world. He has the backing of the President (who basically defers to him), controls the media, and has loyal followers whom he has successfully radicalized against his enemies. Gen V Season 2 picked up right where The Boys Season 4 left off, depicting Marie and her friends joining the resistance, which also has A-Train. Also, Kimiko speaks now.
All that being said, the trailer shows audiences Homelander sitting in the Oval Office, which essentially speaks to how much power he has accumulated. Billy was seen driving away with the super virus, which is going to factor into the story. In the comics, Homelander is killed by Black Noir. However, some believe that a far worse fate awaits Homelander in the series.
The Trailer Has Some Scenes That Seem Ripped Right From The Comics
Homelander, raising his hand to bring it down on an unknown victim, is pulled right out of the comics. So is his pose in the Oval Office. The trailer is chock-full of such references.
Now, it must be noted that the show functions on very different rules when compared to the comics, especially given that the public in the comics believes aliens actually exist, and that Homelander came from a different planet. The trailer for the show has received a lot of praise, and it seems that Billy Butcher is going to make good on his promise of ‘scorched earth’ to Homelander.
What Other The Boys Spin-Offs Are Currently In The Works Over At Prime Video?
With The Boys coming to an end, Amazon is going to be hard-pressed to find a show that fills the niche of one of its most popular IPs. Of course, the franchise is not going to go away any time soon. Fans could expect a sequel to the story with an original idea. There are definitely multiple spin-offs in production, which will follow favourite characters like Soldier Boy.
The Boys: Vought Rising is in production (via Variety), and The Boys: Mexico is currently in development (via Deadline). The former will follow Soldier Boy and Stormfront, along with other characters that existed at the time when the characters were active. The show will be a prequel, set during the Second World War. Not much is known about The Boys: Mexico.
Although not officially confirmed, Gen V season 3 is also on the table.
Amazon MGM is likely going to keep streaming other shows that are set within The Boys universe, given how popular the franchise is. It remains to be seen if the kind of political satire that the show reigns can strike a chord again, or if fans will lean towards more hopeful superhero stories, if at all. After all, there are a lot of storylines from the comics that are simply absent in the show.
Who is Black Noir?
In the comics, it is revealed that Black Noir is a clone of Homelander, who committed some of the atrocities attributed to him, so that he can fulfill his genetic purpose to kill Homelander.
Do you need to watch Gen V to watch The Boys?
Gen V Season 1 is largely a side story. However, it has essential context for Season 2, characters from which will appear in the final Season of The Boys in a major capacity.
Who survives in The Boys comic book?
Among the Boys, Hughie Campbell is the only one to survive. Among the Supes that have served in The Seven, Starlight and The Deep survive. Hughie and Starlight get married.
Who wrote The Boys?
The series is written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Darick Robertson.
Now, there are a lot of characters that are going to die in the show- perhaps we will see them in a prequel? What do you think? Let us know in the comments below!
The Final Season of The Boys will begin streaming on Amazon Prime Video on April 8, 2026.
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