As the fourth season of The Boys hits Amazon Prime, it was time to get out my scripts for the first three seasons and finally film them! Here is my review for season 1.
The Boys, Season 1 (2019).
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Details about the reviewed series:
Genre: Action, Black comedy, Drama, Political satire, Superhero,
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, Matt Shakman, Phil Sgriccia, Fred Toye, Stefan Schwartz, Jennifer Phang, Dan Attias, Eric Kripke,
Written by Eric Kripke, George Mastras, Craig Rosenberg, Anne Cofell Saunders, Rebecca Sonnenshine, Ellie Monahan,
Developed by Eric Kripke,
Showrunner: Eric Kripke,
Based on The Boys by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson,
Executive producers: Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Ori Marmur, Dan Trachtenberg, Ken F. Levin, Jason Netter, Craig Rosenberg, Phil Sgriccia, Rebecca Sonnenshine, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Michaela Starr,
Cinematography by Jeff Cutter, Evans Brown, Jeremy Benning, Dylan Macleod,
Editing by David Trachtenberg, Nona Khodai, David Kaldor, Cedric Nairn-Smith,
Music by Christopher Lennertz, Matt Bowen,
Production companies: Kripke Enterprises, Point Grey Pictures, Original Film, Kickstart Entertainment, KFL Nightsky Productions, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Television,
Distributed by Amazon Prime Video.
Release date: July 26, 2019,
Running time: 55-68 minutes per episode,
Countries: United States,
Languages: English.
Starring:
Karl Urban as William "Billy" Butcher,
Jack Quaid as Hugh "Hughie" Campbell Jr.,
Antony Starr as John Gillman / Homelander,
Erin Moriarty as Annie January / Starlight,
Dominique McElligott as Margaret Shaw / Queen Maeve,
Jessie T. Usher as Reggie Franklin / A-Train,
Laz Alonso as Marvin T. "Mother's" Milk / M.M.,
Chace Crawford as Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep,
Tomer Capone as Serge / Frenchie,
Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko Miyashiro / The Female,
Nathan Mitchell as Earving / Black Noir,
Elisabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell.
Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr.,
Alex Hassell as Translucent,
Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett,
Shaun Benson as Ezekiel,
Ann Cusack as Donna January,
Jess Salgueiro as Robin Ward,
Jennifer Esposito as Susan Raynor,
Jordana Lajoie as Cherie,
Mishka Thébaud as Shockwave,
Malcolm Barrett as Seth Reed,
Christian Keyes as Nathan Franklin,
Brittany Allen as Charlotte / Popclaw,
Shantel VanSanten as Becca Butcher,
Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar / The Man From Vought,
Nicola Correia-Damude as Elena,
Laila Robins as Grace Mallory,
Haley Joel Osment as Charles / Mesmer,
Dan Darin-Zanco as Doppelganger,
David Reale as Evan Lambert,
Débora Demestre as Isadora,
Brit Morgan as Rachel Saunders,
Jackie Tohn as Courtenay Fortney,
John Doman as Jonah Vogelbaum,
Alvina August as Monique,
Brendan Beiser as Jeff,
Nalini Ingrita as Janine,
Krishan Dutt as Naqib,
Jim Beaver as Robert "Bob" Singer,
Billy Zane, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Rogen and Tara Reid as themselves,
Mike Massaro as ESPN interviewer.
Details about this video:
This video was scripted November 24th, 2023 and slightly updated on July 4th, 2024. It was filmed July 4th. Editing and scoring were finalized July 4th. The video may be linked and embedded for non-commercial uses. However, all rights to this production (video and audio) remain with me.
© 2024 Michael Beuster
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Content:
0:00 Intro
0:51 Synopsis
3:05 Review
8:46 Rating
9:38 Closing, Goodbye & Bloopers