- Will be the hit series' final installment
- Releasing on Prime Video on April 8
- Trailers released in December 2025 and March 2026
- Main cast set to return
- New cast additions unveiled
- Picks up after The Boys season 4 and Gen V season 2
- Could set up future projects, including Gen V season 3
- A prequel spin-off is also in development
The Boys season 5's release date is fast approaching — and, with the popular Prime Video show set to return for the final time beginning April 8, the franchise's primary TV series isn't long for this world.
Don't despair, though, because The Boys' fifth and final installment isn't the end of the line for Amazon's live-action universe. Indeed, with at least one spin-off in the works, it'll continue to exist in some form. You can learn more about that off-shoot, plus more on The Boys 5, including its confirmed cast, plot details, and trailers, from here on out. So, what are you waiting for? Light a candle and let's dive in together.
The Boys season 5 release date
One month until shit hits the fan. Mark your diaries accordingly. pic.twitter.com/TTBVyS8JAKMarch 8, 2026
The Boys season 5 will launch on Wednesday, April 8. Its launch date was revealed alongside The Boys 5's first trailer last December and came just three days after Prime Video unveiled season 5's explosive first posters.
As for its release schedule, episodes 1 and 2 will drop on premiere day. Then, new entries will air on one of the world's best streaming services weekly until the series finale drops on May 20.
The Boys season 5 trailers
Revealed in late 2025, The Boys season 5's first trailer teased a grimdark final runout for one of Prime's greatest TV hits.
Indeed, with Homelander continuing to assert his tyrannical dominance over the US, and the titular Supe-fighting group scattered to the wind after last season's finale, it's going to take an almighty effort on our heroes' part to win the day.
And I say "almighty", because The Boys 5's final trailer revealed Homelander's unsettling plan for world domination. Check out the show's last-ever teaser below:
The Boys season 5 cast: confirmed and rumored
Major spoilers follow for The Boys season 4.
Here's the confirmed cast for The Boys season 5 thus far:
- Karl Urban as William 'Billy' Butcher
- Jack Quaid as Hugh 'Hughie' Campbell
- Antony Starr as Homelander
- Erin Moriarty as Annie January/Starlight
- Laz Alonso as Marvin Milk/Mother's Milk
- Jessie T Usher as Reggie Franklin/A-Train
- Chace Crawford as Kevin Moskowitz/The Deep
- Tomer Capone as Serge/Frenchie
- Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko Miyashiro
- Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir 2.0
- Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett
- Cameron Crovetti as Ryan Butcher
- Susan Heyward as Jessica Bradley/Sister Sage
- Valorie Curry as Misty Gray/Firecracker
- Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy
- Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
- Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyers
- London Thor and Derek Luh as Jordan Li
- Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap
- Asa Germann as Sam Riordan
- Keeya King as Annabeth Moreau
- Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar
- Mason Dye as Bombsight
- Jared Padalecki as TBC
- Misha Collins as TBC
- Daveed Diggs as TBC
Everyone except the final four actors have previously appeared in The Boys and/or Gen V.
Of the newcomers, the headline news is that Prime Video has put a Supernatural spin on The Boys season 5 cast with the additions of Padalecki and Collins. They've reunited with Kripke, who was Supernatural's showrunner, and fellow Supernatural alumnus Jensen Ackles. However, the identities of Padalecki and Collins' characters are yet to be publicly revealed.
We’ve been informed these two may know each other pic.twitter.com/TgJqcncpLIDecember 7, 2025
Diggs (Snowpiercer, Hamilton) has also signed on in an undisclosed role (per X/Twitter) and Dye (Stranger Things, Finding Carter) is on board as a new Supe called Bombsight (again, via X/Twitter). The latter is also involved in The Boys' next spin-off Vought Rising, but more on that later.
The above list isn't an exhaustive one, either. Shantel VanShanten, who's portrayed Becca Butcher throughout the show, could feature as the imaginary angel on Billy's shoulder if he ever stops listening to the devilish mirage that is Morgan's Kessler.
Two other individuals who won't be back, though, are Laila Robins' Grace Mallory and Claudia Doumit's Victoria Neuman. They were killed by Ryan and Billy respectively in last season's finale. Unless they cameo in flashback sequences or as hallucinatory figures, we've seen the last of them.
The Boys season 5 story synopsis
Full spoilers follow for The Boys season 4 and Gen V season 2.
Here's The Boys season 5's story brief: "It’s Homelander’s world [and people are] completely subject to his erratic, egomaniacal whims.
"Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are imprisoned in a 'Freedom Camp'. Annie struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force [and] Kimiko is nowhere to be found.
"But, when Butcher reappears, ready and willing to use a virus that will wipe all Supes off the map, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change the world and everyone in it. It’s the climax, people. Big stuff’s gonna happen."
