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About
When Hughie (Jack Quaid, The Hunger Games) suffers a devastating loss at the hands of a reckless Supe, his devastation turns to outrage when he discovers there is no legal recourse for victims of collateral superhero damage. While still reeling from his trauma Hughie meets a mysterious operative, Billy Butcher (Karl Urban, Star Trek), who recruits him to join in his pursuit of some vigilante justice against the Supes—who are not exactly what they seem.
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 rounded out by Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso, Detroit), Frenchie (Tomer Capone, 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 led by 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).
Academy Award® nominee Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas) stars as Madelyn Stillwell, Vought’s Senior VP of Hero Management.
Based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys was developed by showrunner Eric Kripke (Supernatural), who also serves as writer, executive producer and directed the season finale. Joining Kripke as executive producers are Point Grey Pictures’ Seth Rogen (Preacher), Evan Goldberg (Preacher), and James Weaver (Preacher), Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz (Prison Break), Pavun Shetty (New Girl) and Ori Marmur (Preacher), as well as Ken Levin and Jason Netter. Ennis and Robertson also co-executive produce. Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) directed the pilot episode.
The eight-episode Amazon original series is co-produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television Studios with Point Grey Pictures, Kripke Enterprises and Original Film.
Worldwide
Evan Goldberg, Eric Kripke, Ken F. Levin, Ori Marmur, Neal H. Moritz, Jason Netter, Seth Rogen, Pavun Shetty, James Weaver
Eric Kripke
Dan Attias, Eric Kripke, Jennifer Phang, Stefan Schwartz, Phil Sgriccia, Matt Shakman, Fred Toye, Dan Trachtenberg
Hartley Gorenstein
Laz Alonso, Tomer Capone, Chace Crawford, Dominique McElligott, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Elisabeth Shue, Antony Starr, Karl Urban, Jessie T. Usher
Assets
- All Assets (135)
- KEY ART (2)
- EPISODIC PHOTOS (38)
- Gallery Photos (12)
- BTS PHOTOS (10)
- EVENT PHOTOS (72)
- VIDEO ASSETS (1)
- EPK (0)
- PRESS KIT
Log Line
In a world where superheroes embrace the darker side of their massive celebrity and fame, The Boys centers on a group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys,” who set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than their blue collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.Show Description
When Hughie (Jack Quaid, The Hunger Games) suffers a devastating loss at the hands of a reckless Supe, his devastation turns to outrage when he discovers there is no legal recourse for victims of collateral superhero damage. While still reeling from his trauma Hughie meets a mysterious operative, Billy Butcher (Karl Urban, Star Trek), who recruits him to join in his pursuit of some vigilante justice against the Supes—who are not exactly what they seem.
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 rounded out by Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso, Detroit), Frenchie (Tomer Capone, 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 led by 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).
Academy Award® nominee Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas) stars as Madelyn Stillwell, Vought’s Senior VP of Hero Management.
Based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys was developed by showrunner Eric Kripke (Supernatural), who also serves as writer, executive producer and directed the season finale. Joining Kripke as executive producers are Point Grey Pictures’ Seth Rogen (Preacher), Evan Goldberg (Preacher), and James Weaver (Preacher), Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz (Prison Break), Pavun Shetty (New Girl) and Ori Marmur (Preacher), as well as Ken Levin and Jason Netter. Ennis and Robertson also co-executive produce. Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) directed the pilot episode.
The eight-episode Amazon original series is co-produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television Studios with Point Grey Pictures, Kripke Enterprises and Original Film.
Credits
Developed by:
Eric Kripke
Showrunner:
Eric Kripke
Executive Producers:
Eric Kripke
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
James Weaver
Neal H. Moritz
Pavun Shetty
Ori Marmur
Ken F. Levin
Jason Netter
Series Regulars:
Karl Urban - Billy Butcher
Jack Quaid - Hughie Campbell
Antony Starr - Homelander
Erin Moriarty - Annie January aka Starlight
Dominique McElligott - Queen Maeve
Jessie T. Usher - A-Train
Laz Alonso - Mother's Milk
Chace Crawford - The Deep
Tomer Capone - Frenchie
Karen Fukuhara - The Female
Nathan Mitchell - Black Noir
Elisabeth Shue - Madelyn Stillwell
Directors:
Dan Trachtenberg
Matt Shakman
Phil Sgriccia
Fred Toye
Stefan Schwartz
Jennifer Phang
Dan Attias
Eric Kripke
Episode Descriptions
101 - The Name of the Game
When a Supe kills the love of his life, A/V salesman Hughie Campbell teams up with Billy Butcher, a vigilante hell-bent on punishing corrupt Supes -- and Hughie’s life will never be the same again.
