The Boys season 4 explained

Season Number:4
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Showrunner:Eric Kripke
Network:Amazon Prime Video
Num Episodes:8

The fourth season of the American satirical superhero television series The Boys, the first series in the franchise based on the comic book series of the same name written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, was developed for television by American writer and television producer Eric Kripke. The season is produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with Point Grey Pictures, Original Film, Kripke Enterprises, Kickstart Entertainment and KFL Nightsky Productions.

The show's fourth season stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, and Cameron Crovetti returning from prior seasons, with Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan joining the cast. Taking place six months after the events of the previous season, The Boys work with the CIA to assassinate Victoria Neuman (Doumit) in an effort to stop her from taking over the government. Concurrently, Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscly thumb of Homelander (Starr), who is consolidating his power. With only months to live, Butcher (Urban) has lost his position as leader of The Boys, who are fed up with his lies, and must find a way to work with them if they want to save the world before it's too late. The season shares continuity with the spin-off series Gen V and is set after the conclusion of its first season (2023).[1]

The fourth season was announced following the third season premiere. Its first three episodes were released on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video on June 13, 2024, after which episodes were released on a weekly basis. The season received critical acclaim with praise towards its action sequences, character development, dark humor, emotional depth, storyline, blend of political commentary and surrealism, unique combination of violence, humor and social commentary, and performances (particularly Urban, Quaid, Starr, and Moriarty), lauding its bold approach to tackling complex themes and pushing narrative boundaries.[2] However, multiple critics and publications have considered it the most polarizing and darkest season yet.[3]

On May 14, 2024, the series was renewed for a fifth season. On June 11, two days before the fourth season premiered, Kripke announced that the fifth season would serve as the final season.[4] [5] [6]

Episodes

See also: List of The Boys episodes.

Cast and characters

See main article: List of The Boys characters.

Main

Recurring

Guest

Cameos

In the season premiere, "Department of Dirty Tricks", Rafia Iqbal, Zach McGowan, and Jasper Morris appear in separate photographs as Hyperion, Dogknott and Wrangler, respectively, during Ashley's presentation of twenty-five potential new candidates to join The Seven.[44] [45] [46] Shoshana Bean, James Monroe Iglehart, and Andrew Rannells provide the singing voices of the uncredited figure skaters portraying Queen Maeve, Jesus, and Homelander, respectively, during the "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas" rehearsal musical sequence in the third episode.[47] [48] [49]

Production

Development

On June 10, 2022, Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a fourth season.[50] According to showrunner Eric Kripke, figuring out a way to save Ryan's soul is a key priority for Butcher in the fourth season, with Kripke saying it's like Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) combined with (2019).[51] On December 4, 2023, Kripke hinted that a scene from the fourth season might include "the batshit craziest thing" ever filmed for the series and expressed his own surprise that he "got away with it".[52] He also teased how each episode this season will play out, saying: "I think every episode has at least one totally fucking bananas moment. I love the ones in episode five. Episode six makes me cover my mouth with my hands every time I watch it. So, I think there's lots of good stuff going on."[53]

Writing

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Kripke described the inspirations of Valorie Curry's character, Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker, stating: "I think it's like [politicians] Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert. When we were writing her, [South Dakota Governor] Kristi Noem wasn't in our heads, but then she comes out and she's shooting puppies and then it's like, 'There's Firecracker! She's literally shooting puppies![53] Kripke also spoke with Variety about the development of the character, saying: "Firecracker came from like, 'Hey, isn't Marjorie Taylor Greene scary?' And just that type of personality. Like, you had [Donald] Trump, but now you have these Trump spawn that are trying to outdo each other for how outrageous and sexualized and gun-toting and slavishly obedient they can be. And just that idea — it wouldn't just start and end with Homelander, he would start to create these spores that would grow into these other characters, and she's a version of that."[54]

Kripke also revealed that Susan Heyward's character, Jessica "Sage" Bradley / Sister Sage, was conceived out of a conversation about one of Homelander's big weaknesses, saying: "He's generally surrounded by idiots. And so if we gave him someone truly brilliant, that makes him much more formidable. It turns out that that's a really hard character to write! Because you have to write things that the smartest person in the world would think of and we're not the smartest people in the world, so that's really difficult. And then Sage became a really interesting character, so that's really difficult."[54] Setting up the series' endgame, Kripke commented on the season finale's impact, stating: "There's a sort of seismic change at the end of season four; nothing in the world is going to be the same."[55]

The season finale is dedicated to Larry Kripke, father of Eric Kripke, who died on February 13, 2024.[56]

Casting

On July 8, 2022, it was announced Nathan Mitchell (who portrayed the masked Black Noir in the first three seasons), despite his character's death in the third season finale, would continue to portray Black Noir, but as a new entity of the character (Black Noir II) in a main capacity of the fourth season.[57] On August 1, it was announced that Cameron Crovetti had been promoted as a series regular, while Curry and Heyward were cast as new series regulars for the fourth season.[9] On August 25, Jeffrey Dean Morgan was cast as a recurring guest star for the fourth season.[12] On December 1, Rob Benedict and Elliot Knight joined the cast in undisclosed capacities for the fourth season, alongside Rosemarie DeWitt who was revealed to play Hughie's mother, Daphne.[58] [59] [60] After the three-episode premiere, it was revealed that Benedict and Knight were portraying Splinter[34] and Colin,[24] respectively.

