The Boys season 4

{{See also|List of The Boys episodes|l1=List of The Boys episodes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 25

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Department of Dirty Tricks

| DirectedBy = Phil Sgriccia

| WrittenBy = David Reed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|6|13}}

| ShortSummary = The CIA tasks The Boys to assassinate Victoria Neuman, but the mission goes awry when they are discovered by her superpowered daughter, Zoe, who attacks the group. Ryan learns that Butcher has approximately six months to live due to his usage of V24. At CIA headquarters, Butcher reunites with Joe Kessler, an old friend, who attempts to recruit him to take down the Supes. Homelander, obsessed with his aging and fed up with his sycophant group, recruits Sister Sage (known for being the smartest person on the planet) to join The Seven. He and Sage have three supporters beaten to death by the Deep and Black Noir II, including Monique's ex-boyfriend Todd. Sage instigates a riot outside the courthouse when Homelander is found "not guilty"; A-Train dumps the corpses of Homelander's supporters into the riot, ensuring the Starlighters are blamed. Butcher arranges a meeting with Neuman for the Red River files but changes his mind at the last second after having a hallucination of his deceased wife, Becca. Hughie learns his father has suffered a stroke and reunites with his mother.

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| EpisodeNumber = 26

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Life Among the Septics

| DirectedBy = Karen Gaviola

| WrittenBy = Jessica Chou

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|6|13}}

| ShortSummary = Butcher tells The Boys his remaining time to live and is kicked out. However, Butcher tracks them and helps them to spy on Sage, who is recruiting alt-right Supe Firecracker at TruthCon. Butcher and M.M. fight, causing the former to leave. Their plan is thwarted when Sage, Firecracker, and Splinter intervene; Sage leaves and a fight ensues. Butcher returns and kills Splinter, and Firecracker flees in the aftermath. Guilty over his actions, A-Train gives Hughie and Annie files exonerating the Starlighters accused of murder. Homelander and Sage organize Ryan's first public mission, a scripted rescue. The mission ends awfully when Homelander appears off-script and shocks Ryan into killing the stuntman disguised as the criminal. Butcher opens up to M.M. in an attempt to rejoin The Boys, to no avail.

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| EpisodeNumber = 27

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here

| DirectedBy = Fred Toye

| WrittenBy = Ellie Monahan

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|6|13}}

| ShortSummary = Homelander introduces Sage and Firecracker as new members of The Seven and appoints Sage as the new CEO, replacing Ashley, who is reduced to "mascot" status. Butcher meets with Kessler, and they devise a plan to kidnap Ryan. The former arranges a meeting with Ryan with the intent of drugging him, but they instead spend time bonding together. M.M. recruits A-Train as a spy, who reluctantly accepts. Frenchie and Kimiko go on a mission to destroy a Shining Light Liberation Army cell. During the mission, a drugged Frenchie hallucinates about his past, while an old acquaintance confronts Kimiko. Annie confronts Firecracker, who reveals that she holds a grudge against her because of a rumor she spread that ruined her career. Hughie and M.M. infiltrate a meeting between Homelander, Neuman, and Sage to assassinate President Robert Singer, which goes awry when Homelander detects and attempts to kill Hughie; A-Train rescues him. Hughie's mother, Daphne, reveals that depression and a suicide attempt led to her departure. Ryan returns home only to be confronted by Homelander for visiting Butcher, which results in Homelander having a mental breakdown.

