The Boys (season 4)
The upcoming fourth season of the American superhero television series The Boys, the first series in the franchise based on the comic book series of the same name. The books were written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and developed for television by American writer and television producer Eric Kripke.
The Boys | |
---|---|
Season 4 | |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United States |
Release | |
Original network | Amazon Prime Video |
Season chronology | |
The show's fourth season will be produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with Point Grey Pictures, Original Film, Kripke Enterprises, Kickstart Entertainment and KFL Nightsky Productions. It is set to star Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, Cameron Crovetti, Valorie Curry, and Susan Heyward.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Directed by | Written by [1] | Original release date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 1 | "Department of Dirty Tricks" | Phil Sgriccia[2] | David Reed | TBA |
26 | 2 | "Life Among the Septics" | TBA | Jessica Chou | TBA |
27 | 3 | "We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here" | TBA | Ellie Monahan | TBA |
28 | 4 | "Wisdom of the Ages" | TBA | Geoff Aull | TBA |
The fifth through seventh episodes were written by Judalina Neira, Anslem Richardson, and Paul Grellong, respectively.[1] The eighth and final episode, titled "Assassination Run", was directed by Eric Kripke and written by Jessica Chou & David Reed.[3][4]
Cast and characters
Main
- Karl Urban as William "Billy" Butcher
- Jack Quaid as Hugh "Hughie" Campbell Jr.
- Antony Starr as John / Homelander
- Erin Moriarty as Annie January / Starlight
- Jessie T. Usher as Reggie Franklin / A-Train
- Laz Alonso as Marvin T. "Mother's" Milk / MM
- Chace Crawford as Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep
- Tomer Capone as Serge / Frenchie
- Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko Miyashiro / The Female
- Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir II
- Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett
- Claudia Doumit as Victoria "Vic" Neuman / Nadia
- Cameron Crovetti as Ryan Butcher[5]
- Valorie Curry as Firecracker[5]
- Susan Heyward as Sister Sage[5]
Confirmed
- Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr.
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan
- Rosemarie DeWitt
- Rob Benedict
- Elliot Knight
Production
Development
On June 10, 2022, Amazon renewed the series for a fourth season.[6]
Casting
On July 8, 2022, it was announced Nathan Mitchell (who portrayed the masked Black Noir in the first three seasons), despite his character's death in the third season, would continue to portray a new replacement Black Noir in a main capacity in fourth season of the series.[7] On August 1, 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.[5] On December 1, 2022, Rosemarie DeWitt, Rob Benedict and Elliot Knight joined the cast in undisclosed capacities for the fourth season.[8]
Release
On June 28, 2023, Eric Kripke tweeted that they were withholding release of the new season until the WGA strike was resolved.[13]
References
- "The Boys". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- Eric Kripke [@therealKripke] (August 23, 2022). "Day One #Season4 #TheBoys #TheBoysTV @TheBoysTV @PrimeVideo @SPTV" (Tweet). Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
- Eric Kripke [@therealKripke] (February 5, 2023). "Ohhhhh Shit! #TheBoys #TheBoysTV @TheBoysTV @PrimeVideo @Reed_Dave @jesschoutime @SPTV" (Tweet). Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
- "The Boys: Eric Kripke Confirms Season 4 Finale Filming Underway". February 12, 2023.
- Petski, Denise (August 1, 2022). "'The Boys': Cameron Crovetti Upped To Series Regular, Valorie Curry, Susan Heyward Also Cast In Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- Andreeva, Nellie (June 10, 2022). "'The Boys' Renewed For Season 4 By Amazon; Vernon Sanders On Show's Ratings Growth & Spinoffs' Status". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- Romano, Nick (July 8, 2022). "The Boys boss says this star will play 'a whole new character' in season 4 after that intense finale". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- Cordero, Rosy (December 1, 2022). "'The Boys': Rosemarie DeWitt, Rob Benedict & Elliot Knight Board Season 4; Simon Pegg Sets Return". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- "Everything we know so far about 'The Boys' season 4". Entertainment Weekly.
- "The Boys Star Wraps Filming on Season 4".
- "Antony Starr Wraps Filming on 'The Boys' Season 4". Collider. April 6, 2023.
- "The Boys Season 4 Wraps With Gory Behind-the-Scenes Images". Collider. April 12, 2023.
- Erik Kripke [@therealKripke] (June 29, 2023). "#TheBoys update! 1) When #Season4 drops depends on how long the #WGA Strike goes. No answer yet. Tell the studios to make a fair deal!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Twitter.