The Boys, Season Four, Episodes 1 - 3

What’s it about?

The Boys is a satirical American superhero TV series that tracks a team of vigilantes as they take on superpowered individuals who misuse their abilities.

In season four, the world is in crisis. Victoria Neuman is nearing the Oval Office as Homelander strengthens his power. Butcher has just months to live while he struggles with the loss of Becca's son. Fed up with his lies The Boys are losing trust with Butcher, however they must come together to save the world before it's too late.

The facts

• Created by Eric Kripke (Supernatural, Gen V)
• Based on ‘The Boys’ comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson
• English language
• Runtime: ~60 minutes

Why did it get this rating?

This series was self-rated by Prime Video (Amazon Prime). You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

The Boys has built an audience on graphic violence and gore, dark humour and deadly characters. Reviews often suggest that the show goes “too far” with its disturbing content.

Graphic violence

Extreme graphic violence and gore are shown frequently throughout the first three episodes. Bodies explode, people are ripped apart, and characters are splattered with blood. Faces are eaten by creatures, a man explodes after hitting a wall, a woman falls from a building and lands face first, and people are beaten to death, among many other things.

Sex scenes

There are several instances of full-frontal nudity, sex scenes, and extremely raunchy sexual references. There are multiple scenes that show masturbation, including an explicit scene where a man clones himself to perform oral sexual acts on himself while he masturbates.

Drug use

Characters drink in excess and use hard drugs, including a fictional drug created by the series. Drug references and use are meant to ramp up later in the season. One character is a drug addict.

Offensive language

A huge amount of offensive language is used in this series. Words such as f**k, s**t, c**t, b***h are heard frequently throughout the first three episodes.

Further information

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?
• The Boys are back for season 3 – Blog