Eric Kripke, the mastermind behind “The Boys,” has officially declared that the celebrated series will wrap up with its fifth season. The announcement came right in the middle of the buzz for the premiere week of season four. On X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Kripke excitedly shared, “#TheBoys Season 4 Premiere Week is a good time to announce: Season 5 will be the Final Season! Always my plan, I just had to be cagey till I got the final OK from Vought. Thrilled to bring the story to a gory, epic, moist climax. Watch Season 4 in 2 DAYS, cause the end has begun!” He teased fans with a peek at a redacted script from the season four finale titled ‘Assassination run’, which ominously concluded with “Blackout. See you for our final season, motherf**kers!”
The revelation that “The Boys” is nearing its conclusion has taken many fans by surprise given its enormous popularity. However, the general sentiment among fans has been overwhelmingly positive, appreciating the decision to cap the series at five seasons. Various comments on X reflect this sentiment, with one user noting, “Perfect amount, glad they’re not overdoing it. 5 seems like the best for every plot line.” Another agreed, “I feel like 5 seasons is the perfect amount for any great show.” Meanwhile, another fan expressed relief at the show not overstaying its welcome: “Okay I was worried they’d drag it out for too long. I don’t want another Supernatural situation.”
Interestingly, Kripke also served as the showrunner for “Supernatural,” which originally was planned for a five-season story arc, yet extended to a whopping 15 seasons. Reflecting on his past experiences in a 2020 Twitter Q&A, Kripke revealed that “The Boys” was envisioned to unfold over five seasons. More recently, he shared in an interview with Empire, “You can’t build a show that’s about these two forces of Homelander and Butcher slowly closing in on each other without bringing that to a head. Whenever that last episode occurs, I know what happens.” Despite earlier assertions about knowing the show’s trajectory, he humorously admitted to Inverse, “I have learned since then to not try to call the seasons as the person who, and this is without hyperbole, is literally the most wrong in entertainment history of how many seasons their show should go.”
As “The Boys” gears up for its final chapters, this decision relieves fans who feared the show might linger beyond its prime. With the fourth season set to drop later this week, early reviews hint at a show that remains “wildly entertaining but the cracks are starting to show,” according to Emily Murray of GamesRadar. It seems Kripke’s decision to end the series after the upcoming season is a timely move, ensuring the show concludes on a high note before any significant declines in quality.