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| EpisodeNumber = 28

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Wisdom of the Ages

| DirectedBy = Phil Sgriccia

| WrittenBy = Geoff Aull

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|6|20}}

| ShortSummary = Homelander returns to the Vought lab where he was raised and experimented upon, tormenting the employees before its director, Barbara, intervenes. Daphne's plan to take Hugh Sr. off life support angers Hughie. Annie meets with Singer to strike a deal to take down Vought. Hughie and Kimiko secure Compound V from A-Train for Hughie's father but are ambushed by the Shining Light. M.M. and Butcher fail to blackmail Firecracker, who publicly discredits Annie by revealing her decision to have an abortion months prior, leading to a brutal fight that damages Annie's reputation and ends her alliance with Singer. Frenchie is attacked by Ezekiel while investigating Firecracker. Butcher intervenes only to be choked unconscious; he awakes to find Ezekiel torn to pieces. Butcher tells Hughie that he used V to cure his illness but admits that it failed and accelerated it instead. Frenchie confesses to Colin about killing his family and is brutally beaten by him before threatening his life should he see Frenchie again. Hughie witnesses his father waking up from his coma after receiving Compound V. A blood-soaked Homelander leaves Barbara locked in his former observation room with the dismembered corpses of her colleagues.

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| EpisodeNumber = 29

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Beware the Jabberwock, My Son

| DirectedBy = Shana Stein

| WrittenBy = Judalina Neira

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|6|27}}

| ShortSummary = After Hugh Sr. wakes from his coma, Daphne reveals she administered the V. Butcher informs The Boys about a virus that kills Supes, acquired by Neuman.{{efn|As depicted in the first season of Gen V (2023){{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/superhero-shows/the-boys-season-4-episode-5-virus-gen-v-victoria-neuman/ |title=What's the Virus in 'The Boys' Season 4? Neuman's Supe-killing substance explained |last=West |first=Amy |website=GamesRadar+ |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=June 27, 2024}}}} He and M.M. visit Stan Edgar in prison, seeking help to obtain the virus in exchange for amnesty. The Boys and Edgar discover V and the virus being tested on animals at a farmhouse, where Neuman arrives as well. After being attacked by the mutated farm animals, they locate Dr. Sameer Shah who has the last remaining sample of the virus, but are forced to use it to kill a herd of mutated sheep. Afterward, Sameer goes missing and is presumed dead. M.M. returns Edgar to prison, but Neuman frees him. Empowered and mentally confused, Hugh Sr. kills patients at the hospital but soon returns to his sense; Hughie ends his life peacefully. Homelander declares The Seven will now be "wrathful gods" for the "greater good". In the presence of Robert Vernon / Tek Knight, Cate Dunlap, and Sam Riordan, VNN anchor Cameron Coleman is framed as the leak by Ashley and killed by The Seven. Wracked with guilt, Frenchie surrenders to the police. Butcher reveals to Kessler that Sameer is alive and he has kidnapped him to replicate the virus.

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| EpisodeNumber = 30

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Dirty Business

| DirectedBy = Karen Gaviola

| WrittenBy = Anslem Richardson

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|7|4}}

| ShortSummary = The Boys learn that Tek Knight is hosting a party at his mansion with Neuman and The Seven in attendance; they infiltrate the party by disguising Hughie as the Supe Webweaver. When Tek Knight discovers Hughie's identity and attempts to torture him, they enter the mansion to rescue Hughie. M.M. shoots Sage in the head right before he has a panic attack; A-Train saves M.M., rushing him to the hospital, and Sage survives. Annie and Kimiko save Hughie and restrain Tek Knight. The three antagonize Tek Knight until he reveals that Homelander and Sage plan to use his prisons as internment camps before he is killed by his butler Elijah. Homelander and Neuman convince the senators to rally against Singer. Firecracker tells Homelander about her encounter with Annie, realizing that the leak is still alive. Meanwhile, Butcher forces Sameer to replicate and make the virus strong enough to kill Homelander. When Sameer reveals that a virus that strong would likely mutate and destroy every Supe on Earth, Butcher is pressured by Kessler to continue; when Kessler abruptly lashes out at Butcher's hallucination of Becca, Butcher remembers that Kessler is also long-dead and the hallucinations are playing out the internal conflict of his V-tumored brain.

