The Boys Season 1
Overview
The Boys Season 1 is the first season of Amazon Prime Video's satirical superhero series. Set in a world where superheroes are corrupt and dangerous, the season follows The Boys, a vigilante group of ordinary humans trying to take down the corrupt superhero team The Seven. The leader of The Seven is Homelander (Antony Starr), a terrifying sociopath who craves love and adoration but is incapable of genuine emotion. He murders people casually, and he has an Oedipus complex, obsessed with his "mother," the scientist who created him. The Seven also includes Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott), a cynical, alcoholic hero who is trapped in her role; A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), a speedster who is addicted to Compound V, the drug that gives supes their powers; The Deep (Chace Crawford), a parody of Aquaman who is a sexual predator; Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell), a silent, mysterious ninja; and Starlight (Erin Moriarty), a naive young hero who joins the Seven and quickly discovers the dark truth about the organization. The Boys are led by Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), a brutal, vengeance-driven former SAS soldier whose wife was supposedly killed by Homelander. The team includes Hughie Campbell (Jack Quaid), a young man who joins The Boys after his girlfriend is killed by A-Train; Mother's Milk (Laz Alonso), the team's strategist and moral compass; Frenchie (Tomer Capone), a weapons expert and chemist; and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), a mute woman with super strength and regeneration abilities. The first season ends with Butcher discovering that his wife is alive and has been living with Homelander, raising their son, Ryan. The Boys has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series.
