THE BOYS: The Seven Assemble In New Season 4 Still; Update On Planned MEXICO Spin-Off

THE BOYS: The Seven Assemble In New Season 4 Still; Update On Planned MEXICO Spin-Off

The Boys returns for its fourth season in three weeks, and Prime Video has shared a new promo still spotlighting the all-new incarnation of The Seven...

By MarkCassidy - May 23, 2024 03:05 PM EST
Filed Under: The Boys

We're now just three weeks away from the season 4 premiere of The Boys, and Prime Video has shared a new still spotlighting the reshuffled members of the "superhero" team known as The Seven.

The updated roster (it's a running joke that there's never actually seven of them) consists of original members Homelander, The Deep, A-Train, and Black Noir (with a different character under the mask), along with two new recruits.

As you might expect, these ladies turn out to be every bit as unhinged/amoral as pretty much every other Supe that's been part of the team, but one, in particular, might be the most dangerous of all: The smartest person in the world, Sister Sage (Susan Heyward).

"It's such a funny power," showrunner Eric Kripke says of the scheming Supe in a recent interview with EW. "A lot of superhero worlds have that character. Whereas most of them are usually really reedy white dudes, we wanted a Black woman who was raised in a low socioeconomic area, so no one f---ing listens to her. It's both commentary and satirical that you have literally the smartest person in the world that could cure all of society's ills, but she just can't get anyone to listen to her. So then she becomes a bitter misanthrope."

We'll also be introduced to Firecracker (Valorie Curry), an alt-right extremist with a fairly ineffectual ability - but Sage believes she can harness the unwavering support of her fan-base.

"It turns out, there's always crazier," Kripke explains. "Firecracker represents both members of the conspiracy-minded movements and the super extreme right-wing news media. That character has some surprising backstory that connects her to some of the characters in our world that it was just interesting to bring in one of those pistol-packing 'I shot my puppies' type of characters."

Kripke also shared an update on the planned The Boys: Mexico spin-off starring Gael García Bernal, which will be written by Blue Beetle scribe Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer.

"They are still making the deal with the writer for the pilot," the showrunner tells EW. "He has an amazing pitch, and we all giggle and think about how fun it would be. But there are a lot of hurdles for that show before it's a real show. He's got to write an amazing pilot, he's probably got to write an amazing episode 2. I think he can and he will, but we're a while away from truly starting to drop in the Easter eggs and the setups and stuff."

The Boys was recently renewed for a fifth season

"The world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscly thumb of Homelander, who is consolidating his power," reads the official season 4 synopsis. "Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son as well as his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they have to find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late."

Returning cast members include Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, and Cameron Crovetti, along with new recruits Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

The first three episodes of The Boys season 4 will be available to stream from June 13th, with new instalments dropping weekly through to the season finale on July 18.

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EgoEgor
EgoEgor - 5/23/2024, 3:42 PM
Haven't seen Gen V yet, I hope that's not required watching. I shouldn't have to watch another show to continue watching this one.
Vigor
Vigor - 5/23/2024, 3:46 PM
@EgoEgor - you should have treated genV as season 3.5
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 5/23/2024, 3:43 PM
Love it! Really loking forward to the new season!

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IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/23/2024, 3:52 PM
Not seven, by my count.
WaffeX
WaffeX - 5/23/2024, 4:55 PM
@IAmAHoot - Starlight is sucking a D
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/23/2024, 3:59 PM
Lol, I love that they are continuing the gag of them having less then seven members of the team since early S1.

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Also , I am intrigued by the Mexico-set spin-off because it’s the first time we are exploring Supes outside of the U.S…

Anyway it’s got nice creative team too , especially in the likes of Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal producing and possibly starring in it so they should take as much time as they need imo.

I do wonder if it will be set entirely in Spanish or English (likely a mix of both)?
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/23/2024, 4:10 PM
"super extreme right-wing"

Damn, she must love her family and want lower taxes or something.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 5/23/2024, 4:36 PM
@Ryguy88 - Sounds like she'll be the next Soldier boy where they try to make us hate them and we end up rooting for them.
Killuminatic
Killuminatic - 5/23/2024, 4:38 PM
@Ryguy88 - Never knew some of that fell under the "super extreme right-wing" category.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 5/23/2024, 4:43 PM
@Ryguy88 - yep, that's our Firecracker 😂😂😂😂😂
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/23/2024, 7:42 PM
@Killuminatic - depends who you ask
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/23/2024, 5:19 PM
Interested to see how similar or not this Black Noir will be , might even be someone we have seen before?.

Also out of the 2 , I think A-Train will get redemption while The Deep will get his comeuppance since he’s just been getting worse & more sycophantic.

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RitoRevolto
RitoRevolto - 5/23/2024, 5:27 PM
I'm looking forward to the newest recruits; they look like they're going to be a lot of fun.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/23/2024, 5:36 PM
Off topic:

@RorMachine

Lorenza Izzo cast opposite Diego Boneta in Amazon Prime series “El Gato”…

It’s based on the comic book series “El Gato Negro”.

https://deadline.com/2024/05/lorenza-izzo-cast-prime-video-series-el-gato-1235929025/

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RolandD
RolandD - 5/23/2024, 7:20 PM
“Reedy white dudes?’.

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theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 5/23/2024, 8:44 PM
No one cares.

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