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| EpisodeNumber = 31

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = The Insider

| DirectedBy = Catriona McKenzie

| WrittenBy = Paul Grellong

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|7|11}}

| ShortSummary = Butcher bails Frenchie out of jail to assist Sameer with the virus. M.M. gives up leadership of The Boys, passes the baton back to Butcher again, and considers leaving with Monique and Janine; A-Train convinces him not to leave. The Boys discover a plan to assassinate Singer that will be carried out by an unidentified Supe shapeshifter. Homelander kills Webweaver, believing he is the leak. Hughie goes to Neuman's house to convince her to stop everything, to no avail. Homelander sends The Deep and Black Noir II to kill The Boys, starting a fight with Butcher and Annie, who are saved by A-Train and M.M. Infuriated, Homelander fires Sage from The Seven for hiding A-Train, who has fled the country with his family, as the leak. Tired of being used by Vought and Homelander's manipulation, Ryan gets fed up, interrupts a live show to give a speech, and leaves. Frenchie and Kimiko reconcile by telling each other what they blame themselves for before Sameer injects Kimiko with the dose of the virus he has prepared and escapes; Frenchie saws off her leg so the virus does not spread. Butcher passes out in a bar and Annie wakes up to find herself shackled in a room somewhere, realizing that she has been impersonated and replaced by the shapeshifter.

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{{Episode list/sublist|The Boys season 4

| EpisodeNumber = 32

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Season Four Finale

| AltTitle = Assassination Run

| RAltTitle = {{efn|The episode was retitled from "Assassination Run" to "Season Four Finale" due to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.{{cite tweet |number=1621937392658821120 |title=Ohhhhh Shit! #TheBoys #TheBoysTV @TheBoysTV @PrimeVideo @Reed_Dave @jesschoutime @SPTV |user=therealKripke |date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-date=April 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417034825/https://twitter.com/therealKripke/status/1621937392658821120 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html |title=July 13, 2024, coverage of the Trump assassination attempt |last1=Powell |first1=Tori B. |last2=Shelton |first2=Shania |last3=Meyer |first3=Matt |last4=D'Antonio |first4=Isabelle |last5=Tucker |first5=Emma |last6=Yeung |first6=Jessie |last7=Faheid |first7=Dalia |last8=Orie |first8=Amarachi |last9=Shen |first9=Michelle |last10=Williams |first10=Michael |last11=Chowdhury |first11=Maureen |publisher=CNN |date=July 13, 2024 |access-date=July 30, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-boys-warning-trump-assassination-season-4-finale-2-1236076604/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Finale Adds Warning for Assassination Storyline After Trump Attack: 'Any Similarities' Are 'Coincidental and Unintentional' |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |website=Variety |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 18, 2024}}}}

| DirectedBy = Eric Kripke

| WrittenBy = Jessica Chou & David Reed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|7|18}}

| ShortSummary = While Butcher recovers, Mallory and Ryan visit him, where the latter is told of Homelander's crimes and that he must kill him. However, Ryan refuses, accidentally kills Mallory, and leaves, causing Butcher to embrace his dark side of Kessler. Homelander tasks the remaining Seven with killing everyone at Vought who has incriminating evidence against them; a targeted Ashley injects herself with V. While Frenchie develops the virus, The Boys monitor Singer in a bunker where they discover the shapeshifter has been masquerading as Annie and a fight ensues; the real Annie arrives and kills the shapeshifter. When Homelander reveals that Neuman is a Supe on air live, she calls on Hughie to protect her and Zoe in exchange for help. When The Boys and Neuman meet, Butcher arrives, kills Neuman with his new superpowers, and steals the virus. Sage reveals to Homelander that his plan has been a success when Singer is arrested for conspiring with The Boys to kill Neuman. Speaker of the House Steven Calhoun becomes the new President of the United States, swears allegiance to Homelander and declares martial law, deputizing Homelander and his army of superhumans. Zoe Neuman is admitted into the Red River Institute. The rest of The Boys are ambushed and captured, but Annie regains her powers and manages to escape. Butcher drives off with the virus. In the mid-credits scene, Calhoun shows Homelander where Soldier Boy is being confined.