On May 3, 2024, the official trailer revealed Maddie Phillips and Asa Germann would appear in the fourth season, reprising their roles from Gen V as Cate Dunlap and Sam Riordan, respectively. Derek Wilson also reprised his role as Robert Vernon / Tek Knight from Gen V.[15] [23] [61]

Dan Mousseau portrayed Webweaver / Patrick Whitehall, a drug-addicted Supe and parody of Spider-Man, in two episodes.[26] [62] [63] A first-look image of the character was shared during the fictional V52 Expo, a convention put on by Vought that parodies Disney's D23 Expo.[62] [64] [65]

Filming

Filming on the fourth season commenced on August 22, 2022.[66] The fight scene in the Flatiron Building, featured in the episode "The Insider", took ten days to film. Elaborating on the filming process, director Catriona McKenzie explained: "Every day there was a fight, every day ... [Stunt coordinator and actor John] Koyama was the stunt coordinator on that — he's amazing. Working with him and adjusting those fights, that was ten days on one scene — that's a movie. Ten days is one episode. It was really big. Often in an episode, you get your coupons for VFX. Like, 'Oh, you've got two and a half coupons, and you've got maybe three coupons for the big stunt work or VFX work or however you want to spend those resources'."[67]

Pegg concluded filming his scenes on January 18, 2023.[68] Filming on the finale began on February 12,[69] with Starr concluding filming his scenes on April 4.[70] Filming on the fourth season officially wrapped on April 12, 2023.[71]

Visual effects

The companies that were in charge of creating the visual effects for the season were ILM, MPC, Untold Studios, DNEG, Spin VFX, Luma Pictures, Pixomondo, Soho VFX, Zoic Studios, Rocket Science VFX, Crafty Apes VFX, Ingenuity Studios, Splice, Incessant Rain Studios, and CNCPT.[72] For the fourth consecutive season, Stephan Fleet served as the visual effects supervisor while Sean Tompkins came on board as the visual effects producer. Fleet described Tompkins being "more like a VFX managerial partner", adding: "While I focused on the creative side, [Sean] handled finance and scheduling. We're a managerial dream team. Everything overlaps, and communication, kindness, listening, discussing, and attacking based on group thought and experience are the keys."[72] [73] [74]

Discussing his approach to how the visual effects have evolved from season three to season four, Fleet said: "Each season is a learning curve. Post-Season 3 with all the COVID chaos, I felt the world was off-kilter. Season 4 was about leadership – steering through rough waters. I kept my signature sarcasm, but emphasized my deep care for the team's well-being. 'Life First, Work Second' became my mantra. Happy lives lead to better work. I saw amazing talent bloom this season with minimal drama. For the first time, I felt a balance in life and work." Fleet also went into detail about the new technologies and techniques introduced in season four to enhance the visual effects, explaining: "We introduced fast portable witness cameras using tentacles, syncing timecode from sound for perfect footage alignment. Our backend solution is slick. We use Airtable as our hub, linked through scripting to ShotGrid and an on-set filemaker database I created. My favorite feature is that all onset data is instantly uploaded and organized in Airtable every night. So we can give one very searchable link to vendors of our entire set data for the season."[73] Executing Kripke and the writers' vision for the season's episodes, Fleet understood to keep it within the "grounded world that happens to have superheroes in it", explaining: "Anytime we're going to do anything, be it cloning or an octopus, we always do a lot of research and try to find these nuggets of truth to build from, So, even if we're doing a clone, we'll look at something like cellular mitosis as a concept for it."[75]

Ambrosius (voiced by Tilda Swinton), The Deep's octopus lover who was first introduced in the season three episode "Herogasm", was brought back this season for a romantic arc with The Deep. While Ambrosius has feelings for The Deep, Fleet said the visual effects team had to scale back on any tendency to anthropomorphize the sea creature when designing her. "We had the look and the photo reality stuff down", he said. But when it came to the animal's movements while talking, they had to keep it from looking like a cartoon. Ultimately, the team devised an idea to put a little toy figurine of The Deep in her tank so that she will be able to interact with it while talking to her human counterpart. "If you look very closely, she'll constantly be, like, wrapping her tentacle around the toy. And if she's angry at him, she'll move away from it", Fleet said, adding: "I love the detail of the toy in the tank because it gives the octopus character. It gives it something more than just being a static kind of creature in a small aquarium."[75]

Music

The fourth season includes an original song, written by series composer Christopher Lennertz, titled "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas". The song is featured in the third episode ("We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here"), which was performed by Shoshana Bean, James Monroe Iglehart, Andrew Rannells and the cast of the fictional "Vought on Ice" figure skating performers.[48] On June 14, 2024, the music video was released on YouTube.[76] An official website for "Vought on Ice" was also created and is available to visit.[77] [78] [79] "Vought on Ice" serves a similar narrative purpose to , an in-universe Broadway musical in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), based on the events of the 2012 film The Avengers, first featured in the miniseries Hawkeye (2021).[48] [80] [81]

As Lennertz delved into composing "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas", he immersed himself in a marathon of ice capade shows, including "Disney on Ice" and "Frozen on Ice", seeking inspiration for the dance's final form. "I knew sleigh bells were essential and the tempo had to be lively", he reflected. Then, the essence of Vought, a hallmark of Kripke's storytelling, began to permeate his work. While Lennertz matched high notes to laser sounds, his friend shared articles about the latest uproars over anti-Christmas sentiments. One notable moment was Candace Cameron Bure's stance against LGBTQ+ representation in Hallmark Channel's Christmas films, which Lennertz found to be a telling source of exasperated satire.[48] [82] [83]

