A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
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Karl Urban
Billy Butcher
Jack Quaid
Hugh 'Hughie' Campbell
Antony Starr
Homelander
Erin Moriarty
Annie January / Starlight
Laz Alonso
Marvin T. 'Mother's Milk' Milk / M.M.
Chace Crawford
Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep
Tomer Capone
Serge / Frenchie
Karen Fukuhara
Kimiko Miyashiro
Nathan Mitchell
Justin / Black Noir II
Colby Minifie
Ashley Barrett
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8 episodes • 2019Avg: 8.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Name of the Game | Jul 25, 2019 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Cherry | Jul 25, 2019 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Get Some | Jul 25, 2019 | 8.3 |
| 4 | The Female of the Species | Jul 25, 2019 | 8.7 |
| 5 | Good for the Soul | Jul 25, 2019 | 8.3 |
| 6 | The Innocents | Jul 25, 2019 | 8.1 |
| 7 | The Self-Preservation Society | Jul 25, 2019 | 8.7 |
| 8 | You Found Me | Jul 25, 2019 | 9.1 |
8 episodes • 2020Avg: 8.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big Ride | Sep 3, 2020 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Proper Preparation and Planning | Sep 3, 2020 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men | Sep 3, 2020 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Nothing Like It in the World | Sep 10, 2020 | 8.0 |
| 5 | We Gotta Go Now | Sep 17, 2020 | 8.3 |
| 6 | The Bloody Doors Off | Sep 24, 2020 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker | Oct 1, 2020 | 9.0 |
| 8 | What I Know | Oct 8, 2020 | 9.4 |
8 episodes • 2022Avg: 8.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payback | Jun 2, 2022 | 8.3 |
| 2 | The Only Man in the Sky | Jun 2, 2022 | 8.6 |
| 3 | Barbary Coast | Jun 2, 2022 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Glorious Five Year Plan | Jun 9, 2022 | 8.9 |
| 5 | The Last Time to Look on This World of Lies | Jun 16, 2022 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Herogasm | Jun 23, 2022 | 9.6 |
| 7 | Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed | Jun 30, 2022 | 8.9 |
| 8 | The Instant White-Hot Wild | Jul 7, 2022 | 8.3 |
8 episodes • 2024Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Dirty Tricks | Jun 13, 2024 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Life Among the Septics | Jun 13, 2024 | 7.0 |
| 3 | We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here | Jun 13, 2024 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Wisdom of the Ages | Jun 20, 2024 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Beware the Jabberwock, My Son | Jun 27, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Dirty Business | Jul 4, 2024 | 7.4 |
| 7 | The Insider | Jul 11, 2024 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Season Four Finale | Jul 18, 2024 | 9.0 |
8 episodes • 2026Avg: 7.3Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite | Apr 8, 2026 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Teenage Kix | Apr 8, 2026 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Every One of You Sons of Bitches | Apr 15, 2026 | 8.0 |
| 4 | King of Hell | Apr 22, 2026 | 7.2 |
| 5 | One-Shots | Apr 29, 2026 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Though the Heavens Fall | May 6, 2026 | 8.0 |
| 7 | The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother's Milk | May 13, 2026 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Blood and Bone | May 20, 2026 | 5.6 |