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{{main|List of The Boys characters}}

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• 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
• Moriarty also plays a variation of the Shapeshifter Supe{{cite web |url=https://comicbookclublive.com/2024/07/11/shapeshifter-the-boys-actors-naomi-frenette-erin-moriarty-more/ |title=Who Plays the Shapeshifter on 'The Boys'? Well, Several People |last=Zalben |first=Alex |website=Comic Book Club |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}}{{efn|Also portrayed by Naomi Frenette (credited as "Woman"), Eddy Kaye (credited as "Shady Man"), Sarah D. McCarthy (credited as "Karen"), and Patricia Wright-Domingue (credited as "Elderly Woman") in "The Insider"}}{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1617656/the-boys-season-4-introduces-new-villain/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Introduces a New Villain with a Familiar Power |last=Meenan |first=Devin |website=/Film |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}}
• 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 Black Noir II
• Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett
• Claudia Doumit as Nadia Khayat / Victoria Neuman
• Cameron Crovetti as Ryan Butcher{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-boys-valorie-curry-susan-heyward-cameron-crovetti-series-regulars-season-4-amazon-series-1235082491/ |title='The Boys': Cameron Crovetti Upped to Series Regular, Valorie Curry, Susan Heyward Also Cast in Amazon Series |last=Petski |first=Denise |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=August 1, 2022 |access-date=August 1, 2022}}
• Susan Heyward as Jessica "Sage" Bradley / Sister Sage{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-boys-season-4-sister-sage-explained/ |title=Who is Sister Sage and Why Does Homelander Need Her Powers? |last=Matadeen |first=Renaldo |website=CBR |date=June 15, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024}}
• Valorie Curry as Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-boys-valorie-curry-interview-character-1235925749/ |title=A Lesbian Actress Playing an Anti-Gay, Anti-Trans Superhero on 'The Boys'? Count Her In! |last=Spitznagel |first=Eric |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Joe Kessler{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-boys-jeffrey-dean-morgan-season-4-cast-1235099840/ |title='The Boys': Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins Season 4 Cast |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=August 25, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2024}}{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/the-boys-season-4-how-jeffrey-dean-morgan-joined-cast-8654249 |title=How 'The Boys' Season 4 Finally Recruited Super Fan Jeffrey Dean Morgan |last=Romano |first=Nick |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 28, 2024 |access-date=May 30, 2024}}

