A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
Creator
Billy Butcher
Hugh 'Hughie' Campbell
John / Homelander
Annie January / Starlight
Reggie Franklin / A-Train
Marvin T. 'Mother's Milk' Milk / M.M.
Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep
Serge / Frenchie
Kimiko Miyashiro / The Female
For me the whole series is a total and effective satire that lets us see what would become of the world if fiction becomes reality: heroes lose interest in saving the world (or take advantage of its status), are forced to do things that are not right, to follow the company's own interests and do not go out to end the crime if they are not followed by a camera that captures each of their movements, even though they are always transmitting that image of exemplary citizen when in fact they are greedy and treat their fans badly. It's also chilling to know that people in power act as judges and ...
Facts
Status Returning Series
Network
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish