In the trailer for "The Boys" Season 5, released on Friday, Homelander appears at his most vain, convinced he has a grand destiny. He is searching for Compound V, and the "good" guys know that if he gets his hands on it, he could become immortal—a far greater threat than before. Billy Butcher is determined to stop him with a virus, as everyone prepares for the chaos ahead. Meanwhile, Homelander finds himself in the Oval Office, an image with real-world implications?
"The Boys" Season 5 will premiere on April 8 with its first two episodes. The series finale will drop on May 20.
As per the official logline, “In the fifth and final season, it’s Homelander’s world, completely subject to his erratic, egomaniacal whims. Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are imprisoned in a ‘Freedom Camp.’ Annie struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force. Kimiko is nowhere to be found. But when Butcher reappears, ready and willing to use a virus that will wipe all Supes off the map, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change the world and everyone in it. It’s the climax, people. Big stuff’s gonna happen.”
One of the welcome moments from the trailer is the reunion of Butcher (Karl Urban), Hughie (Jack Quaid), Annie (Erin Moriarty), and The Boys, possibly to embark on the perilous mission at hand together.
Other principal cast members include Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, alongside Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Colby Minifie, Cameron Crovetti, Susan Heyward, and Valorie Curry.
The show is based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s popular comic book series of the same name.