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• Laila Robins as Grace Mallory
• Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr.
• Rosemarie DeWitt as Daphne Campbell{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-boys-rosemarie-dewitt-daphne-season-4-1235934078/ |title=Rosemarie DeWitt on Her Key 'The Boys' Role and What She Wasn't Prepared For |last=Patterson |first=Demetrius |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}
• Derek Wilson as Robert Vernon / Tek Knight{{cite web |url=https://gamerant.com/the-boys-tek-knight/ |title='The Boys': Who is Tek Knight? |last=Kristian McCoy |first=Joshua |website=Game Rant |date=July 4, 2024 |access-date=July 4, 2024}}
• Jim Beaver as Robert "Dakota Bob" Singer{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-supernatural-reference-bobby-singer-season-4-finale/ |title='The Boys' Just Dropped Its Most Perfect 'Supernatural' Reference Yet |last=Mullen |first=Amanda |website=Screen Rant |date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}
• Matthew Edison as Cameron Coleman{{cite web |url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-boys-s04-spoiler-left-video-message-in-case-things-went-bad/ |title='The Boys' S04: [SPOILER] Left Video Message in Case Things Went Bad |last=Flook |first=Ray |website=Bleeding Cool |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}
• Shantel VanSanten as Becca Butcher{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-4-butcher-becca-hallucination-explained-eric-kripke/ |title=Butcher's Hallucinations in 'The Boys' Season 4 Explained by Creator Eric Kripke |last=Rudoy |first=Matthew |website=Screen Rant |date=June 15, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024}}
• Will Ferrell as himself portraying Coach Brink{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/superhero-shows/will-ferrells-cameo-in-the-boys-season-4-episode-2-explained/ |title=Is This Surprise A-list Appearance in 'The Boys' Season 4 the Show's Best Cameo Yet? |last=Garside |first=Megan |website=GamesRadar+ |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-boys-boss-will-ferrell-cameo-season-4-1235934156/ |title='The Boys' Boss on Landing That Surprise A-List Cameo |last=Patterson |first=Demetrius |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}
• Tilda Swinton as Ambrosius (voice){{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tilda-swinton-the-boys-season-4-role-ambrosius-explained-8661926 |title=The Story Behind Tilda Swinton's Depraved 'The Boys' Season 4 Role |last=Romano |first=Nick |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/the-boys-creator-how-tilda-swinton-season-4-cameo-happened-1235975032/ |title='The Boys' Creator Eric Kripke Reveals How Tilda Swinton Season 4 Cameo Happened |last=Garner |first=Glenn |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=July 1, 2024}}
• Christian Keyes as Nathan Franklin
• Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1608498/the-boys-season-4-gen-v-spinoff-series/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Just Brought the 'Gen V' Spinoff Series into Play |last=Meenan |first=Devin |website=/Film |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=June 27, 2024}}
• Asa Germann as Sam Riordan
• Elliot Knight as Colin Hauser{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/who-plays-colin-the-boys-season-4-elliot-knight/ |title=Who Plays Colin in 'The Boys' Season 4 & Where You Know Them |last=Mullen |first=Amanda |website=Screen Rant |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024}}
• David Reale as Evan Lambert
• Erika Prevost as Tala{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1618491/the-boys-season-4-kimiko-tragic-backstory/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Finally Reveals Kimiko's Tragic Backstory |last=Dutta |first=Debopriyaa |website=/Film |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}}
• Frances Turner as Monique
• P. J. Byrne as Adam Bourke
• Kimberly-Sue Murray as Kiara
• Sabrina Saudin as Also Ashley
• Dan Mousseau as Webweaver{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-webweaver-spider-man-parody-explained/ |title=Who is Webweaver? 'The Boys' Season 4's Spider-Man Parody Explained |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |website=Screen Rant |date=July 4, 2024 |access-date=July 5, 2024}}
• Olivia Morandin as Zoe Neuman{{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/the-boys-season-4-all-new-supes-explained/ |title=All 5 New Supes Introduced in 'The Boys' Season 4, Explained |last=Hinduja |first=Soniya |website=MovieWeb |date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}}
• Omid Abtahi as Dr. Sameer Shah{{cite web |url=https://beebom.com/the-boys-who-sameer-shah/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Episode 5: Who is Sameer Shah? |last=Shakya |first=Shashank |website=Beebom |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=June 27, 2024}}
• David Andrews as Senator Calhoun{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/celebrities-fans-may-forget-starred-in-the-boys/ |title=13 Iconic Celebrities Fans May Forget Starred in 'The Boys' |last=Nguyen |first=Jessie |website=Collider |date=July 8, 2022 |access-date=July 18, 2024}}{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/the-boys-season-4-finale-post-credits-scene-cameo-8678169 |title='The Boys' Season 4 Finale Post-Credits Scene Brings Back Major Character Ahead of Final Season |last=Romano |first=Nick |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 18, 2024}}