The soundtrack album was released digitally on July 10, 2024, through Madison Gate Records.[84] Both Lennertz and Matt Bowen composed the original soundtrack.[84] Becoming the co-composer starting with the previous season and though he only co-composed two episodes of that season, Bowen co-composed all episodes of season four with Lennertz.[84] [85] [86] On June 13, 2024, Madison Gate Records released the first song of the season.[87]

Marketing

On October 10, 2022, during production in Toronto, first-look images of new characters Firecracker and Sister Sage were released on Twitter.[88]

On November 8, 2023, two teaser posters were released via Twitter, revealing a first-look at the fourth season appearances of Butcher and Homelander, featuring the caption "Let's light this candle".[89] The teaser trailer debuted at comic event CCXP in São Paulo, Brazil, which teased the introduction of characters Sister Sage, Firecracker and Joe Kessler, and subsequently released on Twitter and YouTube, on December 2.[90] [91] [92]

On May 2, 2024, two official posters were unveiled.[93] The following day, the official trailer was released.[94]

Sneak peek images were released on May 29 and June 9.[95] [96] [97] Six character posters were released from June 1 to 6 on Twitter.[98]

A week before the season was released, the first official clip was uploaded on Twitter and YouTube on June 6.[99]

Ahead of the premiere, IGN posted a comedic, heavily censored video of Morgan sharing details about his character, Joe Kessler, on June 9.[100]

Promotional materials for the fourth season also included the quotes "Make America Super Again" and "Supe Lives Matter", a parody of the slogans "Make America Great Again" and "Black Lives Matter", respectively.[101] [102] [103]

Release

On June 28, 2023, Kripke confirmed that he was withholding release of the new season until the WGA strike was resolved.[104] The following year, the season premiered its first three episodes on June 13, 2024, while its remaining episodes were released on a weekly basis up until the season finale on July 18.[105]

Upon the season finale's release, the title of the episode was retitled from "Assassination Run" to "Season Four Finale", following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump five days prior. A "viewer discretion advised" warning was added at the beginning of the episode, with Amazon, Sony Pictures Television and the producers of The Boys opposing real-world political violence and clarifying that "any scene or plotline similarities to these real-world events are coincidental and unintentional".[106] [107] These sentiments were echoed by Kripke, saying: "We are a superhero TV show. We're fictional. Obviously, it's a political show with a point of view so there's gonna be some horrible coincidences. But anything real-world we condemn and are against in the strongest possible terms. We're just making our superhero show."[108]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the fourth season holds an approval rating of 92%, based on 139 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Boxing in the political arena with a bloodied smile, The Boys fourth season is grim and even a little glum while holding up a cracked mirror towards modern society."[109] On Metacritic, the season holds a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[110]

Contributing to The Illuminerdi, Kevin Fenix was exceedingly impressed and ecstatic in his review, awarding it 10/10, writing: "Season 4 is a triumph in every sense, blending sharp social commentary with compelling character arcs and breathtaking production value. It is a brilliant exploration of power, corruption, and humanity, told through the lens of a world where superheroes are anything but heroic. With its perfectly packed and balanced stories, characters, themes, and issues, The Boys continues to be one of the most relevant and entertaining series on television ... A must-watch."[111]

Alison Foreman of Empire rated the season 4 out of 5 stars, calling season four the "best yet" and the series "at the top of its game", while also praising its "meaningful" character drama.[112] Pastes Trent Moore gave the season a 9.0 rating, writing: "It's a wild ride, arguably the show's wildest yet, which is saying something ... Season 4 is simply phenomenal ... The Boys has been one of the best shows on television for years now and continues to cement its place in the pantheon with its deft blend of drama, gore, political commentary, and surrealism. The series is a pressure cooker that only gets hotter and tighter as it goes on."[113]

Megan Vick of GameSpot commended its "emotional center", though criticized the "slow start".[114] Grading the season a B+, IndieWire's Ben Travers wrote: "It's mostly impressive how deftly The Boys dramatic side balances its many arcs, while the black comedy's demented inventiveness helps distract from any lingering deficiencies ... My notes on Season 4 are littered with 'oh god's' and 'hoo boy's,' all of which denote a particularly gnarly set piece or horrific marvel of creature design."[115]

In a mixed review, Matt Donato of IGN graded the season with a 7/10, writing: "Season 4 can't capitalize on all its competing plotlines, but still delivers the show's signature shock and awe entertainment."[116] Also giving the season a 7/10 and mixed review, Garrett Blaney of Collider wrote: "Season 4 goes wilder than ever before, but even that isn't enough to distract from the formulaic approach the show is taking", adding "No amount of gore or meta-commentary can hide the fact that the story is getting thin."[117] GamesRadar+s Emily Murray, awarding the season 3 out of 5 stars, was also mixed, writing: "The Boys may be back in town, but the cracks are beginning to show ... at least there's plenty here to enjoy from this wildly entertaining latest chapter."[118] Though praising the season finale, calling it "excellent" and "strong", Erik Kain of Forbes found the rest of the season "mediocre" and considered the season to be "filler, with unsatisfying character development ... and weird side stories that didn't need to take up so much time".[119] Conversely, Startefacts Zoe Wallace gave the overall season an extremely negative review, deeming it the "worst" and "weakest" season so far. She criticized about the low stakes, shock value, and new characters' lack of charisma, summarizing: "The confrontation with Homelander is clearly dragging on and the writers are running out of ideas. Season 4 could have been great if the writers weren't afraid to kill off characters and weren't distracted by secondary storylines – and that's what made Season 4 the worst of all."[120]

