Sumith Prasad
Amazon Prime Video has reportedly renewed the superhero series ‘The Boys’ for a fifth season way before the show’s fourth installment premiere. The filming of the fifth season will start in Toronto, Ontario, on April 8 and conclude in August.
The admirers of the show have been expecting the renewal of the same for a fifth season ever since developer Eric Kripke teased that the series will not end with the fourth installment finale in February 2023. The shooting of the fourth installment was wrapped in April 2023. The eight-episode season will premiere on Prime Video on June 13, 2024, concluding its run on July 18, 2024.
As far as the fifth season is concerned, Kripke will continue to serve as the showrunner of the series. He most recently co-developed and executive produced ‘Gen V,’ ‘The Boys’ spin-off series that revolves around the young adult superheroes studying at the Godolkin University School of Crimefighting, run by Vought International. The spin-off premiered on September 29, 2023, on Amazon Prime Video. The other credits of Kripke, who is best known as the creator of ‘Supernatural,’ include ‘The Boys Presents: Diabolical,’ ‘Timeless,’ ‘Revolution,’ ‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls,’ etc.
The cast of the fifth season may only get announced after the release of the fourth season. Karl Urban (William “Billy” Butcher), Jack Quaid (Hugh “Hughie” Campbell Jr.), Antony Starr (John/Homelander), Erin Moriarty (Annie January/Starlight), Jessie T. Usher (Reggie Franklin/A-Train), Laz Alonso (Marvin T. “Mother’s” Milk/MM), Chace Crawford (Kevin Moskowitz/The Deep), Tomer Capone (Serge/Frenchie), and many more are confirmed to feature in season 4. The cast of the fourth installment also includes Simon Pegg (Hugh Campbell Sr.), Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Rosemarie DeWitt (Hughie’s mother), Rob Benedict, and Elliot Knight.
Along with Kripke, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Craig Rosenberg, and Rebecca Sonnenshine serve as executive producers of the fifth season. Ken Levin, Jason Netter, Michael Saltzman, Garth Ennis, and Darick Robertson also executive produce the same.
Toronto is also the principal location of the previous seasons of the superhero series. Renowned as the Hollywood North, the city is one of the major production hubs in the North American continent. ‘Suits,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ ‘Reacher,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ and ‘The Expanse’ are some of the popular projects filmed in the city. Toronto is also expected to host several productions, including ‘M3GAN 2.0‘ and ‘Citadel’ season 2, later this year.
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