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• Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-stan-edgar-return-giancarlo-esposito-important-season-4/ |title='The Boys' Season 4's Surprise Return Made Me Realize How Important This 1 Character Truly Is |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |website=Screen Rant |date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=July 1, 2024}}
• Matthew Gorman as Todd{{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/the-boys-todd-villain-season-4/ |title=This Character in 'The Boys' is a Way Bigger Villain Than We Thought |last=Persaud |first=Christine |website=MovieWeb |date=May 28, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024}}
• Ana Sani as Anika{{cite web |url=https://www.themarysue.com/who-is-anika-in-the-boys-explained/ |title=The Real MVP of Vought International is Back in 'The Boys' Season 4 |last=Ulatowski |first=Rachel |website=The Mary Sue |date=June 13, 2022 |access-date=June 15, 2024}}
• Jordana Lajoie as Cherie
• Rob Benedict as Splinter{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/supernatural-god-chuck-rob-benedict-the-boys-reunion/ |title='The Boys' Season 4's 'Supernatural' Reunion Ruins God for the 2nd Time Since 'SPN' Ended |last=Elvy |first=Craig |website=Screen Rant |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024}}
• Malcolm Barrett as Seth Reed
• Katia Winter as Little Nina{{cite web |url=https://winteriscoming.net/posts/the-boys-season-4-episode-3-recap-vought-on-ice-01hzs892nkr6 |title='The Boys' Season 4, Episode 3 recap: Vought on Ice |last=Zalben |first=Alexander |publisher=WinterIsComing.net |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024}}
• Shaun Benson as Ezekiel{{cite web |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-boys-how-does-billy-butcher-kill-ezekiel-in-season-4/ |title='The Boys': How Does Billy Butcher Kill Ezekiel in Season 4? |last=Hayes |first=Jackson |website=The Escapist |date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• Murray Furrow as Marty{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-boys-review-season-4-episode-4-1851543801 |title='The Boys' Recap: An Agonizing Look at the Making of Homelander |last=Gajjar |first=Saloni |website=The A.V. Club |date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• Mark Cowling as Frank
• Nancy Lenehan as Barbara
• Liyou Abere as Janine{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-boys-season-4-episode-7-recap/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Episode 7 Recap: A Not-So-Silent Night |last=Richard |first=Nate |website=Collider |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}}
• Tyrone Benskin as Elijah{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-tek-knight-butler-justice-comic/ |title=14 Years Later, Amazon's 'The Boys' Delivers Brutal Justice for a Tragic Comic Character |last=Elvy |first=Craig |website=Screen Rant |date=July 6, 2024 |access-date=July 8, 2024}}
• Ann Cusack as Donna January
• Ess Hödlmoser as Cindy{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-boys-season-4-cindy/ |title=Who is Cindy? You've Seen This Supe on 'The Boys' Before |last=Medina |first=Joel |website=Collider |date=July 23, 2024 |access-date=July 24, 2024}}
• Derek Johns as Love Sausage{{cite web |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/who-is-love-sausage-in-the-boys-season-4-finale/ |title=Who is Love Sausage in 'The Boys' Season 4 Finale? |last=McMullen |first=Chris |website=The Escapist |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 20, 2024}}
• Jensen Ackles as Ben / Soldier Boy{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/superhero-shows/the-boys-season-4-post-credits-scene-explained/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 post-credits scene explained – a surprise return from a fan-favorite |last=Murray |first=Emily |website=GamesRadar+ |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 18, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-5-soldier-boy-tease-eric-kripke/ |title=Soldier Boy's 'The Boys' Season 5 Role Teased by Showrunner After Season 4 Cameo |last=Al-Ghamdi |first=Abdullah |website=Screen Rant |date=July 20, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}