Reviewing the season finale and season four as a whole, Comic Book Resources Joshua M. Patton deemed the finale as "the series' most important episode yet" and the overall season as "powerful" television. He concluded by stating: "After faithfully adapting the comic's most important basics and beats during its earliest episodes, The Boys grew into its own beast. Even better, the series' original story was a much better political commentary and character study of superheroes than its source material ever was. Despite its aggression and edginess, The Boys is arguably one of the strongest appeals to humanity and demolitions of toxic masculinity on air today. While the series is best known for its pitch-black humor and send-up of superhero culture, Season 4 proves that The Boys fits into the mold of superhero storytelling more than it doesn't. Using fantastical characters and classic genre conventions, the storytellers held up a mirror to the real-world with a warning about how embracing ugliness, violence, revenge and hatred will only lead to the proliferation of more sadness and suffering. There hasn't been a superhero story as daring and relevant as The Boys Season 4 in quite some time, and it will be an even longer while before any other superhero story can surpass it."[121]

Audience response

The season was generally criticized and divided by audiences, though the season finale received acclaim.[122]

Following its three-episode premiere, the season received a mixed response among audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Users have mainly criticized the season leaning towards more left-wing political commentary, compared to what was perceived as both left- and right-wing commentary from prior seasons.[123] Due to this, critics have attributed the audience response as review bombing.[122]

Numerous journalists, fans, and critics have theorized and noted Trump inspired the series character development of Homelander,[124] a theory which has been confirmed by Kripke.[125] Days before the premiere of season four, Kripke described the series to The Hollywood Reporter as a "story about the intersection of celebrity and authoritarianism and how social media and entertainment are used to sell fascism". He also said that viewers who think the show is too "woke" should "go watch something else" and expressed surprise to some viewers perceiving Homelander as the series' hero, saying: "What do you say to that? The show's many things. Subtle isn't one of them."[126] Additionally, many social media users mocked others who lamented the anti-Trump undertones of season four.[126]

On June 22, 2024, in response to the review bombing, the Vought International Twitter account and YouTube channel addressed the controversy head-on by uploading a promotional video that introduced BROWSER, promoting internet privacy while still allowing users to "review bomb" woke television series; the video is presented and narrated by character Ashley Barrett (Colby Minifie).[127] [128] [129] Garth Ennis, co-creator of the comic book series, addressed his thoughts about the right-wing fans and their reaction to the series' satire, claiming that this is a world where "both ends of the political spectrum can claim they are the Jedi and the other guys are the Sith" and that "we're through the looking glass". He also pointed out that the contrast from certain fans comes from the fact that "people are choosing what to believe" in regards to the series.[130]

Conversely, one element of the season fans have praised is Starr's performance, particularly in the fourth episode ("Wisdom of the Ages"). Following the aforementioned episode's release, many users on social media campaigned for Starr to win a Primetime Emmy Award, expressing how deserving he is of such an honor,[131] a sentiment that critics have previously concurred with on multiple occasions;[132] Kripke himself also agreed.[133] For his performance, Starr was named an honorable mention for TVLine "Performer of the Week" for the week of June 17, 2024. TVLines Vlada Gelman highly praised Starr's performance, writing: "We thought we'd already seen the scariest and most sadistic side of Homelander on The Boys, but Antony Starr's performance in this week's episode took the character to impressively terrifying new extremes ... which only goes to prove that Starr's instincts as Homelander are not only spot-on, but make the character even more fascinating and frightening."[134]

Audience viewership

According to Amazon, the first three episodes of the season received a 21% increase in total viewers compared to season three in the first four days since launch. The fourth season became among the top 5 most-viewed TV seasons on Amazon Prime Video through its first four days, according to the streamer. It was also reported that the fourth season tallied the second most viewers of any returning season on Prime Video through its first four days, behind only the second season of Reacher. Furthermore, Amazon reported that The Boys has grown in global viewership per season.[135] Amidst the launch of the season's first three episodes, The Boys scored 1.19 billion viewing minutes during the week of June 10–16, 2024, according to Nielsen streaming data.[136] On July 25, Amazon reported that season four overall garnered more than 55 million viewers globally since the season premiere. That figure counts 39 days of viewership after the premiere, ending on July 21, just after the July 18 season finale released. This marks the third-consecutive season of global viewership growth for the satirical superhero series. Season 4 has now become Prime Video's fourth most-viewed television season of all time — behind only season 1, Fallout season 1, and Reacher season 1.[137]

