ERIC KRIPKE HAS HAD TO KEEP his mouth shut for a really fucking long time. In fact, the showrunner behind the world’s bloodiest, sweariest, and downright weirdest “supe” show, The Boys, has yet to speak publicly about the upcoming season – until now, that is. “This marks my official first interview for season four,” he tells SFX one dreary Monday. “The answers will be fresh!”
With The Boys last airing almost two years ago, Kripke’s been actively working on a number of other BCU (that’s the Boys Cinematic Universe) projects, primarily the spin-off series Gen V, which launched last September and has been renewed for a second season. Gen V centred on a group of highschool-age superpowered humans training to join the nefarious weapons dealer/multi-platform superhero company Vought International.
Over its first season run, the show became increasingly important to the franchise’s overarching story. Homelander – the tyrannical leader of Vought’s supe team the Seven – played a key role in the final episode, while Billy Butcher, former head of the Boys (more on that later), appeared in the show’s post-credits scene. But perhaps more importantly for the ongoing BCU, the show introduced a virus that can kill anyone with superpowers.
