The Boys Season 5 Trailer Highlights Homelander’s Expanding Regime and Billy Butcher’s Vigilantism
The bloody war between superheroes and humans is about to reach its climax on The Boys Season 5.
Prime Video released the trailer, which finally reveals what fans can expect from the final season. From the two extremes of Homelander and Billy Butcher clashing to the Supes Virus coming into play, there’s much to expect.
The Boys Season 5 will premiere on Wednesday, April 8, with two episodes. New episodes will release weekly until the series finale on May 20.
At this point on The Boys, Homelander has taken over the world, imposing his power everywhere. However, there are pockets of resistance that are holding out, including Hughie and Annie’s group and the Guardians of Gen V.
The trailer shows these groups on the run and in hiding from Homelander and what remains of the Seven. However, Billy Butcher, who has the last sample of the Supe Virus on The Boys Season 4 Episode 8, wants to fight Homelander head-on.
To counter them, Homelander brings his father, Soldier Boy, out of stasis.
Meanwhile, he also uses new superpowered individuals, like Oh-Father, and those returning, like Firecracker, to help him. Homelander’s son, Ryan, also makes a comeback.
The resistance also has help in the form of Stan Edgar, Marie Moreau, and Jordan Li. Unfortunately, it looks like everyone might not be on the same page, as seen when Hughie and Billy are confronting each other in the trailer.
The Boys Season 5 synopsis also details what else fans might expect from other scenes when Season 5 premieres.
“Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are imprisoned in a ‘Freedom Camp.’ Annie struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force. Kimiko is nowhere to be found,” it reads.
“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.”
The Boys Season 5 stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, Cameron Crovetti, Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, and Jensen Ackles.
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Phil Sgriccia, Michaela Starr, Paul Grellong, David Reed, Judalina Neira, Jessica Chou, Gabriel Garcia, Ori Marmur, Ken F. Levin, and Jason Netter also serve as executive producers.
Watch the trailer for The Boys Season 5:
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The Boys Season 5 premieres on Wednesday, April 8, on Prime Video.
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