The Boys (2019)

Never meet your heroes.

A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.

Created by: Eric Kripke

Music by: Matt Bowen, Christopher Lennertz

Starring: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Released: 2019-07-25

Seasons: 5

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The Boys (2019): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

A film adaptation of Garth Ennis's comic book series The Boys was in various stages of development between 2008 and 2016, initially at Columbia Pictures with Adam McKay directing and a budget of $100 million, until the project was abandoned over creative differences between the studio and McKay.
On April 30, 2018, it was reported that Dan Trachtenberg was hired to direct the first episode of the series, replacing Rogen and Goldberg, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, but the duo would remain as executive producers.
In September 2019, Claudia Doumit and Goran Višnjić were cast in recurring roles for the second season.
In August 2022, it was reported that Cameron Crovetti had been promoted as a series regular, while Valorie Curry and Susan Heyward were cast as new series regulars for the fourth season as Firecracker and Sister Sage, respectively.
Initially intended to be a feature-length film trilogy, the comic book series adaptation began development in 2008, with Adam McKay set to direct.
Three months later, The Boys was planned to have all eight episodes of the first season released on Amazon Prime Video on July 26, 2019, but instead premiered just a few hours earlier, despite keeping the former date as the official one.
On January 6, 2022, it was announced that the third season would premiere on June 3, 2022, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis until the season finale on July 8.
The finale is also dedicated to Larry Kripke, father of Eric Kripke, who died on February 13, 2024.
The Boys premiered its first season of eight episodes on July 26, 2019.
The final season premiered with two episodes on April 8, 2026, with episodes then releasing weekly until the final episode on May 20, 2026.
Amid the launch of season four'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.
In July 2024, Amazon reported that season four overall garnered more than 55 million viewers globally since the season premiere.
For its second season, the series received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021, becoming the first-ever comic book television series adaptation to be nominated in that category, and received four additional nominations.
It confirmed The Boys had attracted 8 million total viewers in its first 10 days of release, making it one of the most successful original programs on Prime Video.
Kripke was recruited to be the showrunner of the series, while Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg would be credited as executive producers.

Source: Wikipedia

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