The Boyswill end its run with season 5, but that’s not even close to being the most exciting upcoming project in its shared cinematic universe on Prime Video.The Boysstarted out as a satire of the sprawling superhero franchises owned by Marvel and DC; it even has a scene in which Vought Studios overextends itself by announcing multiple phases’ worth of sequels and spin-offs all at once. But in the last couple of years, in response to its runaway success,The Boyshas become the very thing it was spoofing.
SinceThe Boyshas become the jewel in the Amazon crown, the megacorporation — which is suspiciously similar to the franchise’s corporate big bad, Vought International — is refusing to let it die.The Boyshas several spin-offs already on the air and has even more in development, like a show set in Mexico with the working titleThe Boys: Mexico. Even thoughThe Boysseason 5 is set to be its last,The Boyswon’t be ending any time soon. Season 5 isn’t even the most exciting upcoming release fromThe Boysuniverse.
Gen V Season 2 & The Vought Prequel Are Both More Exciting Than The Boys Season 5 Right Now
The Boys Has Been Overtaken By Its Spin-Offs
The most exciting upcoming release inThe Boysfranchise isn’tThe Boysseason 5; it’sGen Vseason 2.Gen Vseason 1 introduced a brand-new cast of compelling, lovable characters, and it’ll be interesting to see where their journeys go next. Season 1 was a college show likeGrown-ishorFresh Meat, but with a superhero twist. The cliffhanger ending ofthe season 1 finale has set up a much wilder, larger-scale storyline for season 2.
Gen Vseason 2 is set to premiere sometime in 2025.
And afterGen Vseason 2, the second most exciting upcoming release isVought Rising.Vought Risingis a prequel set in the 1950s, with Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash set to reprise their roles as Soldier Boy and Stormfront.It’ll chronicle the origins of Vought Internationalthrough the lens of a disturbing murder mystery. It’ll be fascinating to see how Vought became so powerful and monopolized America.The Boysseason 5is a close third after those two shows, butit’s a sorry state of affairs when the spin-offs are more highly anticipated than the main series.
The Boys Season 5 Is Still Highly Anticipated, But Season 4 Wasn’t The Best Setup
The Boys Season 4 Was Disjointed & Underwhelming
The Boysseason 4 endedwith a pretty tantalizing setup for the fifth and final season. Homelander has become the President of the United States in all but name, and except for Butcher and Starlight, The Boys have all been captured. But season 4 was so disjointed and underwhelming — with cheap laughs, unearned shock value, and questionable character development — that the prospect ofThe Boysseason 5 doesn’t inspire much hope. It certainly doesn’t inspire more hope than the franchise’s other upcoming releases.
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The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
