The Boys appears to have a promising future on Prime Video ahead of its fourth season. The show has already been renewed for a fifth season, and its showrunner refuses to speculate on when it will end.
Years ago, Kripke predicted that The Boys would end after five seasons. The series’ showrunner has now completed five seasons, but he isn’t ready to say goodbye just yet. According to Inverse, Kripke admitted that his Season 5 estimate from 2020 was premature. Now, citing how another show he developed, Supernatural, lasted 15 seasons beyond an initial 5-season prognosis, Kripke says he no longer makes any estimates.
“I have learned since then to not try to call the seasons as the person who, and this is without hyperbole, is literally the most wrong in entertainment history of how many seasons their show should go,” Kripke explained. “Someone pointed that out to me and I was like, ‘You’re right. That’s ridiculous. I need to keep my mouth shut.’ And so I will.”
“No one was more wrong in all of human history about how many seasons their show was going to go than this guy.”
Kripke also noted, “No one was more wrong in all of human history about how many seasons their show was going to go than this guy. So I am not going to make that same mistake twice. Guinness World Record of who is dumbest about how long their show should go, there would literally be a picture of me.”
Naturally, this has fans excited about the idea of The Boys going on for much, much longer, perhaps even a 15-season run like Supernatural. However, Kripke took to X after the article was published to clear up some confusion. He was not necessarily hinting that The Boys will in fact go on beyond Season 5, and reiterating how all he’s doing is refusing to speculate one way or another. That could very well mean that The Boys could end up wrapping up with Season 5 after all.
Eric Kripke Isn’t Saying the Series Will Surpass Season 5
In response to a post about Kripke teasing a future beyond Season 5, the showrunner said, “You guys. If you read the article, all I said is that I won’t speculate on when the show ends. No comment, basically. Trust me please. I got this.”
Season 4 of The Boys will debut on Prime Video on June 13, 2024.
