Prime Video's 'The Boys' Sets Release Date for Fifth Season
Also releasing a teaser trailer that gives fans a first look at the Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles reunion.
Summary
- The fifth and final season of “The Boys” premieres on Amazon Prime Video on April 8, 2026, with the series finale set for May 20
- The season’s plot centers on Butcher’s return with a virus to wipe out all Supes, escalating the conflict against Homelander’s unchecked reign
- The new trailer revealed a highly anticipated on-screen reunion between former Supernatural stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles (Soldier Boy)
Amazon Prime Video’s brutal superhero satire, The Boys, is returning for its fifth and final season on April 8, 2026. The series will kick off with two episodes, concluding the hyper-violent saga with the series finale on May 20, 2026. The announcement, which included the reveal of the first official trailer, was made at CCXP Brazil by series creator Eric Kripke.
The trailer offers a first look at the escalating crisis. The Season 5 plot details read, “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.” Homelander’s megalomaniacal reign is unchecked, and the remaining members of The Boys are in dire straits. The official synopsis hints at absolute chaos as Butcher (Karl Urban) returns with a terrifying bioweapon designed to eliminate all Supes. The world hinges on whether the fractured team can reunite and stop the impending apocalypse.
For fans of Kripke’s other work, the trailer features a highly anticipated on-screen reunion between Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles. While Ackles reprises his role as the menacing Soldier Boy, Padalecki’s character remains shrouded in mystery, seen confronting Soldier Boy and Homelander. This dynamic hints at a major storyline between the former Supernatural stars, who played brothers for fifteen seasons. The final season promises an all-out, bloody conflict that will irrevocably change the super-powered universe. Watch the official teaser trailer above.