Notes and References

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  4. Web site: 'The Boys' Renewed for Season 5 at Amazon . Maas . Jennifer . . May 14, 2024 . June 15, 2024.
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    1. TheBoys Season 4 Premiere Week is a good time to announce: Season 5 will be the Final Season! Always my plan, I just had to be cagey till I got the final OK from Vought. Thrilled to bring the story to a gory, epic, moist climax. Watch Season 4 in 2 DAYS, cause the end has begun!
    . therealKripke . June 11, 2024 . June 15, 2024.
  6. Web site: 'The Boys' to End with Season 5 on Amazon . Maas . Jennifer . . June 11, 2024 . June 15, 2024.
  7. Web site: Who Plays the Shapeshifter on 'The Boys'? Well, Several People . Zalben . Alex . Comic Book Club . July 11, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
  8. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Introduces a New Villain with a Familiar Power . Meenan . Devin . . July 11, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
  9. Web site: 'The Boys': Cameron Crovetti Upped to Series Regular, Valorie Curry, Susan Heyward Also Cast in Amazon Series . Petski . Denise . . August 1, 2022 . August 1, 2022.
  10. Web site: Who is Sister Sage and Why Does Homelander Need Her Powers? . Matadeen . Renaldo . . June 15, 2024 . June 15, 2024.
  11. Web site: A Lesbian Actress Playing an Anti-Gay, Anti-Trans Superhero on 'The Boys'? Count Her In! . Spitznagel . Eric . . June 22, 2024 . June 22, 2024.
  12. Web site: 'The Boys': Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins Season 4 Cast . Cordero . Rosy . . August 25, 2022 . June 13, 2024.
  13. How 'The Boys' Season 4 Finally Recruited Super Fan Jeffrey Dean Morgan . Romano . Nick . . May 28, 2024 . May 30, 2024.
  14. Web site: Rosemarie DeWitt on Her Key 'The Boys' Role and What She Wasn't Prepared For . Patterson . Demetrius . . June 28, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  15. Web site: 'The Boys': Who is Tek Knight? . Kristian McCoy . Joshua . Game Rant . July 4, 2024 . July 4, 2024.
  16. Web site: 'The Boys' Just Dropped Its Most Perfect 'Supernatural' Reference Yet . Mullen . Amanda . . July 22, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  17. Web site: 'The Boys' S04: [SPOILER] Left Video Message in Case Things Went Bad ]. Flook . Ray . . June 28, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  18. Web site: Butcher's Hallucinations in 'The Boys' Season 4 Explained by Creator Eric Kripke . Rudoy . Matthew . . June 15, 2024 . June 15, 2024.
  19. Web site: Is This Surprise A-list Appearance in 'The Boys' Season 4 the Show's Best Cameo Yet? . Garside . Megan . . June 13, 2024 . June 13, 2024.
  20. Web site: 'The Boys' Boss on Landing That Surprise A-List Cameo . Patterson . Demetrius . . June 27, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  21. The Story Behind Tilda Swinton's Depraved 'The Boys' Season 4 Role . Romano . Nick . . June 13, 2024 . June 13, 2024.
  22. Web site: 'The Boys' Creator Eric Kripke Reveals How Tilda Swinton Season 4 Cameo Happened . Garner . Glenn . . June 16, 2024 . July 1, 2024.
  23. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Just Brought the 'Gen V' Spinoff Series into Play . Meenan . Devin . . June 27, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
  24. Web site: Who Plays Colin in 'The Boys' Season 4 & Where You Know Them . Mullen . Amanda . . June 13, 2024 . June 15, 2024.
  25. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Finally Reveals Kimiko's Tragic Backstory . Dutta . Debopriyaa . . July 11, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
  26. Web site: Who is Webweaver? 'The Boys' Season 4's Spider-Man Parody Explained . Zachary . Brandon . . July 4, 2024 . July 5, 2024.
  27. Web site: All 5 New Supes Introduced in 'The Boys' Season 4, Explained . Hinduja . Soniya . . June 20, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
  28. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Episode 5: Who is Sameer Shah? . Shakya . Shashank . Beebom . June 27, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
  29. Web site: 13 Iconic Celebrities Fans May Forget Starred in 'The Boys' . Nguyen . Jessie . . July 8, 2022 . July 18, 2024.
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  33. Web site: The Real MVP of Vought International is Back in 'The Boys' Season 4 . Ulatowski . Rachel . . June 13, 2022 . June 15, 2024.
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  36. Web site: 'The Boys': How Does Billy Butcher Kill Ezekiel in Season 4? . Hayes . Jackson . . June 20, 2024 . June 20, 2024.
  37. Web site: 'The Boys' Recap: An Agonizing Look at the Making of Homelander . Gajjar . Saloni . . June 20, 2024 . June 20, 2024.
  38. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Episode 7 Recap: A Not-So-Silent Night . Richard . Nate . . July 11, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
  39. Web site: 14 Years Later, Amazon's 'The Boys' Delivers Brutal Justice for a Tragic Comic Character . Elvy . Craig . . July 6, 2024 . July 8, 2024.
  40. Web site: Who is Cindy? You've Seen This Supe on 'The Boys' Before . Medina . Joel . . July 23, 2024 . July 24, 2024.
  41. Web site: Who is Love Sausage in 'The Boys' Season 4 Finale? . McMullen . Chris . . July 18, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
  42. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 post-credits scene explained – a surprise return from a fan-favorite . Murray . Emily . . July 18, 2024 . July 18, 2024.
  43. Web site: Soldier Boy's 'The Boys' Season 5 Role Teased by Showrunner After Season 4 Cameo . Al-Ghamdi . Abdullah . . July 20, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  44. Web site: 10 'The Boys' Supes Who Can Join Homelander's Army in Season 5 . Pitman . Robert . . July 27, 2024 . July 28, 2024.
