Prime Video has announced that superhero satire The Boys will end after five seasons.
Along-rumoredlimited run of five seasons always made a lot of sense for Amazon Prime Videos comedic hitThe Boys.
Hell,audiences already seem fairly fed up with the superhero storytelling institutionsthatThe Boysparodies in the first place.
Now we have a better idea as to why Kripke was confident.
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.
This is welcome news not becauseThe Boysisnt an enjoyable TV experience but precisely because it is.
However, knowingwhento end is one thing and knowinghowto end is another thing entirely.
Through four seasons,The Boyshas been remarkably effective at depicting one cultures descent down the reactionary rabbit hole.
But does it know how to get that culture out of it?
Thats a question we actually posed to Kripke during pre-season interviews forThe Boysthis year.
He was understandably horrified that someone would turn to a TV writer for a concrete solution to democratic backsliding.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
Oh, thats horrible.
Thats a scary question.
No, I have no idea how to defeat [fascism].
All I can say is take care of the people that you love next year.
And I can say whatdoesntsave the world.
What doesnt save the world are strong men who take a stab at present simple answers to complicated questions.
We look forward to taking billions of small boring steps withThe Boysseason 5 whenever it premieres.
The Boys season 4 premieres its first three episodes Thursday, June 13 on Prime Video.