Need a refresher on the lay of the land heading into this season? My articles explaining The Boys season 4's ending and Gen V season 2's finale will refresh your memory about how each show's latest entry ended, and give you an idea of where things could be headed.
Other details about season 5 have emerged prior to its release, too.
For one, Kripke has confirmed (via The Wrap) that it'll take place six months after Gen V season 2 episode 8, so some time will have passed between The Boys' primary offshoot and the start of the main show's final outing.
Meanwhile, The Boys' X/Twitter account has teased other storylines that'll be covered in season 5. That includes the return of Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy and further exploration of his strained father-son dynamic with Homelander, which we glimpsed in this season's final trailer.
Catchin our breath from yesterday, let’s recap what we learned, shall we?- @genv Season 2 officially arrives 2025, with Hamish Linklater as the new God U dean and Chace Crawford guest starring.- We’ve cast an up-and-coming actor named Jensen Ackles for The Boys Season 5.… pic.twitter.com/eHTqi5c29dJuly 27, 2024
Furthermore, Kripke told LadBible that he always envisaged ending The Boys after five seasons, especially after last season's emotionally deflating finale. "I think... [it] really shows you that we've been planning five years all along, because there's no way a show goes one more season after the events of that finale", he said. "As far as we're concerned, it's our show's version of the apocalypse.
"I always look at it as of the five seasons," Kripke continued. "We're kind of at that point, that's sort of the end of the second act of a movie where everyone's really at their low point, and they've all faced their own personal demons. Now, they need to really come together in the fifth season and save the world."
If ya start a binge or rewatch now with one episode per day, you’ll make it through all 32 hours of Seasons 1 - 4 in time for the final season premiere. Or, you could watch this handy dandy refresher. Either way, chop chop. pic.twitter.com/x32owr4zULMarch 7, 2026
As for how The Boys' story will end, Kripke is well aware of the perils of not giving the mainline show the send-off that it deserves.
"It’s so hard to land that plane, much less we’re landing eight different planes [with the storylines we need to tie up]," he told Collider. "I am appropriately respectful and have an appropriate amount of trepidation for how hard that job is. I’m not walking into it cocky at all. I’m walking into it like 'Okay, let’s second and triple guess every single decision because we really wanna land this plane'... I’ve got to make sure I stick that moment.”
However Kripke and company wrap up its story, no everyone will make it out alive. Indeed, Karl Urban has teased some major deaths in The Boys 5, saying "nobody is safe" from the proverbial chopping block. Best have some tissues nearby, then, everyone.
How will The Boys franchise continue after its main show ends?
Introducing the next deranged entry into the world of The Boys: VOUGHT RISING, starring Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash. Set in the 1950s, exploring the early exploits of Soldier Boy and a supe you know as Stormfront. Only advice for now is keep your hands off the fucking shield. pic.twitter.com/Ss9lqnnbP3July 26, 2024
It'll be a sad day when The Boys ends, but that doesn't mean that Prime Video's reimagining of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's graphic novel namesake will conclude with it.
As the above X/Twitter post reveals, a prequel spin-off called Vought Rising is in development. Set in the 1950s, the murder mystery-style series will explore the origins of the Supe-developing corporation Vought Inc. and the not-so-humble beginnings of Ackles' Soldier Boy.
Stormfront, who was played by Aya Cash in The Boys season 2, will also feature heavily throughout. Mason Dye's Bombsight, who'll appear in The Boys season 5, is also on board. Two new Supes – Private Angel and Torpedo, who'll played by Elizabeth Posey and Will Hochman – round out its primary cast.
Once upon a time, these four were as American as apple pie. Say hello to the supes of VOUGHT RISING - a new origin story set in the world of The Boys - in production this month.First up, Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy… pic.twitter.com/eqbHTi00kNAugust 14, 2025
Additionally, there are rumors that another The Boys spin-off show was in the works, which involves Star Wars: Andor's lead Diego Luna as an executive producer and is based in Mexico. Chatting to Collider at the Gen V season 2 premiere, Kripke said its pilot is being developed, but there's no guarantee it'll receive a full season order.
Speaking to Collider in November 2022, The Boys executive producer Seth Rogen also expressed his wish to make a second season of animated anthology spin-off The Boys Presents: Diabolical. However, Kripke has since confirmed another installment isn't in the pipeline.
Lastly, Gen V could return for a third season. Previously, Kripke told The Wrap there's a "plan" for another season of Gen V set in a post-The Boys season 5 world, but people needed to tune into Gen V season 2 to justify a follow-up.
Since then, The Boys star Laz Alonso has indicated Gen V season 3 will happen (via Popverse). Until we get official confirmation about that from Amazon, though, I'd err on the side of caution for now.
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