  45. Web site: Meet the rejected candidates for The Seven . Volk . Pete . . June 13, 2024 . July 28, 2024.
  46. Web site: One 'The Boys' fan has screenshotted all the potential candidates for The Seven and there are some deep-cut Supes in here . Garside . Megan . . June 18, 2024 . July 28, 2024.
  47. Web site: Video: Hear Shoshana Bean, Andrew Rannells, and James Monroe Iglehart Sing on Amazon's 'The Boys' . Ingenthron . Blair . . June 15, 2024 . June 25, 2024.
  48. Web site: 'The Boys' Vought on Ice Song: How a Trio of Broadway Vets Came to Sing 'Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas' . Gelman . Vlada . . June 16, 2024 . June 25, 2024.
  49. Web site: Watch James Monroe Iglehart, Shoshana Bean, and Andrew Rannells perform a musical number from 'The Boys' . Abourizk . Michael . Broadway News . June 22, 2024 . June 25, 2024.
  50. Web site: 'The Boys' Renewed for Season 4 by Amazon; Vernon Sanders on Show's Ratings Growth & Spinoffs' Status . Andreeva . Nellie . . June 10, 2022 . June 10, 2022 . June 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610190746/https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-boys-renewed-season-4-amazon-ratings-spinoffs-1235042784/ . live.
  51. Web site: 'The Boys' Showrunner Eric Kripke Says Ryan is the Key to Season 4 . Meyer . Joshua . . April 22, 2023 . June 15, 2024 . Ryan is a really important piece of the story because he's half Becca, half Homelander. If Butcher can figure out how to get his shit together and get the kid back, that could be the single best weapon they have against Homelander. But vice versa. If Homelander wins the kid over, that's apocalyptic because then there's two Homelanders. It's like a child drama with apocalyptic stakes. It's like Kramer vs. Kramer meets . So that will be a really rich story moving forward..
  52. 1731809842044526709 . I would just like to add that I was in post today, working on a Season 4 scene that miiiiiiight be the batshit craziest thing we've ever done? Like I truly can't believe we got away with it. #TheBoys #TheBoysTV . therealKripke . December 4, 2023 . June 18, 2024.
  53. Web site: Every Season 4 Episode of 'The Boys' Has 'At Least One Totally F***ing Bananas Moment' . Patterson . Demetrius . . June 13, 2024 . June 15, 2024.
  54. Web site: Variety's Showrunners Sitdown: 'The Boys' Boss Eric Kripke on Writing to the Actors' Strengths and Not Wanting to 'Make Edgelord Material for Incels' . Aurthur . Kate . . June 18, 2024 . June 25, 2024.
  55. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Finale will 'change the world forever' . Frew . Cameron . . July 11, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
  56. Web site: Season 4 of 'The Boys' Pays Tribute to Showrunner's Late Father, Larry Kripke . DeGrushe . Allison . . July 18, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
  57. 'The Boys' Boss Says This Star Will Play 'A Whole New Character' in Season 4 After That Intense Finale . Romano . Nick . . July 8, 2022 . July 8, 2022.
  58. Web site: 'The Boys': Rosemarie DeWitt, Rob Benedict & Elliot Knight Board Season 4; Simon Pegg Sets Return . Cordero . Rosy . . December 1, 2022 . December 1, 2022 . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201180132/https://deadline.com/2022/12/the-boys-rosemarie-dewitt-rob-benedict-elliot-knight-cast-season-4-simon-pegg-returns-1235186095/ . live.
  59. Web site: 'The Boys' Star Jack Quaid Says it Was Cathartic to Explore Hughie's 'Core Trauma' and 'Campbell Family Chaos' in Season 4 . Harris . Raquel 'Rocky' . . May 15, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  60. Jack Quaid on 'The Boys' Season 4 Bringing in Hughie's Mom: 'Campbell Family Chaos' . Romano . Nick . . May 20, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  61. 'The Boys' Season 4 Trailer Confirms Returning 'Gen V' Stars as Supes Turn into 'Wrathful Gods' . Romano . Nick . May 3, 2024 . . May 10, 2024.
  62. Web site: Spider-Man Inspired Supe in 'The Boys' Season 4 Gets First Look Image Ahead of Episode 6 Debut . Rudoy . Matthew . . June 27, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  63. Web site: Who is Webweaver? 'The Boys' latest Supe, explained . West . Amy . . July 4, 2024 . July 4, 2024.
  64. Web site: Vought Unveils 32 Projects at V52 Expo, Their Parody of Disney's D23 . Kraljik . Valentina . Comic Basics . June 28, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  65. Web site: 'The Boys': All 43 Vought Movies Teased in Season 4's Expo Parody, Explained . Pitman . Robert . . June 28, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  66. Everything We Know So Far About 'The Boys' Season 4 . Romano . Nick . . August 3, 2022 . April 15, 2023 . April 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411073541/https://ew.com/tv/the-boys-season-4-everything-we-know/ . live.
  67. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Took 10 Days to Film the Flat Iron Fight Scene in Episode 7 . Harris . Raquel 'Rocky' . . July 11, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
  68. Web site: 'The Boys' Star Wraps Filming on Season 4 . Perry . Spencer . ComicBook . January 18, 2023 . April 15, 2023 . April 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230412202159/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-boys-star-simon-pegg-wraps-filming-season-4/ . live.
  69. Web site: 'The Boys': Eric Kripke Confirms Season 4 Finale Filming Underway . Flook . Ray . . February 12, 2023 . April 15, 2023 . April 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411152129/https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-boys-eric-kripke-confirms-season-4-finale-filming-underway/ . live.
  70. Web site: Antony Starr Wraps Filming on 'The Boys' Season 4 . DeVore . Britta . . April 6, 2023 . April 15, 2023 . April 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415023914/https://collider.com/the-boys-season-4-filming-wrap-antony-starr/ . live.
