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Geek Tyrant
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
THE BOYS Season 5 Showrunner Eric Kripke Warns 'There Will Probably Be Lots of Deaths' — GeekTyrant
It's almost time to say goodbye to The Boys , and if recent comments from showrunner Eric Kripke are anything to go by, the final season is shaping up to be a brutal farewell. Spotted at the Prime Experience event, the first poster for Season 5 sets the tone with Homelander coldly confident, standing in front of the White House, glancing back at the camera like he knows exactly what's coming… and we won't like it. Season 4 ended in a dark place. Homelander escalated his power grab by moving to detain anti-Supe protestors in prison camps. Hughie, Frenchie, Kimiko, and MM were taken. Starlight remains on the run. And Butcher? Whatever scraps of his moral compass were left are hanging by a thread. Speaking with Deadline, Kripke teased fans with an ominous promise: 'There will probably be lots of deaths. There's no guarantee of who's gonna survive.' Nathan Mitchell, who plays Black Noir (or at least a version of him), didn't help soothe nerves either: 'There are some things that are coming in Season 5 that you're not going to have in your bingo card.' Even Antony Starr, who continues to deliver one of TV's most terrifying performances as Homelander, framed the final season as a climactic payoff: 'I look at the last two seasons … like an accordion. One piece of the accordion is going out and then this is the compression going back in. There was a lot of setup in Season 4 for Season 5. Everything is gunning towards that climactic end. So it's exciting at the moment because we're filming all that.' So what does this all mean? If you haven't read the comic, don't keep reading. Spoilers ahead! In the original Boys comics, nearly every major character ends up dead, including most of Butcher's team. Butcher himself becomes a full-on villain. Only Hughie and Starlight really make it out alive. But Kripke's version has always taken its own path, remixing and reimagining Garth Ennis' source material in unexpected ways. That said… the odds of both Butcher and Homelander surviving this? Slim to none. And if either of them do go out, we know it won't be quietly. What do you want to see in the final season? Who do you think makes it out alive?
Tom's Guide
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
'The Boys' creator gives season 5 update — 'there's no guarantee of who's gonna survive'
"The Boys" season 5 is still filming, but some of the cast and crew took a break from production to tease what to expect in the show's final season. "There will probably be lots of deaths,' show creator Eric Kripke bluntly told those in attendance at the Deadline Studio at Prime Experience. "There's no guarantee of who's gonna survive." He's not the only one saying to expect the unexpected. Nathan Mitchell, who plays the supe Black Noir II on the show, told Deadline, 'There are some things that are coming in season 5 that you're not going to have in your bingo card.' That said, some things have been in the works from season 4, destined to pay off in the next installment. 'I look at the last two seasons … like an accordion,' said Antony Starr, whose portrayal of Homelander is now iconic after four seasons. 'One piece of the accordion is going out and then this is the compression going back in. There was a lot of setup in season 4 for season 5. Everything is gunning towards that climactic end.' Unfortunately, some things you'll see on the screen might also hit a bit close to home, something the show has had to struggle with as the absurdity of real life starts to mirror this satirical show about superheroes gone bad. "[Eric] Kripke and the writers will write the season," said show star Colby Minifie, "and then two years later, the season will come out and things happen in the world that are like [what was written]." Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. "I actually hate that sometimes," chimed in fellow star Jack Quaid, whose character, Hughie, started the series as the lone "normal" person and audience avatar but is now completely involved in the fight against supes beyond his initial quest for vengeance. "It was meant to be dystopian," added Starlight actress Erin Moriarty. "It's become like weirdly reflective." So, who will suffer a shocking fate? What moments will have our jaw on the floor (or one of the show's characters' jaws literally on the floor)? You'll have to watch season 5 when it comes out to know for sure. But in the meantime, make sure to follow all our latest "The Boys" season 5 coverage to stay up to date with the show's final season. Malcolm has been with Tom's Guide since 2022, and has been covering the latest in streaming shows and movies since 2023. He's not one to shy away from a hot take, including that "John Wick" is one of the four greatest films ever made. Here's what he's been watching lately:
