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The Boys (2019)

The Boys (2019)

TV series 32 episodes 5 seasons
TV-MA EN Sci-Fi & Fantasy , Action & Adventure
Never meet your heroes.
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
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The last episode: Jul 18, 2024 (season 4, episode 8)
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69 minutes
5 seasons, 32 episodes
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Karl Urban
Billy Butcher
32 episodes
Jack Quaid
Hugh 'Hughie' Campbell
32 episodes
Antony Starr
John / Homelander
32 episodes
Erin Moriarty
Annie January / Starlight
32 episodes
Jessie T. Usher
Reggie Franklin / A-Train
32 episodes
Laz Alonso
Marvin T. 'Mother's Milk' Milk / M.M.
32 episodes
Chace Crawford
Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep
32 episodes
Tomer Capone
Serge / Frenchie
32 episodes
Karen Fukuhara
Kimiko Miyashiro / The Female
32 episodes
Colby Minifie
Ashley Barrett
29 episodes
Nathan Mitchell
Earving / Black Noir
24 episodes
Dominique McElligott
Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve (archive footage) (uncre
24 episodes

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The most positive review

For me the whole series is a total and effective satire that lets us see what would become of the world if fiction becomes reality: heroes lose interest in saving the world (or take advantage of its status), are forced to do things that are not right, to follow the company's own interests and do not go out to end the crime if they are not followed by a camera that captures each of their movements, even though they are always transmitting that image of exemplary citizen when in fact they are greedy and treat their fans badly.
It's also chilling to know that people in power act as judges and executioners to decide what crimes are profitable and what millions of dollars they rent their superheroes to other cities so they can be safe. The precision in the denunciation of The Boys is one of its strongest points since satire towards these characters is not new, but combining it with the theme of corporate America and wild capitalism gives it a clear differential touch.
The series is a total hit and is perfectly developed, to the point of making it impossible to miss because chapter by chapter the anguish increases. So if you have free time, I strongly recommend you to watch this satirical series.

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The most negative review

The Boys started off well enough but any potential it might have had as entertainment, backed by legitimate social commentary, has been quickly astro-turfed by the agenda pedlars.
This series positively oozes woke. If there's a politically loaded pitch to be made, in my opinion, there's a good chance you'll find it here. What I personally found even more odious, in the current season (4) is the belittling of those who question the mainstream. Yes, to question the established narrative is to be a rube, a fool, a bumpkin, a nobody, who waves a flag and blows an air horn.
Of course, ironically the mainstream, especially the mainstream media, have never been more doubted. Small wonder they have taken to dosing peoples entertainment in a clumsily transparent attempt, to lure the "sheep' back into the pen.
Suffice to say, lots of wasted potential here. Decent acting, some excellent idea's, all buried beneath thick cheesy layers of mainstream conformism. Ironically, the complete antithesis of the so called reactionary individualism, allegedly inherent, in the series key characters.
In summary, when ersatz counter culture is a counter for legitimate counter culture. This series started out well but now its subverting nothing. Its just another pitch, for mainstream woke conformism. The fact they need to sell "this hard", for me at least, offers a degree of insight into how many people are actually buying in....

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Production companies: Amazon Studios, Original Film, Sony Pictures Television Studios, Kripke Enterprises, Point Grey Pictures, Kickstart Entertainment, NightSky Productions, Amazon MGM Studios
Production countries: United States of America

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TV-MA (This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.)

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