{"id":54406,"date":"2024-07-04T18:25:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T16:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2067403"},"modified":"2024-07-05T11:48:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:48:22","slug":"the-boys-season-5-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-boys-season-5-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boys season 5: Release date speculation and latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boys will be back, one last time. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 04 July 2024 at 16:21 PM<\/p>

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Adult superhero show The Boys<\/a> has become one of Prime Video\u2019s most popular offerings, and fans recently got some bittersweet news \u2013 while it has been renewed for season 5<\/a>, it is also coming to an end.<\/p>\n

The hit show follows the battle between a group of maniacal \u2018supes\u2019, led by Anthony Starr\u2019s depraved Homelander, and The Boys, a rag-tag team led by Karl Urban\u2019s Billy Butcher.<\/p>\n

Announcing the news that season 5 would be The Boys\u2019 last, showrunner Eric Kripke said in a post on Twitter<\/a>, which has been rebranded as X: \u201cSeason 4 Premiere Week is a good time to announce: Season 5 will be the Final Season!<\/p>\n

\u201cAlways my plan, I just had to be cagey till I got the final OK from Vought. Thrilled to bring the story to a gory, epic, moist climax. Watch Season 4 in 2 DAYS, cause the end has begun!\u201d<\/p>\n

But when will season 5 be released, why is the show ending and who from the cast is likely to be back for one last ride? Read on for everything you need to know about The Boys<\/a> season 5.<\/p>\n

When will The Boys season 5 be released?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Jessie T Usher as A-Train in The Boys season 4.<\/span><\/figcaption> Jasper Savage\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

We don\u2019t yet know when The Boys season 5 will be released, but we can look back at previous season\u2019s release dates to get a sense of how long we might have to wait.<\/p>\n

While seasons 1 and 2 of the show came out in fairly quick succession, with just a year to wait between them, the show has since taken longer to make, with a break of approximately two years between the release of seasons 2 and 3 and then again between 3 and 4.<\/p>\n

As that schedule seems to be relatively built in now, we would expect to see season 5 arriving in summer 2026<\/strong> \u2013 however, that could of course change, and we will keep this page updated as soon as any more concrete information is released.<\/p>\n

Why will The Boys season 5 be the final season?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Erin Moriarty as Starlight in The Boys.<\/span><\/figcaption> Jan Thijs\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Showrunner Eric Kripke has explained his reasoning for ending The Boys with its fifth season, saying it was always his plan and he just had to convince Prime Video.<\/p>\n

He told TVLine<\/a> that Prime Video pushed back \u201clovingly\u201d, adding: \u201cThere was no like, \u2018You have to keep this show going.\u2019 It was more of like a very<\/em> friendly and respectful like, \u2018Are you sure<\/em> season 5 is the last season? Are you sure <\/em>you don\u2019t want to do more?’\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cBut we were already, like, barreling towards this. The truth is we knew that it was going to be a five-season story for years now. I mean, probably since writing the beginning of Season 3, we knew, and so we were already laying down track that was always heading in this direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, they\u2019ve been great about letting us end it on our own terms. I\u2019m really grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, fans don\u2019t need to worry that the fifth season will be a full-stop on the world<\/em> of The Boys. With a second season of Gen V<\/a> on the way, and another Mexico-set spin-off in development, it seems there is plenty of potential for the universe to run and run.<\/p>\n

Kripke told Entertainment Weekly<\/a>: \u201cThis story of The Boys will not continue on. With any luck, Gen V will continue on, there will be hopefully a couple others in development that we\u2019re talking about that can continue on, but The Boys story ends in season 5.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who will be back to star in The Boys season 5?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Antony Starr (Homelander), Cameron Crovetti (Ryan) in The Boys season 4.<\/span><\/figcaption> Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The cast for The Boys season 5 has not yet been confirmed<\/strong>, and it could of course be shaped by the events of the final episodes of season 4 \u2013 if any characters pop their clogs, they are unlikely to show up in season 5 (although of course it\u2019s not impossible!).<\/p>\n

However, barring this, it seems likely that all of the main stars from The Boys season 4 will be back for season 5, perhaps with additional appearances from the likes of Queen Maeve and Soldier Boy, who have so far been absent in season 4.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a full list of the characters and cast members we could currently make a return in season 5:<\/p>\n