‘The Boys’ creator admits ‘sinking feeling’ as reality mirrors his final season

Amazon Prime Video’s series “The Boys” is back with its fifth and final season, and showrunner Eric Kripke stated in an interview that the superhero series is heavily inspired by real life.

He said there was a “sinking feeling” watching real-world events that went beyond his show’s satire.

“It’s not a great feeling. It’s a sinking feeling. It’s never great when the world leaves your superhero show with exploding penises,” Kripke said. Hollywood Reporter An article published on April 7 referred to “concentration camps” and the use of federal troops in cities.

He also criticized the leadership in comments about Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, referring to the “clown in charge of the military.”

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“The Boys” follows a group of vigilantes battling corrupt superheroes who abuse their power and stardom. Kripke has previously compared the series’ main villain, Homelander, to President Donald Trump.

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Despite the sharp political commentary, Kripke maintained that the show’s “fight is not with people, but with those in charge.” He noted that the writers included a “right-wing” character who is portrayed as a “good guy” and explained that the focus of the series is on “really problematic leaders.”

An image from the trailer of Season 5 of Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” series, which premiered on April 8. (Screenshot/Amazon Prime YouTube)

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The premiere opens with Homelander, draped in an American flag, speaking at a rally with nationalist imagery. As the crowd chants “USA,” the camera lingers on certain figures, including a pregnant woman and a man in a red hat who viewers say resembles former conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

During the rally, Homelander talks about “freedom camps” where citizens are imprisoned, uses phrases like “golden dawn” and labels his opponents as terrorists.

Eric Kripke attends Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” Season 2 drive-in premiere and fan screening on September 4, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Amazon Studios)

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Kripke told Rolling Stone in 2022 He said Homelander “has always been a Trump lookalike.” In 2024, Amazon Prime Video added a disclaimer to the Season 4 finale, originally titled “Assassination Run,” following the assassination attempt on Trump.

While the series continues to be a hit for Amazon, many fans argue that the writing has become too explicit. “The Boys is yet another example of the Hollywood left trying to demonize the right and make them look terrible,” one user wrote about X, which has received nearly 2 million views. A second user wrote that the first 20 minutes of the season contained “all the liberal buzzwords.”

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