The Boys: Season 5 (2026) Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Runtime: 8 Episodes (~1h 05m per episode)

Release Date: 8 April 2026 (USA)

Director: Eric Kripke (Showrunner)

Language: English

Quality: 4K UHD | 10Bit | HEVC x265

Audio: English Dolby Atmos 5.1

Overview

It’s Homelander’s world now, and everyone else is just trying to survive in it. Following the shocking events of the Season 4 finale, Homelander has seized total control of America, enforcing a reign of fascist terror and rounding up dissenters into "Freedom Camps." With the government dismantled and Vought’s supe-army patrolling the streets, the era of the superhero is no longer a corporate branding exercise—it’s a global dictatorship.

Separated and broken, with Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie imprisoned, the remaining members of the resistance must mount one final, desperate stand. As Billy Butcher battles the literal and metaphorical monsters within him, he prepares to play his final card: a genocidal virus that could end the supe threat forever—at the cost of everything. The rules have changed, the stakes are apocalyptic, and for The Boys, there is no coming back from this.

Cast

• Karl Urban as Billy Butcher

• Antony Starr as Homelander

• Jack Quaid as Hughie Campbell

• Erin Moriarty as Annie January / Starlight

• Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy

• Laz Alonso as Mother's Milk

• Tomer Capone as Frenchie

• Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko Miyashiro

• Jessie T. Usher as A-Train

• Chace Crawford as The Deep

• Valorie Curry as Firecracker

• Cameron Crovetti as Ryan

Ratings

• IMDb: 8.6/10

• Rotten Tomatoes: 94%

• Roger Ebert: 3.5/4

• Google Users: 91% liked this show

Where to Watch

• Streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video * On jimmeflix.com for free