I’ll be Garth Ennis had no clue when he was first creating The Boys that he was developing a property that would one day be such an apt allegory for modern politics (and really society in general). The twisted take on the Superhero genre is heading into its fourth season and, as of it’s season 3 finale, has never been better. While season 3’s highlights were undoubtedly surrounded by Jensen Ackles turn as Soldier Boy it was the continued madness of Homelander that will be carrying the story for the next set of episodes. Just to recap, Homelander’s sanity slipped just enough to reveal the evil below his public, PR crafted mask, and was delighted to find out that a certain subset of the population actually liked him more as a tyrannical malicious demi-god then as the white-toothed, flag-draped personification of Americana.
One of the last scenes of season 3 saw Homelander laser a guys head off in full view of the public for throwing something at his son. You’ve all seen the popular reaction gif by now, but it would suffice to say that getting cheers instead of condemnation for such an attack is likely pushing the villain into full on power drunk.
If you needed any further proof that the rise of Trum….err, Homelander, will be the focus of season 4 look no further then the just released promo poster showing the star spangled one doing the campaign shuffle with Presidential hopeful and prolific head popper Victoria Neuman. The most important detail to be found in the poster, however, is found at the very bottom…a release date of June 13th, 2024! Looks like we have just under 4 months to wait to see just how crazy the world of The Boys can get, for those that aren’t familiar with the graphic novels let me just say this, no matter what you think the limits of this insanity might be, the actual line is about 20 feet past that.
With the momentum built for season 4, the phenomenal first season of Gen V, and the upcoming spin-off The Boys: Mexico, it looks like we’re going to have plenty to consume from this universe for some time to come and I couldn’t be happier about it.
Look for The Boys Season 4 on June 13th, 2024 on Prime Video!
Official Synopsis:
In Season Four, 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, Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son and 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.