

Outside their heroic personas, most are corrupt and self-serving. The Boys is set in a universe where superpowered individuals are recognized as heroes by the general public and work for a powerful corporation known as Vought International that markets and monetizes them. The series was nominated for six Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series in 2021. The series has received positive reviews and praise for its writing, storyline, humor, and performances of the cast. As part of a shared universe, a spin-off web series, Seven on 7, premiered in July 2021, an animated anthology series, Diabolical, premiered in March 2022, and a second live-action television series, Gen V, was ordered in September 2020. Also in June 2022, the series was renewed for a fourth season. A second season premiered on September 4, 2020, with the third season following on June 3, 2022. The Boys premiered its first season of eight episodes on July 26, 2019. Amazon Studios obtained the rights for the series in November 2017, with production starting in May 2018 in Toronto. Kripke was recruited to be the showrunner of the series, while Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg would be the executive producers.

The development for the project was revived in 2016 by Cinemax, which announced that it would be reworked as a television series. Due to creative differences between the crew and the studios that picked up the film, the project was left in development hell. Originally intended to be a feature-length film, the comic book series adaptation began its development in 2008 with Adam McKay set to direct the film. Usher, Chace Crawford, Laz Alonso, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, and Nathan Mitchell. The series features an ensemble cast that includes Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T.

Based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, it follows the eponymous team of vigilantes as they combat superpowered individuals who abuse their powers. The Boys is an American satirical superhero television series developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon Prime Video.
