The Boys will end after season 5

The boys is back later this week and now we know when it will end. Eric Kripke, showrunner of the popular Prime Video showannounced on social media that the show’s next season, the fifth, will be its last.

“The boysThe week of the Season 4 premiere is a good time to announce: Season 5 will be the final season. he tweeted. “That’s still my plan, I just had to be careful until I get the final OK from Vought. I’m excited to bring the story to a bloody, epic, steamy climax. Watch season 4 in 2 DAYS, because the end has begun! »

He then posted an image of the last page of the season four finale script with everything redacted except for the season finale text: “See you on our final season, motherfuckers!” So.

In a world where streamers seem to be canceling shows left and right, the important takeaway here isn’t that. The boys end. That’s because fans will be treated to two more seasons and the person who helped steer the ship from day one says he always planned it that way. This means that the story has always been told with a five-season arc in mind, and there is much more time to tie up all the loose ends – and potentially create new ones.

The boys, based on the comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, debuted in 2019. Since then, it has become one of Prime Video’s biggest hits with a large and vocal fan base that has helped the series grow. give rise to multiple spin-offs. So, you have to imagine that even if Kripke is done with his story after next season, Prime Video is unlikely to let on. The boys leave forever.

The boys season four arrives Thursday, June 13 on Prime Video.

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