  71. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Wraps with Gory Behind-the-Scenes Images . DeVore . Britta . . April 12, 2023 . April 15, 2023 . April 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414004328/https://collider.com/the-boys-season-4-filming-wrap-set-images/ . live.
  72. Web site: The Boys Season 4 . Frei . Vincent . Art of VFX . May 8, 2024 . August 11, 2024.
  73. Web site: 'The Boys' – Season 4: Stephan Fleet – Production VFX Supervisor . Frei . Vincent . Art of VFX . August 8, 2024 . August 11, 2024.
  74. Web site: VFX supervisor Stephan Fleet on the latest mayhem he helped orchestrate for 'The Boys' . Failes . Ian . befores & afters . August 8, 2024 . August 11, 2024.
  75. Web site: 'The Boys' VFX Supervisor Breaks Down Season 4's Boldest Moments, from the Butcher Reveal to Tilda Swinton's Talking Octopus . Lambe . Stacy . . July 18, 2024 . August 11, 2024.
  76. Vought on Ice – "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas" . Vought International . . June 14, 2024 . June 25, 2024.
  77. 1800605012017758579 . Get your tickets with VoughtCoin here! . VoughtIntl . June 11, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
  78. Web site: Vought on Ice . Vought on Ice . June 25, 2024.
  79. 1802753867110859068 . We're just as sad as you that Vought on Ice is temporarily grounded. Please visit our cutting edge website for updates on when the show will be back on the road! voughtonice.com . VoughtIntl . June 18, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
  80. Web site: Bringing Marvel's Fictional Broadway Show 'Rogers: The Musical' to Real Life at Disneyland . Riley . Jenelle . Jenelle Riley . . July 6, 2023 . July 6, 2024.
  81. Web site: Get a 1st Look at Disneyland's 'Rogers: The Musical' . Hall . Margaret . Tran . Diep . . June 28, 2023 . July 6, 2024.
  82. Web site: 'The Boys' songwriter behind Vought on Ice did the excruciating homework . Patches . Matt . . June 18, 2024 . June 25, 2024.
  83. Web site: Composer Christopher Lennertz Talks Putting the Christ Back in Christmas for 'The Boys' Season 4 . Danoff . Owen . . June 18, 2024 . June 25, 2024.
  84. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Soundtrack Album Released . Film Music Reporter . July 10, 2024 . August 3, 2024.
  85. Web site: Co-Composer Matt Bowen Interview: 'The Boys' . Danoff . Owen . . August 15, 2022 . August 3, 2024.
  86. Web site: Why 'The Boys' is Intentionally Imperfect Explained by Co-Composer . Francis-Crow . Alana . . August 16, 2022 . August 3, 2024.
  87. Web site: First Song from 'The Boys' Season 4 Soundtrack Released . Film Music Reporter . June 13, 2024 . August 3, 2024.
  88. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 First Look: Meet New Supes Firecracker and Sister Sage . Maas . Jennifer . . October 10, 2022 . July 3, 2024.
  89. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 First Posters Put the Spotlight on Homelander and Butcher . Bankhurst . Adam . . November 8, 2023 . July 3, 2024.
  90. Web site: 'The Boys': Democracy is Collapsing in Season 4 Teaser (WATCH) . Campione . Katie . . December 2, 2023 . July 3, 2024.
  91. 'The Boys' Season 4 Trailer Reveals Jeffrey Dean Morgan, MAGA-esque Chaos . Romano . Nick . . December 2, 2023 . July 3, 2024.
  92. Web site: First 'The Boys' Season 4 Trailer Sees Homelander Thinking About the Roman Empire Video . Harris . Raquel 'Rocky' . . December 2, 2023 . July 3, 2024.
  93. 1786048140321165696 . More chaos coming, and it ain't controlled. The Boys Season 4 arrives June 13 . PrimeVideo . May 2, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  94. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Trailer: Homelander Turns the Seven into 'Wrathful Gods' as Butcher Unleashes a Deadly Virus on Supes . Maas . Jennifer . . May 3, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  95. Web site: Karl Urban and Jeffrey Dean Morgan Face Off in New 'The Boys' Season 4 Images . DeVore . Britta . . May 29, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  96. 1799801339347923227 . Clearing up the release schedule for anyone askin... First three episodes of Season 4 arrive Thursday, then one per week after that through July 18. Here's an image from each of the first three with zero added fuckin context . TheBoysTV . June 9, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  97. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Sneak Peek Images include New Look at Homelander on Ice . Dick . Jeremy . . June 9, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  98. Multiple sources:
    • 1796934740085289222 . Two peas in a diabolical pod . TheBoysTV . June 1, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
    • 1797297127439122576 . Here comes our second wind . TheBoysTV . June 2, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
    • 1797659516395250173 . The bold and the batshit . TheBoysTV . June 3, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
    • 1798021901278908541 . Homie's Angels . TheBoysTV . June 4, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
    • 1798384287219425653 . New Supes on the block . TheBoysTV . June 5, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
    • 1798746673990205562 . Like father, like son . TheBoysTV . June 6, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  99. Multiple sources:
  100. Web site: 'The Boys': Season 4 – Official Clip (2024) Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban IGN Live 2024 . . June 9, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  101. Web site: Homelander is 'Making America Super Again' in New 'The Boys' Season 4 Poster . Bythrow . Nick . . March 5, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  102. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Promos Declare 'Supe Lives Matter' and 'Make America Super Again' . Makuch . Eddie . . March 5, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  103. Web site: 'Supe Lives Matter': 'The Boys' Campaign Video Sets the Stage for Season 4 Storyline . Bentz . Adam . . March 6, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  104. 1674163064755879937 .
