“Fuck those fuckers.”
People love that cozy feeling that superheroes give them, but if you knew half of the things they are up to…diabolical.
We think of all the good superheroes do but rarely think about the collateral damage from their battles. “The Boys” are a team assembled to keep them in check and make them answer for their crimes. In fact, Meagan says the first season (streaming July 26th) is “the perfect antidote to superhero fatigue,” assuming you’re feeling as such.
It’s time to declare war. Check out the final trailer ahead of this week’s premiere.
“The Boys” is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven, and Vought – the multi-billion dollar conglomerate that manages these superheroes and covers up all of their dirty secrets.
The Boys are Billy Butcher (Karl Urban, “Star Trek”), Hughie (Jack Quaid, “The Hunger Games”), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso, “Detroit”), Frenchie (Tomer Capon, “Hostages”), and The Female (Karen Fukuhara, “Suicide Squad”). Simon Pegg (“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”) guest stars as Hughie’s father.
The Supes of The Seven are led by Homelander (Antony Starr, “Banshee”) who is joined by Starlight (Erin Moriarty, “Captain Fantastic”), Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott, “House of Cards”), A-Train (Jessie T. Usher, “Independence Day: Resurgence”), The Deep (Chace Crawford, “Gossip Girl”) and Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell, “Supernatural”).
It hails from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the duo who also saved “Preacher” and delivered us four seasons of chaos on AMC.
