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The Boys (series)

Series · 2019 · Notable

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Amazon said its superhero satire's fourth season exceeded 55 million global viewers.

Trailer · Amazon Prime Video UK & IE on YouTube
Clip · The Closer Look on YouTube
The Boys key art: Homelander firing his laser eyes.
Prime Video
A scene from The Boys season 1.
Amazon MGM Studios / Sony Pictures Television
Karl Urban as Butcher in the official trailer.
Amazon Prime Video UK & IE on YouTube
The Boys team lit in red.
Deadline
Vought International logo, used for an in-world Opera browser tie-in.
Opera
Butcher in a fight scene from season 4.
Territory Studio
A Singer–Neuman campaign rally in season 4.
The Hollywood Reporter
A blond man in a superhero outfit holds his arms out as confetti rains down
ABC News (Australia)
Antony Starr and Claudia Doumit in 'The Boys' season 4
The Hollywood Reporter
Antony Starr as Homelander, reflected in a shattered mirror.
Variety
'Never meet your heroes' season-one campaign poster.
Adam Bersin (campaign creative)
Homelander in a scene that became a meme.
Know Your Meme
Homelander laughing before a crowd, a widely shared meme frame.
Know Your Meme
Homelander with glowing red eyes.
Serieslyawesome
Homelander and his son Ryan on a city street.
TheWrap

Spread Score

How it works
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Numbers

Milestone date
Week of Jul 15, 2024
Apr 29 ’19 to Week of Jul 15, 2024
Platforms
7
Started on Box office
Origin
Mixed
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Remixable templatePrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Controversy
  • Newsjacking

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The pilot screened at Tribeca before the Prime Video launch. Homelander clips became reaction memes on X and TikTok. Season four prompted political disputes and review-bombing allegations, then first topped Nielsen's overall U.S. streaming chart.

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Google searchesJan ’19MayAugDecAug ’20Jul ’21Jul ’22OctOct ’23Jul ’24SepFeb ’25MilestoneRedditBox officeOpen webPressXTikTokYouTube
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Timeline (16)

  1. April 2019

    Garth Ennis precursor · Apr 17 ’19

    Garth Ennis shared the trailer on Reddit before the Tribeca premiere.[1]

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  2. Tribeca / Amazon Studios seed · Apr 29 ’19

    The pilot screened publicly at Tribeca before a cast and showrunner discussion.[2][3][4]

    A scene from The Boys season 1.

  3. July 2019

    Amazon Prime Video platform jump · Jul 26 ’19

    Amazon released the first season on Prime Video after the Tribeca pilot screening.[1][5]

  1. commercial · Oct 21 ’19

  2. owner response · Sep 2020

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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