The good news is that production on season 5 has officially begun!

This update was shared on Instagram by Laz Alonso, who plays Mother’s Milk. He posted a photo of the cast coming together to begin filming the final season, along with the caption: “And just like that….. we’re back!”

The photo also includes Starr, Jessie T. Usher, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Chace Crawford, Colby Minifie, and Nathan Mitchell.

Although the much-anticipated final season of Prime Video’s superhero series won’t be released for a while, fans can look forward to some exciting updates, including new casting announcements and hints about the plot.

While the cast doesn’t yet know how the series will conclude, Jack Quaid, who plays Hughie Campbell, hinted to RadioTimes.com: “It’s our last season, so the writers can do whatever they want, which is terrifying. So, I’m expecting a lot of murder! I think that’s what you can expect, probably. I don’t know, I’m just assuming.”

As we eagerly await new episodes and the upcoming spin-off Vought Rising, here’s everything we know so far about The Boys season 5 – but be warned: there are spoilers for season 4 ahead.

The Boys season 5 Release Date Speculation

Although a specific release date for The Boys season 5 hasn’t been confirmed, it is set to premiere in 2026, as revealed in an Instagram post by actor Karl Urban.

Alongside a photo of co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Urban wrote: “Working with the illustrious @jeffreydeanmorgan was the best part of my day every day. That’s all @theboystv for now folks. See you in …2 years (wish it was sooner) for the final season on @primevideo.”

A 2026 release date aligns with the two-year gaps between seasons 2 and 3, as well as 3 and 4.

Filming officially began on November 25, 2024.

Creator Eric Kripke confirmed the start of production to Collider earlier this month, expressing that it will be hard to come to terms with the series coming to an end. He shared, “I’m fortunate, in that I get to maintain my denial for quite a while because I’m so busy right now… Just the amount of work, it’s so busy that I think somewhere in the middle of the season, it’s gonna hit me, and hit me really hard.”

The Boys season 5 Cast

The following stars have been confirmed to return for The Boys season 5:

• Jack Quaid as Hughie Campbell
• Karl Urban as Billy Butcher
• Antony Starr as Homelander
• Erin Moriarty as Annie/Starlight
• Laz Alonso as Mother’s Milk
• Jessie T. Usher as A-Train
• Chace Crawford as The Deep
• Tomer Capone as Serge/Frenchie
• Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko
• Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett
• Cameron Crovetti as Ryan
• Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy
• Mason Dye as Bombsight
• Daveed Diggs (role to be confirmed)

It has been confirmed that Jensen Ackles will reprise his role as Soldier Boy in The Boys season 5.

The announcement was made at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday (26th July), where Ackles made a surprise appearance.

Showrunner Eric Kripke stated (via Deadline): “We can announce that Soldier Boy will be a regular in season 5. The motherf***er’s back.”

In a 2022 interview, Kripke had hinted: “We’ll all have to wait and see, but I can’t imagine the series ending without Soldier Boy making another appearance.”

It was also announced that Ackles will star in a new prequel series, Vought Rising, once The Boys concludes with season 5.

While it’s unclear who else might return, it seems likely that all the main stars from The Boys season 4 will reprise their roles in season 5 – at least those who survived.

Although we assumed Claudia Doumit’s character, Victoria Neuman, wouldn’t return following her death in the season 4 finale, Deadline has listed Doumit as a returning cast member. As for Robins’s Grace Mallory, we likely won’t see her again except in flashbacks, following her demise.

There are also exciting new castings to look forward to! Stranger Things star Mason Dye, who portrayed Jason Carver, has been cast as Bombsight.

Although little is known about the character, Bombsight has been mentioned in The Boys before – in season 4, it was noted that he starred in the 1950s film The Curse of Fu Manchu, produced by Vought International.

Sources have suggested that Mason Dye will also appear in the upcoming spin-off Vought Rising, though Prime Video declined to comment on this part of the casting.

Dye isn’t the only new addition to season 5. Daveed Diggs, known for his roles in Hamilton, Snowpiercer, and The Little Mermaid, has also been cast in a mysterious role for the upcoming season.

Why will the Boys Season 5 be the final season?

Showrunner Eric Kripke explained that ending The Boys with its fifth season was always part of his plan, but he had to convince Prime Video to go along with it.

In an interview with TVLine, Kripke shared that Prime Video initially hesitated “lovingly,” saying, “There was no, like, ‘You have to keep this show going.’ It was more of like a very friendly and respectful, like, ‘Are you sure season 5 is the last season? Are you sure you don’t want to do more?'”

Kripke went on to say, “But we were already, like, barreling towards this. The truth is we knew that it was going to be a five-season story for years now. I mean, probably since writing the beginning of season 3, we knew, and so we were already laying down track that was always heading in this direction.

“Honestly, they’ve been great about letting us end it on our own terms. I’m really grateful.”

However, fans need not worry that season 5 will be the end of The Boys universe. With a second season of Gen V on the way, and another Mexico-set spin-off in development, there’s plenty of potential for the world of The Boys to continue expanding.

Kripke told Entertainment Weekly: “This story of The Boys will not continue on. With any luck, Gen V will continue on, and there will hopefully be a couple of others in development that we’re talking about that can continue on, but The Boys story ends in season 5.”

Is there Trailer for The Boys Season 5?

There isn’t a trailer available for The Boys season 5 yet, and since filming has only just begun, it will likely be a while before one is released.

We will update this with any new footage from season 5 as it becomes available, but in the meantime, you can rewatch the season 4 trailer below.

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