'The Boys,' Amazon's Hit Superhero Satire Show, Will End With Season 5

The fifth season of "The Boys," an acclaimed superhero spoof on Amazon Prime Video, will be its last.

Los Angeles (AP) — The epic superhero parody series "The Boys" on Amazon Prime Video is coming to an end with its fifth season.

"The end has begun," the program's creator and showrunner Eric Kripke said as he promoted the fourth season of the show, which launches on Prime Video this Thursday.

"It's appropriate to announce that Season 5 will be the last season during Season 4 Premiere Week! Always my goal, I only had to wait for the ultimate go-ahead from Vought," Kripke wrote on X, alluding to the influential organization in charge of overseeing the series' super-stars. "Happy to bring the tale to a bloody, sweeping, and luscious conclusion."

Kripke posted a picture of what seems to be a redacted screenplay for the fourth season's last episode along with the news. The image has a profanity remark at the bottom referencing the final season.

Based on a comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the show centers on a gang of vigilantes who battle a group of superheroes who misuse their power and are pampered like A-list celebrities. The program makes harsh, graphic action-show criticisms while also taking aim at the Vought corporation, which monetizes these superheroes, while The Boys, lead by Hughie Campbell (Jack Quaid) and Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), also take on them.

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One of Prime Video's most watched original shows, "The Boys," gave rise to the two spinoffs, "Gen V" and "Diabolical." Both programs are set in the same world as "The Boys," with "Gen V" emphasizing heroes in college who are learning how to use their abilities and "Diabolical" employing animated episodes to present a collection of short tales.

Amazon said that it had no further details to provide on the conclusion of "The Boys" or the whereabouts of "Gen V" in response to a request for comment.

Along with a number of partners, including the comedic production team of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg via their own business, Point Grey Pictures, Kripke executive produces "The Boys." The creators collaborated on "Gen V" as well, and the second season of the program is now under creation.

After one of the show's actors, Chance Perdomo, died in a motorcycle accident, Kripke claimed he and the production crew had to "rethink everything" about the spinoff's second season. Kripke said in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly that the updated plot would pay tribute to the late actor and his legacy. He said, "It's the least we could do."

On Thursday, "The Boys" season four will be accessible for streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The release date for Season 5 is still pending.