Filming for the fourth season of The Boys has begun.
This was confirmed by showrunner Eric Kripke, who posted a photo of the script on Twitter revealing the title of the season premiere : Department of Dirty Tricks .
Recall that among the new entries in the cast we will find Valorie Curry and Susan Heyward , respectively cast in the roles of Firecracker and Sister Sage .
These are original characters, presumably two superheroes, so we don’t know what role they will play in the season. Cameron Crovetti – aka Ryan , son of Homelander – will be regular for the first time: this means we will see him much more often.
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— Eric Kripke (@therealKripke) August 22, 2022
The synopsis of the series
Hughie (Jack Quaid, The Hunger Games) suffers a devastating loss at the hands of the reckless A-Train. His suffering from him turns to anger when he discovers that there is no legal recourse for those who suffer harm caused by superheroes. While trying to recover, Hughie meets a mysterious agent, Billy Butcher (Karl Urban, Star Trek), who recruits him to join him in the search for a justice that regulates the behavior of Superheroes, who are not what they seem.
THE BOYS is a series that shows what happens when superheroes – who are famous as celebrities, influential as politicians and revered as gods – abuse their powers. At the center of the episodes is the struggle between lack and excess of power: The Boys embark on a heroic quest to unmask the reality concerning the Seven and the Vought, the billionaire conglomerate that manages the Seven themselves and their dirty secrets.
The Boys
The team consists of Billy Butcher ( Karl Urban ), the Frenchman ( Tomer Capon ), Mother’s Milk ( Laz Alonso ), the Female of the Species ( Karen Fukuhara ) and Little Hughie ( Jack Quaid ).
The Seven
Supergroup Seven Justice League spoof includes Patriot ( Antony Starr ), Abyss ( Chace Crawford ), Queen Maeve ( Dominique McElligott ), A-Train ( Jessie T. Usher ), Black Noir ( Nathan Mitchell ), Translucent ( Alex Hassell ) and Starlight ( Erin Moriarty ).
Other actors
Elisabeth Shue plays Madelyn Stillwell , while Simon Pegg is Little Hughie ‘s father: a sensible choice, given that Hughie ‘s face – in the comic – was modeled precisely on that of the English actor. Also starring Colby Minifie ( Ashley Barrett ), Goran Visnjic ( Alistair Adana ), Claudia Doumit ( Victoria Neuman ), Patton Oswalt , Aya Cash ( Stormfront ), Shawn Ashmore ( Lamplighter ), Jensen Ackles (Soldier Boy ), Katia Winter ( Little Nina ), Miles Gaston Villaneuva ( Supersonic ), Sean Patrick Flanery ( Gunpowder ), Nick Wechsler ( Blue Hawk ), Laurie Holden ( Contessa Crimisi ), Frances Turner ( Monique ), Kristin Booth and Jack Doolan ( Tess and Tommy , known as TNT Twins ).
Showrunners and producers
Eric Kripke , the creator of Supernatural , is the showrunner of The Boys , while Seth Rogen , Evan Goldberg and Neal Moritz (the same ones from Preacher ) are the executive producers; Rogen and Goldberg are also in charge of directing. The production is handled by Sony Pictures TV Studios, Original Films and Amazon .