The Boys showrunner warns what the final season won't have in comparison to Game of Thrones
"I hope it’s cathartic and emotionally satisfying, but I’m a tiny bit terrified."
We're now just weeks away from seeing the highly anticipated fifth and final season of The Boys, but showrunner Eric Kripke has warned that fans should temper their expectations, at least in one specific regard.
Kripke told SFX Magazine of season 5: "It’s just a totally transformed world. It’s Homelander’s world and, unfortunately, we’re all living in it. Starlight is mounting a desperate resistance, but The Boys are scattered.
"Frenchie, Mother’s Milk and Hughie have been captured. We talked a lot about the French Resistance and prison camp breaks. We were really working our way through that kind of season."
He continued: "I mean, there are not full battle scenes because we still don’t have Game of Thrones' budget, but there are a lot of very direct confrontations; a lot of the people that you want to see smashing into each other smash into each other. I hope it’s cathartic and emotionally satisfying, but I’m a tiny bit terrified."
Of course, the final season of Game of Thrones proved to be highly divisive, so any comparison in contrast to that show's final run could actually be a reassurance to The Boys fans.
The synopsis for The Boys season 5 says: "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."
Thankfully for fans, the final season of The Boys won't be the last time we return to the show's universe. A prequel spin-off series titled Vought Rising is already on the way, while we're still waiting to hear whether there will be a third season of college-set spin-off Gen V.
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Kripke previously told us that a renewal for that show will "depend on the ratings when it's all said and done."
He added: "We have more Gen V story to tell. We have a really fun pitch for season 3. I really hope we get to do it, but that is up to the audience and the television gods."
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
