Plot: The world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under Homelander’s muscly thumb as he consolidates his power. Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son, and his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they must find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late.
Season 4 of The Boys was good.
Pros: I’m surprised how well of a character growth for Butcher, Hughie, Mother’s Milk, A-train, Annie January & Homelander specifically. Jeffrey Dean Morgan was great in his role. A lot of this season felt like build-up for season 5 but also manage to be its own thing. Firecracker & Sister Sage were worthy editions to the seven this season. This season had it’s fair shine from intense moments throughout. Cameron Crovetti was a standout as Ryan Butcher and the finale surprised me.
Cons: I didn’t get into the feeling of where the season was going at the start. The Deep & Black Noir 2 didn’t do that much for me. The shocks were lesser this time around & this season felt like the weakest out of the 3.
Genre: Action, Black comedy, Drama, Political satire, Superhero
Developed by Eric Kripke
Showrunner: Eric Kripke
Based on The Boys
by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson
Starring: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, Cameron Crovetti, Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry & Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Composers: Christopher Lennertz, Matt Bowen
Executive producers: Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Ori Marmur, Dan Trachtenberg, Ken F. Levin, Jason Netter, Craig Rosenberg, Phil Sgriccia, Rebecca Sonnenshine, Paul Grellong, David Reed, Meredith Glynn, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Michaela Starr, Judalina Neira
Producers: Hartley Gorenstein, Gabriel Garcia, Nick Barrucci, Jake Deuel, Karl Urban, Stefan Steen, Anslem Richardson, Antony Starr
Production locations: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cinematography: Jeff Cutterm Evans Brown, Jeremy Benning, Dylan Macleod, Dan Stoloff, Mirosław Baszak, Jonathon Cliff
Editors: David Trachtenberg, Nona Khodai, David Kaldor, Cedric Nairn-Smith, William W. Rubenstein, Jonathan Chibnall, Ian Kezsbom, Tom Wilson, John Fitzpatrick
Production companies: Kripke Enterprises, Point Grey Pictures, Original Film, Kickstart Entertainment, KFL Nightsky Productions, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Television
Network: Amazon Prime Video
Casts & Characters:
Main:
- Karl Urban as William “Billy” Butcher
- Jack Quaid as Hugh “Hughie” Campbell Jr.
- Antony Starr as John Gillman / Homelander
- Erin Moriarty as Annie January / Starlight
- Moriarty also plays a variation of the Shapeshifter Supe
- Jessie T. Usher as Reggie Franklin / A-Train
- Laz Alonso as Marvin T. “Mother’s” Milk / M.M.
- Chace Crawford as Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep
- Tomer Capone as Serge / Frenchie
- Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko Miyashiro / The Female
- Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir II
- Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett
- Claudia Doumit as Nadia Khayat / Victoria Neuman
- Cameron Crovetti as Ryan Butcher
- Susan Heyward as Jessica “Sage” Bradley / Sister Sage
- Valorie Curry as Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Joe Kessler
Recurring:
- Laila Robins as Grace Mallory
- Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr.
- Rosemarie DeWitt as Daphne Campbell
- Derek Wilson as Robert Vernon / Tek Knight..
- Jim Beaver as Robert “Dakota Bob” Singer
- Matthew Edison as Cameron Coleman
- Shantel VanSanten as Becca Butcher
- Christian Keyes as Nathan Franklin
- Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap
- Asa Germann as Sam Riordan
- Elliot Knight as Colin Hauser
- David Reale as Evan Lambert
- Erika Prevost as Tala
- Frances Turner as Monique
- P. J. Byrne as Adam Bourke
- Kimberly-Sue Murray as Kiara
- Sabrina Saudin as Also Ashley
- Dan Mousseau as Webweaver
- Olivia Morandin as Zoe Neuman
- Omid Abtahi as Dr. Sameer Shah
- David Andrews as Senator Calhoun
- Tilda Swinton as Ambrosius (voice)
Guest:
- Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar
- Matthew Gorman as Todd
- Ana Sani as Anika
- Jordana Lajoie as Cherie
- Rob Benedict as Splinter
- Malcolm Barrett as Seth Reed
- Katia Winter as Nina “Little Nina” Namenko
- Shaun Benson as Ezekiel
- Murray Furrow as Marty
- Mark Cowling as Frank
- Nancy Lenehan as Dr. Barbara Findley
- Liyou Abere as Janine
- Tyrone Benskin as Elijah
- Ann Cusack as Donna January
- Ess Hödlmoser as Cindy
- Derek Johns as Love Sausage
I still highly recommend watching this season on Prime Video.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe