Caution- There is some pretty graphic violence, a lot of swearing, and some Spice Girls music? In short, don’t play this at work or around sensitive viewers.
If the style of the promotional materials looks dark and familiar, it’s because this show is being developed by Supernatural showrunner Eric Kripke. The Boys is based on the New York Times best-selling comic of the same name, done by Garth Ennis and Darick RObertson. A huge swatch of the producers for Preacher (yes, including Seth Rogen) are involved.
Here’s the synopsis:
The Boys, is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven, and Vought – the multi-billion dollar conglomerate that manages these superheroes and covers up all of their dirty secrets.
The Boys are played by:
Billy Butcher (Karl Urban, “Star Trek”), Hughie (Jack Quaid, “The Hunger Games”), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso, “Detroit”), Frenchie (Tomer Capon, “Hostages”), and The Female (Karen Fukuhara, “Suicide Squad”). Simon Pegg (“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”) guest stars as Hughie’s father.
The Supes of The Seven are
Homelander (Antony Starr, “Banshee”) who is joined by Starlight (Erin Moriarty, “Captain Fantastic”), Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott, “House of Cards”), A-Train (Jessie T. Usher, “Independence Day: Resurgence”), The Deep (Chace Crawford, “Gossip Girl”) and Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell, “Supernatural”).
The Boys looks super dark and will be launching July 26 on Amazon Prime Video.
