The Boys has added a new cast member for its upcoming third season, and fans of Garth Ennis' controversial source material should be very familiar with her character.
Spoilers for The Boys comic, and most likely the show, follow.
According to Deadline, Katia Winter (Blood and Treasure, Sleepy Hollow, Dexter) will play Little Nina, who is described as "a Russian mob boss with penchant for sex toys whose death ranks among the comics’ most shocking moments."
Considering all the insane, nihilistic and flat out vile shit that goes on the comics, that's probably not quite accurate, but Nina's demise is certainly... memorable.
During the "Glorious Five Year Plan" storyline, The Boys encounter Nina and her crew while on a mission to Moscow, and Billy Butcher winds up disposing of the ruthless gangster by planting a bomb in her vibrator (insert explosive orgasm joke here). While the show has proven to be slightly more restrained than the comic in many respects, we have a feeling Eric Kripke and co. will leave this particular plot point in tact.
Season 2 of The Boys ended with the death of Billy Butcher's wife and the apparent disbanding of the team. We know they will reunite, however, most likely in attempt to bring down the increasingly psychotic Homelander.
Queen Maeve was able to blackmail her rage-fuelled leader into backing off in the finale, but actor Anthony Starr has already confirmed that he will really let loose in Season 3.
It's also been confirmed that the highly controversial Herogasm comic book arc will be adapted - although we're sure they'll be forced to drop or tone down at least some elements of that story... right?
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