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• In the season premiere "Department of Dirty Tricks", Rafia Iqbal, Zach McGowan, and Jasper Morris appear in separate photographs as Hyperion, Dogknott and Wrangler, respectively, during Ashley's presentation of twenty-five Supes who would be potential candidates for The Seven.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-supes-join-homelander-army-season-5/ |title=10 'The Boys' Supes Who Can Join Homelander's Army in Season 5 |last=Pitman |first=Robert |website=Screen Rant |date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/24173065/the-boys-seven-rejected-candidates-list-dogknott |title=Meet the rejected candidates for The Seven |last=Volk |first=Pete |website=Polygon |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/superhero-shows/the-boys-fan-has-screenshotted-all-the-potential-candidates-for-the-seven-and-there-are-some-marvel-dc-parodies-in-there/ |title=One 'The Boys' fan has screenshotted all the potential candidates for The Seven and there are some deep-cut Supes in here |last=Garside |first=Megan |website=GamesRadar+ |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024}}
• Shoshana Bean, James Monroe Iglehart, and Andrew Rannells provide the singing voices of the uncredited figure skaters portraying Queen Maeve, Jesus, and Homelander, respectively, during the "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas" rehearsal musical sequence in the third episode.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Hear-Shoshana-Bean-Andrew-Rannells-and-James-Monroe-Iglehart-Sing-on-Amazons-THE-BOYS-20240615 |title=Video: Hear Shoshana Bean, Andrew Rannells, and James Monroe Iglehart Sing on Amazon's 'The Boys' |last=Ingenthron |first=Blair |publisher=BroadwayWorld |date=June 15, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/interviews/the-boys-vought-on-ice-song-lets-put-the-christ-back-in-christmas-andrew-rannells-1235267314/ |title='The Boys' Vought on Ice Song: How a Trio of Broadway Vets Came to Sing 'Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas' |last=Gelman |first=Vlada |website=TVLine |date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwaynews.com/watch-james-monroe-iglehart-shoshana-bean-and-andrea-rannells-perform-a-musical-number-from-the-boys/ |title=Watch James Monroe Iglehart, Shoshana Bean, and Andrew Rannells perform a musical number from 'The Boys' |last=Abourizk |first=Michael |publisher=Broadway News |date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024}}

On June 10, 2022, Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a fourth season.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-boys-renewed-season-4-amazon-ratings-spinoffs-1235042784/ |title='The Boys' Renewed for Season 4 by Amazon; Vernon Sanders on Show's Ratings Growth & Spinoffs' Status |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610190746/https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-boys-renewed-season-4-amazon-ratings-spinoffs-1235042784/ |url-status=live}} According to showrunner Eric Kripke, figuring out a way to save Ryan's soul is a key priority for Butcher in the fourth season, with Kripke saying it's like Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) combined with Avengers: Endgame (2019).{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1265396/the-boys-season-4-outcome-depends-one-character/ |title='The Boys' Showrunner Eric Kripke Says Ryan is the Key to Season 4 |last=Meyer |first=Joshua |website=/Film |date=April 22, 2023 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |quote=Ryan is a really important piece of the story because he's half Becca, half Homelander. If Butcher can figure out how to get his shit together and get the kid back, that could be the single best weapon they have against Homelander. But vice versa. If Homelander wins the kid over, that's apocalyptic because then there's two Homelanders. It's like a child drama with apocalyptic stakes. It's like Kramer vs. Kramer meets Avengers: Endgame. So that will be a really rich story moving forward.}} On December 4, 2023, Kripke hinted that a scene from the fourth season might include "the batshit craziest thing" ever filmed for the series and expressed his own surprise that he "got away with it".{{cite tweet |number=1731809842044526709 |title=I would just like to add that I was in post today, working on a Season 4 scene that miiiiiiight be the batshit craziest thing we've ever done? Like I truly can't believe we got away with it. #TheBoys #TheBoysTV |user=therealKripke |date=December 4, 2023 |access-date=June 18, 2024}} He also teased how each episode this season will play out, saying: "I think every episode has at least one totally fucking bananas moment. I love the ones in episode five. Episode six makes me cover my mouth with my hands every time I watch it. So, I think there's lots of good stuff going on."{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-boys-season-4-premiere-eric-kripke-1235921960/ |title=Every Season 4 Episode of 'The Boys' Has 'At Least One Totally F***ing Bananas Moment' |last=Patterson |first=Demetrius |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024}}

