When it comes to the end of The Boys, the showrunner of the series would rather “keep his mouth shut” in the future. Image source: Amazon Studios
Apparently the end of The Boys is not yet in sight. In 2020, showrunner Eric Kripke (via Xformerly Twitter) that he would like to end his brutal anti-superhero series with five seasons. Now the fourth season starts on June 13th on Prime Video, while the fifth has already been officially announced.
Only five or fifteen seasons for The Boys?
But is that the end of The Boys?
I’ve learned that I’m not the right person to say how many seasons a TV series should have. Without exaggeration, I’m probably the worst person in the history of the entertainment industry to do that. Someone pointed this out to me and I realized: You’re right. This is ridiculous. I really need to keep my mouth shut.
And that’s what I will do.
By the way, Kripke is referring to Supernatural: The fantasy/mystery series was also only supposed to run for five seasons under Kripke, but ended up running for an impressive 15 seasons! Whether The Boys will actually run for a comparable length of time remains to be seen, of course. But given the ongoing success of the Amazon series, that wouldn’t be completely unreasonable.
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The Boys is regularly flooded with top ratings from critics and fans alike, and the ratings are no exception. The universe of The Boys has now been expanded to include two spin-offs – Diabolical and Gen V – while a third is in the works.
The fact that Kripke seems to be backtracking on the ending of The Boys series is not well received by every fan. For example, on Reddit A majority of users say that they prefer a right end
on a high note before the series goes around in circles too much and loses quality and bite in the long run.
You can read more about what is currently happening in the world of The Boys and what you should know before the fourth season starts on June 13, 2024, using the links above.
What do you think about the topic: Do you think The Boys should end with season 5 or can you never get enough of the Amazon series? Let us know in the comments!
