Announcing the news that season 5 will be the final season of The Boys, showrunner Eric Kripke said in a Twitter post rebranded as X: “Season 4 premiere week is a good time to make an announcement: Season 5 will be the final season!”
“As always, we were careful to wait until we received final approval from Vought. We are thrilled to bring the story to its bloody, epic, and emotional climax. Tune in to Season 4 in two days, because the end has begun!”
But when will season 5 be released, why is the show ending, and which members of the cast might return for one final journey? Read on for everything you need to know about The Boys season 5.
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When will The Boys season 5 be released?
Jessie T. Usher as A-Train in season 4 of The Boys. Jasper Savage/Prime Video
It’s still unclear when The Boys season 5 will be released, but a look back at the release dates of previous seasons gives us an idea of ​​how long we have to wait.
Seasons one and two of the show were released fairly quickly, just a year apart, but production has slowed down since then, with a roughly two-year hiatus between the release of seasons two and three, and another hiatus between seasons three and four.
The schedule seems relatively set for now, so we expect season 5 to arrive in the summer of 2026, but of course that could change, so we’ll be sure to update this page as more concrete information is announced.
Why is season 5 of The Boys the final season?
Erin Moriarty as Starlight in The Boys. Jan Thijs/Prime Video
Showrunner Eric Kripke explained that ending The Boys with season 5 was the plan all along, and he just needed to convince Prime Video.
He told TVLine that Prime Video pushed back “lovingly,” adding, “It wasn’t like, ‘We have to keep this show going.’ It was more like, ‘Is season 5 really your last season? Are you sure you want to do more?’ It was a very friendly and respectful response.”
He continued, “But we were already heading in this direction. We actually knew for years that this was going to be a five-season story. I mean, we knew probably when we wrote the beginning of Season 3, so we were already on trajectory heading in this direction.”
“To be honest, they allowed us to finish it our way, and I’m really grateful for that.”
But fans needn’t worry that the world of The Boys will end completely with Season 5. With season 2 of Gen V on the way, and another spinoff set in Mexico in development, it seems likely that this world will continue to expand.
Kripke told Entertainment Weekly, “The Boys story will not continue. Hopefully, Generation V will continue, and hopefully some of the other shows that are in development will continue, but The Boys story will end with Season 5.”
Who will be reprising their starring roles in The Boys season 5?
Antony Starr (Homelander) and Cameron Crovetti (Ryan) in The Boys Season 4. Prime Video
The cast of The Boys season 5 has yet to be finalized, and of course that could depend on the events of the season 4 finale. If any characters die, it makes it less likely (though not impossible) that they’ll appear in season 5.
However, barring this, it’s likely that all of the major stars from The Boys season 4 will return for season 5, possibly with additional appearances from characters not featured in season 4, such as Queen Maeve and Soldier Boy.
As of now, here’s the full list of characters and cast members who may return for season 5:
Jack Quaid (Hughey Campbell), Karl Urban (Billy Butcher), Erin Moriarty (Annie/Starlight), Laz Alonso (Mother’s Milk), Karen Fukuhara (Kimiko), Tomer Capone (Serge/Frenchie), Antony Starr (Homelander), Chace Crawford (The Deep), Colby Minifie (Ashleigh Barrett), Cameron Crovetti (Ryan) , Olivia Morandin (Zoe Newman), Jim Beaver (Robert Singer), Jensen Ackles (Soldier Boy), Nathan Mitchell (Black Noir), Susan Hayward (Sister Sage), Valorie Curry (Firecracker), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Joe Kessler), Rosemarie DeWitt (Daphne Campbell), Dominique McElligott (Queen Maeve)
Is there a trailer for The Boys season 5?
The trailer for The Boys season 5 hasn’t been released yet, and filming hasn’t even started yet, so it’ll likely be a while before we see it.
We’ll add new Season 5 footage here as it’s released, but in the meantime, you can rewatch the Season 4 trailer below.
The Boys season 4 will continue streaming on Prime Video on Thursday, July 11. You can watch The Boys seasons 1-3 now. Try Amazon Prime Video free for 30 days. Plus, read our guides to the best series on Amazon Prime and the best movies on Amazon Prime.
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