    1. TheBoys update! 1) When #Season4 drops depends on how long the #WGA Strike goes. No answer yet. Tell the studios to make a fair deal! 2) To take that sting off, here's fun art from S4. We spend hours making ourselves laugh with this stuff & it's never even on screen. #TheBoysTV
    . therealKripke . June 29, 2023 . July 26, 2023 . June 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629144607/https://twitter.com/therealKripke/status/1674163064755879937 . live.
  105. Web site: 'The Boys': When to Expect Fourth Season Return . Rice . Lynette . . February 22, 2024 . February 22, 2024.
  106. Web site: 'The Boys' Changes Episode Title and Denounces Real-World Political Violence After Trump Assassination Attempt . Murray . Conor . . July 18, 2024 . July 18, 2024 . limited.
  107. Web site: Amazon Says 'The Boys' Assassination Episode Filmed Long Before Trump Shooting, Finale Similarities 'Unintentional' . Strause . Jackie . . July 18, 2024 . July 18, 2024.
  108. Web site: 'The Boys' Showrunner on New Spinoff, Soldier Boy's Big Role in Final Season and 'Horrible Coincidences' in Assassination Storyline . Maas . Jennifer . Jackson . Angelique . . July 26, 2024 . July 26, 2024.
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  111. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Review – Bloody, Brilliant, Bold, and Brutally Real . Fenix . Kevin . The Illuminerdi . June 11, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  112. Web site: 'The Boys': Season 4 Review . Foreman . Alison . . June 11, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  113. Web site: 'The Boys' Are Back and as Screwed as Ever in Excellent Fourth Season . Moore . Trent . . June 11, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  114. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Review – A Diabolical Slow Burn . Vick . Megan . . June 11, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  115. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Boasts Extra Bite . Travers . Ben . . June 11, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  116. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Review . Donato . Matt . . June 11, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  117. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Review: Too Much of a Good Thing is Still Too Much . Blaney . Garrett . . June 11, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  118. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Review: 'Wildly entertaining but the cracks are starting to show' . Murray . Emily . . June 11, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  119. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Review: A Great Finale Can't Save A Mediocre Season . Kain . Erik . . July 20, 2024 . July 22, 2024 . limited.
  120. Web site: 5 Proofs 'The Boys' Season 4 Was the Worst Season So Far . Wallace . Zoe . Startefact . July 22, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  121. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Finale Review: The Series' Most Important Episode Yet . M. Patton . Joshua . . July 18, 2024 . July 25, 2024.
  122. Multiple sources:
  123. Web site: 'The Boys' Feels Different in 2024. Is the Problem the Show—or Us? . Onion . Rebecca . . June 22, 2024 . June 22, 2024.
  124. Multiple sources:
  125. Web site: For Eric Kripke, 'The Boys' Was Always About Trumpism . O'Connell . Mikey . . June 8, 2024 . June 20, 2024.
  126. Web site: Anti-'Woke' Critics of 'The Boys' Mocked on Social Media as Creators Say the Series Was Always a Satirical Right-Wing Critique . Murray . Conor . . June 18, 2020 . June 20, 2024 . limited.
  127. 1804544885644763450 . Vought is proud to usher in a new era of Internet privacy. Together with @operagxofficial, we've built BROWSER by Vought. What it lacks in branding creativity, it makes up for in speed and security. Download it today and you'll be review bombing woke TV shows in no time! . VoughtIntl . June 22, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  128. Web site: 'The Boys' Hits Back at Review Bombers in the Most On-Point Way Possible . DeVore . Britta . . June 22, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  129. Opera GX presents BROWSER by Vought . Vought International . . June 22, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  130. Web site: 'We're Through the Looking Glass': 'The Boys' Creator Calls Out Fans Who Missed Its Satirical Message . Epps . Justin . . June 28, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  131. Web site: Antony Starr's Homelander Performance in 'The Boys' Season 4, Episode 4 Has Fans Losing Their Minds . Gearan . Hannah . . June 20, 2024 . June 20, 2024.
  132. Multiple sources:
  133. Web site: 'Give That Guy an Emmy Already': 'The Boys' Creator Praises Homelander Actor . Dick . Jeremy . . June 18, 2024 . June 20, 2024 . Give that guy an Emmy already. I don't understand why it hasn't happened yet..
  134. Web site: Performers of the Week: Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton . Hatchett . Keisha . . June 22, 2024 . July 25, 2024.
  135. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Premiere Viewership Scores 21% Boost vs. Season 3 . Campion . Katie . . June 20, 2024 . June 20, 2024.
  136. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Cracks 1 Billion Viewing Minutes on Nielsen Streaming Charts . Seitz . Loree . . July 11, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
  137. Web site: 'The Boys' Season 4 Draws More Than 55 Million Global Viewers, Amazon Says . Maas . Jennifer . . July 25, 2024 . July 25, 2024.

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