The Boys is a superhero television show in the United States.¹⁾

Eric Kripke created it for the Amazon Prime Video streaming service.²⁾

It is based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's comic book of the same name.³⁾

The comic book was first published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm banner before being acquired by Dynamite Entertainment.⁴⁾

It follows the titular vigilante squad as they battle superpowered individuals who abuse their talents.⁵⁾

Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Laz Alonso, Tomer Capon, and Karen Fukuhara star as the vigilantes, while Antony Starr, Eri Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Chace Crawford, Jessie T. Usher, and Nathan Mitchell play members of “the Seven,” an official superhero group run by the conglomerate Vought International who, while maintaining a lofty façade, are shallow celebrity figures prone to doing horrifying things in secret.⁶⁾

On July 26, 2019, the first season premiered.⁷⁾