The third season of TheBoys from Amazon Prime was long in coming. In the midst of the pandemic stoppage and also considerable filming time, it took almost two years for the new chapters to reach streaming. But the wait has only made it clear that the bad guys of the superhero world are back stronger and more cheeky than ever before. Also with a broader, more complicated and convoluted universe than what the program has shown so far.
From new characters, strange subplots, and the announcement of various spin-off. The series returns with all the power that made it famous but especially, very aware of its importance in the pop imaginary. This time, it is clear that TheBoys you will dare to take a step in entirely new directions. Also in new conclusions about contemporary good and evil. All this, between streams of spilled blood, beheadings, orgies and extravagant deaths.
What can we expect from the new season of TheBoys? From new context stories, characters straight from the pages of the comic and a tour of their mythology. The new episodes will be a new look at one of the most puzzling series in the world of streaming. Whether you are a fan or just starting to be one, we leave you three key points to keep in mind.
The gang of rioters and thugs gets bigger
As you must have heard by now, Jensen Ackles will be playing the hero named Soldier Boy. He is the twisted, dangerous, and brutal version of Captain America in the show’s universe. And like the Marvel hero, he too began his journey through the superhero world after World War II. According to the program’s production, his relevance and importance made him “the first super celebrity and a pillar of American culture for decades.”
Laurie Holden will also join the cast as the Crimson Countess. A photograph of the new character, complexly dressed in red, including her hair, has already been seen. The Boys will also welcome Nick Wechsler’s Blue Hawk. Always according to the ingenious promotion campaign of The Boys, he is the superhero that nobody wants to need. “He is here to protect and serve, whether you like it or not” reads the character’s catchphrase.
Secondly, Katia Winter as Little Nina, Russian mob boss. In the comics she is an accomplice of Vought who uses the dangerous Compound-V to kill as part of his “field tests”. Dexter star Sean Patrick Flanery of Dexter will play Gunpowder, while Miles Gaston Villanueva will play Supersonic. Obviously, this is the twisted and brawling version of Flash. Both characters are new exclusives to the show who do not appear in the comic.
The rest of the regular cast will return to their roles in TheBoys. Antony Starr will be Homelander again, despite his recent legal problems. Also returning are Jessie T Usher as A-Train, Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko), Nate Mitchell as Black Noir. To the delight of fans, Jack Quaid will once again play Hughie Campbell, Erin Moriarty as Super Annie/Starlight. On the other hand, Chace Crawford will be The Deep again, Dominique McElligott Queen Maeve and Claudia Doumit (Victoria Neuman. And without a doubt, the best-known faces of the program will be in the third season. Karl Urban will once again put himself in the shoes of Billy Butcher , Giancarlo Esposito in Stan Edgar and Tomer Kapon will play Frenchie again.
What will the third season of The Boys tell?
For now, the name of the first chapter makes it clear that everything will get more complicated – even more – in TheBoys. Revenge opens a season in which it seems that direct references to the comic will increase. Also, a group that in the original story universe, included the new character Soldier Boy and the late Stormfront.
That seems to suggest there will be extensive exploration of both the character played by Ackles and the character played by Aya Cash. That implies, of course, the past of the Supers and everything that surrounds them. Which of course also links your relationships, influence and role within the Vought companies. It is a context story that can allow us to understand the way in which the heroes of the universe of the series are structured in time. At the same time, to understand their evolution to understand what they became over the decades.
Another detail of interest is that the group of renegades led by Butcher will not be hidden in the new TheBoys. But the Super, they do not take any risk despite that. For now, everything seems to indicate that Homelander is safe in the Vought Tower. Nevertheless, had a difficult ending, so don’t be surprised if Queen Maeve’s blackmail scheme backfires at some point in season three. The latter is expected to be more violent, bloody and fearsome than it was in previous seasons.
There will also be a lot about the character of Victoria Neuman, congresswoman and strong point of the season. How she deals with her secret ability and how Butcher might react to discovering it will be a point of interest in the series. The latter, moreover, can fulfill the arc of tragic villain turned cruelty incarnate, just as it is in the Garth Ennis comic. Could Butcher turn into one of the monsters she fights?
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Will there be a spin off of The Boys based on the events of the third season?
During the months of filming, it was commented that a spin off based on some events of season three would be in production. Something that confirmed The Hollywood Reporter. For now, the animated series The Boys: Diabolicalserved as context and preparation for the new season.
However, it is said that the upcoming series will narrate everything that happens in the only university in the United States for young superheroes. A kind of testing room for his monstrous — and never better used the term — future ambitions.