Created by Eric Kripke ( Supernatural ) and based on the comic book series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys posed a simple yet devastating question: What if superheroes were actually narcissistic, corporate-owned sociopaths?
9/10 Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video Best watched: Alone, with a strong stomach, and a willingness to never look at Superman the same way again. Keywords integrated naturally: The Boys - S01 Season 1, Homelander, Billy Butcher, Starlight, Compound V, Vought International, superhero satire. The Boys - S01 Season 1
Warning: Major spoilers for The Boys - S01 Season 1 below. Created by Eric Kripke ( Supernatural ) and
The season opens with a tragedy. Hughie Campbell (Jack Quaid), a mild-mannered electronics salesman, watches his girlfriend Robin be reduced to a red mist by A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), a speedster Supe who is high on the compound V drug. Rather than face consequences, Vought covers it up. This sets Hughie on a collision course with Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), a scruffy, cockney-accented operative who leads a vigilante group dedicated to keeping Supes in check. Warning: Major spoilers for The Boys - S01 Season 1 below