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

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

He said it was a “sinking feeling” to watch real-world events that go beyond his show’s satire.

“It’s not a great feeling. It’s a sinking feeling. It’s never great when the world surpasses your superhero show with exploding penises,” Kripke told The Hollywood Reporter in an April 7 article, citing “internment camps” and the use of federal troops in cities.

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

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

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

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Despite the harsh political comments, Kripke maintained that “the show’s feud is not with the people” but with those in charge. He noted that the writers included a “right-wing” character who is described as a “good guy,” explaining that the series focuses on “leaders who are really problematic.”

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

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

During the rally, Homelander refers to “freedom camps” where citizens are imprisoned, uses phrases like “golden dawn” and calls his rivals terrorists.

Eric Kripke attended 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 that Homelander has “always been a Trump analogue.” In 2024, Amazon Prime Video added a disclaimer to the season 4 finale, originally titled “Assassination Run”, following the attempted assassination of Trump.

Although the series remains a success for Amazon, many fans say the writing has become too overt. One user wrote on A second user wrote that the first 20 minutes of the season included “all the liberal buzzwords.”

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