The Boys (TV series)

The Boys
Genre	Action Black comedy Drama Political satire Superhero
Based on	The Boys by Garth Ennis Darick Robertson
Developed by	Eric Kripke
Showrunner	Eric Kripke
Starring	Karl Urban Jack Quaid Antony Starr Erin Moriarty Dominique McElligott Jessie T. Usher Laz Alonso Chace Crawford Tomer Capone Karen Fukuhara Nathan Mitchell Elisabeth Shue Colby Minifie Aya Cash Claudia Doumit Jensen Ackles Cameron Crovetti Susan Heyward Valorie Curry Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Composers	Christopher Lennertz Matt Bowen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	29
Production
Executive producers	Eric Kripke Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg James Weaver Neal H. Moritz Pavun Shetty Ori Marmur Dan Trachtenberg Ken F. Levin Jason Netter Craig Rosenberg Phil Sgriccia Rebecca Sonnenshine Paul Grellong David Reed Meredith Glynn Garth Ennis Darick Robertson Michaela Starr Judalina Neira
Producers	Hartley Gorenstein Gabriel Garcia Nick Barrucci Jake Deuel Karl Urban Stefan Steen Anslem Richardson Antony Starr
Production locations	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cinematography	Jeff Cutter Evans Brown Jeremy Benning Dylan Macleod Dan Stoloff Mirosław Baszak Jonathon Cliff
Editors	David Trachtenberg Nona Khodai David Kaldor Cedric Nairn-Smith William W. Rubenstein Jonathan Chibnall Ian Kezsbom Tom Wilson John Fitzpatrick
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	55–68 minutes[1]
Production companies	Kripke Enterprises Point Grey Pictures Original Film Kickstart Entertainment KFL Nightsky Productions Amazon MGM Studios Sony Pictures Television
Budget	$11.2 million per episode (season 1)
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video
Release	July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) – present (present)
Related
The Boys (franchise)
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The Boys is an American satirical superhero television series developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, it follows the eponymous team of vigilantes as they combat superpowered individuals, known as "Supes", who abuse their powers for personal gain and work for a powerful company that ensures the general public views them as heroes. The series features an ensemble cast that includes Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Chace Crawford, Laz Alonso, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, and Nathan Mitchell.

Originally intended to be a feature-length film trilogy, the comic book series adaptation began its development in 2008, with Adam McKay set to direct the films. Due to creative differences between the crew and the studios that picked it up, the project was left in development hell. Eventually, the development for The Boys was revived in 2016 by Cinemax, which announced that it would be reworked as a television series. Kripke was recruited to be the showrunner of the series, while Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg would be credited as executive producers. Amazon Studios obtained the rights for the series in November 2017, with production starting in May 2018 in Toronto, Canada.

The Boys premiered its first season of eight episodes on July 26, 2019. A second season premiered on September 4, 2020, with the third season following on June 3, 2022. In June 2022, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on June 13, 2024. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a fifth and final season. As part of a shared universe, a spin-off web series, Seven on 7, premiered on July 7, 2021, an animated anthology series, Diabolical, premiered on March 4, 2022, and the second live-action television series, Gen V, premiered on September 29, 2023.

The series has been nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series in 2021, and has won six Astra TV Awards and seven Critics' Choice Super Awards.