Written By: Eric Kripke
Directed By: Dan Trachtenberg
Air Date: July 26, 2019
102 - Cherry
The Boys get themselves a Superhero, Starlight gets payback, Homelander gets naughty, and a Senator gets naughtier.
Written By: Eric Kripke
Directed By: Matt Shakman
Air Date: July 26, 2019
103 - Get Some
It’s the race of the century. A-Train versus Shockwave, vying for the title of World’s Fastest Man. Meanwhile, the Boys are reunited and it feels so good.
Written By: George Mastras
Directed By: Phil Sgriccia
Air Date: July 26, 2019
104 - The Female of the Species
On a very special episode of The Boys… an hour of guts, gutterballs, airplane hijackings, madness, ghosts, and one very intriguing Female. Oh, and lots of heart -- both in the sentimental sense, and in the gory literal sense.
Written By: Craig Rosenberg
Directed By: Fred Toye
Air Date: July 26, 2019
105 - Good for the Soul
The Boys head to the “Believe” Expo to follow a promising lead in their ongoing war against the Supes. There might -- MIGHT -- be a homicidal infant, but you'll have to see for yourself.
Written By: Anne Cofell Saunders
Directed By: Stefan Schwartz
Air Date: July 26, 2019
106 - The Innocents
SUPER IN AMERICA (2019). Vought Studios. Genre: Reality. Starring: Homelander, Queen Maeve, Black Noir, The Deep, A-Train, Starlight, Tara Reid, Billy Zane.
Written By: Rebecca Sonnenshine
Directed By: Jennifer Phang
Air Date: July 26, 2019
107 - The Self-Preservation Society
Never trust a washed-up Supe -- the Boys learn this lesson the hard way. Meanwhile, Homelander digs into his past, Starlight discovers that love hurts, and if you’re ever in Sandusky, Ohio and a girl asks if she can touch your gills, say NO.
Written By: Craig Rosenberg & Ellie Monahan
Directed By: Dan Attias
Air Date: July 26, 2019
108 - You Found Me
Season Finale Time! Questions answered! Secrets revealed! Conflicts… conflicted! Characters exploded! And so much more!
Written By: Anne Cofell Saunders & Rebecca Sonnenshine
Directed By: Eric Kripke
Air Date: July 26, 2019
Character Descriptions
Mother’s Milk left Butcher and The Boys for a reason. Now he’s got a good job, where he’s making a difference in the lives of wayward kids, and he’s made a happy home with the love of his life, Monique. But Butcher insists he can’t fight the war on Supes without M.M.’s detail obsessed, methodical mind. And if M.M. is being honest with himself, he misses the action. But he worries that Butcher’s win-at-all-cost pursuit of Homelander will put lives at risk – especially the people M.M. cares about.
A drug-dabbling, gunrunning jack-of-all-trades, Frenchie’s skillsets are an invaluable resource to Butcher and The Boys, but his impulsive decisions are an eternal source of frustration to Mother’s Milk. Frenchie’s got a history as a killer-for-hire -- and those jobs, and the human faces behind them, have always stayed with him, like scars. But he’ll rediscover his humanity when he finds a woman locked in a cage in a basement who’s part of a larger mystery, and Frenchie is the only one of The Boys who’s able to connect with her.
The Deep can breathe underwater and communicate with sea creatures. His big, pretty dives are legendary. And his handsome-as-hell good looks have made him Vought’s social media darling. But that’s pretty much all the company wants from him — because he’s The Seven’s token aquatic Superhero. But he knows he could be doing so much more than flashing his biceps on Instagram if only they’d let him... even though he’s secretly proud that his profile gets 4 million hits a day.
When The Boys find The Female imprisoned in a cage in a basement under high security, they mistake her for a victim in desperate need of saving. But as The Boys unravel the mystery of The Female, they follow a trail of blood and gore to learn that she’s a badass who might just end up saving them instead. And as they’ll discover, the puzzle of The Female’s origins is part of something larger and far more terrifying than they ever imagined.
As a warrior, a feminist, a humanitarian, and a member of The Seven, Queen Maeve is the ultimate role model for little girls all over the world. But to reach such astonishing heights, she’s had to make sacrifices along the way. Embracing the image that Vought demanded she accept meant abandoning the truths – and even some of the people – she held dear. Disillusioned and cynical, she’s now a shell of the determined idealist she once was.
Silent, stealthy, and enigmatic, Black Noir is The Seven’s superpowered ninja. His superstrength and heightened senses, such as his razor-sharp hearing, are matched only by his proficiency in the martial arts. Criminals run in terror at the mere mention of his name. Little is known about this lethal warrior, other than his having trained with a master sensei to become the death dealer that he is today. Whatever lies behind Black Noir’s mask is a complete mystery – which only makes him more terrifying.
Annie January is as down-to-earth and sincere as they come; the girl next door with superpowers. And as Starlight, “The Defender of Des Moines,” all she’s ever wanted to do is save the world -- and while a lot of people say that as a corny catchphrase, she actually means it. So when she’s selected to join The Seven, it’s every dream she’s ever had come true. But that dream becomes her worst nightmare when this fresh-faced Midwesterner arrives in New York, and learns that the old adage is true: never meet your heroes.
Hughie has a mediocre life. He’s a mild-mannered guy with a boring job, who still lives at home with his Dad -- in the same bedroom he grew up in. The only light in his life is the love of his life: his girlfriend, Robin. That is, until a speedy superhero named A-Train runs through Robin, eviscerating and killing her on impact. Desperate for justice, Hughie’s recruited by anti-“Supe” vigilante Billy Butcher, and Hughie’s world is turned upside down as he finds himself caught in the middle of a war against superheroes – who, as it turns out, are neither super nor heroic.
As Vought’s Senior Vice President of Hero Management, it’s Madelyn Stillwell’s job to manage the world’s greatest superhero team, The Seven. It’s also her job to ensure maximum power and profitability for the company – and that’s a job she executes with ruthless efficiency. But her ambitions go beyond merely having superheroes fighting crime on America’s streets; she wants to put them in the military, through a multi-billion-dollar government contract.
With the face of a movie star and the superpowers of a god, Homelander is the greatest superhero alive, and the leader of The Seven. Not only can he fly, he’s got superstrength and superhearing, and he can see through almost anything with his x-ray vision and then destroy it with his laser eyes. On the surface, he’s affable, modest, and sincere; the ultimate Boy Scout, an all-American, God-fearing patriot. But just like mere mortals, even superheroes have secrets.
A former C.I.A. operative turned vigilante, Billy Butcher is as charming as he is cunning. He’s a force of nature, who can talk almost anyone into anything, either through a smile or brute force – or sometimes both. He’s consumed by one mission in life: to destroy superheroes. But this personal vendetta is driven by his hatred for one Supe in particular: Homelander. Butcher’s determined to get revenge on Homelander, no matter the cost. And he won’t let anyone or anything stand in his way.
A-Train is a member of The Seven and the fastest man in the world. But underneath the cavalier exterior of a celebrity superhero lies the soul of a mortal athlete with a deep insecurity about staying at the top. He’ll do whatever it takes to remain in The Seven, because he knows it’s only a matter of time until a younger, faster challenger takes his place -- and that’s a problem even the fastest man in the world can’t outrun.
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Credits
Developed by:
Eric Kripke
Showrunner:
Eric Kripke
Executive Producers:
Eric Kripke
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
James Weaver
Neal H. Moritz
Pavun Shetty
Ori Marmur
Ken F. Levin
Jason Netter
Series Regulars:
Karl Urban - Billy Butcher
Jack Quaid - Hughie Campbell
Antony Starr - Homelander
Erin Moriarty - Annie January aka Starlight
Dominique McElligott - Queen Maeve
Jessie T. Usher - A-Train
Laz Alonso - Mother's Milk
Chace Crawford - The Deep
Tomer Capone - Frenchie
Karen Fukuhara - The Female
Nathan Mitchell - Black Noir
Elisabeth Shue - Madelyn Stillwell
Directors:
Dan Trachtenberg
Matt Shakman
Phil Sgriccia
Fred Toye
Stefan Schwartz
Jennifer Phang
Dan Attias
Eric Kripke
Bios (20)
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Laz Alonso
Mother's Milk
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Tomer Capone
Frenchie
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Chace Crawford
The Deep
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Karen Fukuhara
The Female
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Dominique McElligott
Queen Maeve
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Nathan Mitchell
Black Noir
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Erin Moriarty
Annie January aka Starlight
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Jack Quaid
Hughie Campbell
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Elisabeth Shue
Madelyn Stillwell
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Antony Starr
Homelander
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Karl Urban
Billy Butcher
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Jessie T. Usher
A-Train
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Dave Blass
Production Designer
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Evan Goldberg
Executive Producer
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Hartley Gorenstein
Producer
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Eric Kripke
Creator, Executive Producer, Showrunner
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Neal H. Moritz
Executive Producer
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Seth Rogen
Executive Producer
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Pavun Shetty
Executive Producer
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James Weaver
Executive Producer
Awards (1)
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Art Directors Guild Award (ADG)Excellence in Production Design for Televison, One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series
2020 · Nomination