THE BOYS Showrunner Says Season 5 Will “Blow the Doors Off” Fan Expectations

As fans wait for The Boys to return for its fifth and final season, showrunner Eric Kripke is expressing his excitement about bringing the series to a close. He also promises some big changes to the show’s universe, and he also acknowledges the pressure of bringing a satisfying end to the show.

While speaking in an interview with EW, Kripke explained how knowing the endpoint has liberated the creative team.

He said: “It’s just such a gift to know, as a filmmaker anyway, when your story’s ending because you know when to just blow the doors off it and completely change the world of the show.

“You don’t have to maintain it because you’ve got six more seasons. You’ve got to squeeze out of it that it’s time to bring on the endgame. So, that’s what that finale was built to do.”

The Season 4 finale of the series set up the endgame, with Homelander (Antony Starr) "successfully taking over every single thing and changing the country into basically a Homelander-led kingdom."

He goes on to say: “Instead of having a villain talk about a thing they’re going to do, which then our heroes stop from coming to pass, it’s just so fun that he really did it. He took over the country.

“It’s his country now. What does that look like in Season 5, and how do our characters fight against it? Which has led to a lot of fun in the writer’s room. I’m really excited with what we’re coming up with.”

In another interview with Collider, Kripke revealed his apprehension about crafting the perfect ending. “You can count the amount of truly great series finales on one hand. It’s so hard to land that plane, much less we’re landing eight different planes.

“I am appropriately respectful and have an appropriate amount of trepidation for how hard that job is. I’m not walking into it cocky at all. I’m walking into it like, ‘Okay, let’s second and triple guess every single decision because we really wanna land this plane.’”

When talking about crafting the conclusion of the show, Kripke added. “Anything can truly happen. We’re both having fun and absolute terror in the writers’ room, at the same time. It’s so fun to have all guardrails off.

“You’re not beholden to maintaining any storyline or character beyond this season. Nothing and no one is safe, and that’s really liberating and fun.”

I’m excited to see how this series ends up coming to an end! While The Boys is coming to an end, though, Kripke and his team will continue to play in the universe with all of the spinoffs they’ve got cooking including Gen V and Vought Rising.