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Kripke described the inspirations of Valorie Curry's character, Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker, stating: "I think it's like [politicians] Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert. When we were writing her, [South Dakota Governor] Kristi Noem wasn't in our heads, but then she comes out and she's shooting puppies and then it's like, 'There's Firecracker! She's literally shooting puppies!{{'"}} Kripke also spoke with Variety about the development of the character, saying: "Firecracker came from like, 'Hey, isn't Marjorie Taylor Greene scary?' And just that type of personality. Like, you had [Donald] Trump, but now you have these Trump spawn that are trying to outdo each other for how outrageous and sexualized and gun-toting and slavishly obedient they can be. And just that idea — it wouldn't just start and end with Homelander, he would start to create these spores that would grow into these other characters, and she's a version of that."{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-boys-eric-kripke-a-train-redemption-comic-changes-1236040008/ |title=Variety's Showrunners Sitdown: 'The Boys' Boss Eric Kripke on Writing to the Actors' Strengths and Not Wanting to 'Make Edgelord Material for Incels' |last=Aurthur |first=Kate |website=Variety |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024}}

Kripke also revealed that Susan Heyward's character, Jessica "Sage" Bradley / Sister Sage, was conceived out of a conversation about one of Homelander's big weaknesses, saying: "He's generally surrounded by idiots. And so if we gave him someone truly brilliant, that makes him much more formidable. It turns out that that's a really hard character to write! Because you have to write things that the smartest person in the world would think of and we're not the smartest people in the world, so that's really difficult. And then Sage became a really interesting character, so that's really difficult." Setting up the series' endgame, Kripke commented on the season finale's impact, stating: "There's a sort of seismic change at the end of season four; nothing in the world is going to be the same."{{cite web |url=https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/the-boys-season-4-finale-will-change-the-world-forever-2819863/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Finale will 'change the world forever' |last=Frew |first=Cameron |website=Dexerto |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}} The season finale is dedicated to Larry Kripke, father of Eric Kripke, who died on February 13, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/who-is-larry-kripke-the-boys-season-4 |title=Season 4 of 'The Boys' Pays Tribute to Showrunner's Late Father, Larry Kripke |last=DeGrushe |first=Allison |website=Distractify |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 20, 2024}}

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On July 8, 2022, it was announced Nathan Mitchell (who portrayed the masked Black Noir in the first three seasons), despite his character's death in the third season finale, would continue to portray Black Noir, but as a new entity of the character (Black Noir II) in a main capacity of the fourth season.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/black-noir-nathan-mitchell-recast-the-boys-season-4 |title='The Boys' Boss Says This Star Will Play 'A Whole New Character' in Season 4 After That Intense Finale |last=Romano |first=Nick |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 8, 2022 |access-date=July 8, 2022}} On August 1, it was announced that Cameron Crovetti had been promoted as a series regular, while Curry and Heyward were cast as new series regulars for the fourth season. On August 25, Jeffrey Dean Morgan was cast as a recurring guest star for the fourth season. On December 1, Rob Benedict and Elliot Knight joined the cast in undisclosed capacities for the fourth season, alongside Rosemarie DeWitt who was revealed to play Hughie's mother, Daphne.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/the-boys-rosemarie-dewitt-rob-benedict-elliot-knight-cast-season-4-simon-pegg-returns-1235186095/ |title='The Boys': Rosemarie DeWitt, Rob Benedict & Elliot Knight Board Season 4; Simon Pegg Sets Return |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 1, 2022 |access-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201180132/https://deadline.com/2022/12/the-boys-rosemarie-dewitt-rob-benedict-elliot-knight-cast-season-4-simon-pegg-returns-1235186095/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/jack-quaid-the-boys-season-4-interview-gen-v-prime-video/ |title='The Boys' Star Jack Quaid Says it Was Cathartic to Explore Hughie's 'Core Trauma' and 'Campbell Family Chaos' in Season 4 |last=Harris |first=Raquel 'Rocky' |website=TheWrap |date=May 15, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/jack-quaid-the-boys-season-4-hughies-mom-rosemarie-dewitt-8651236 |title=Jack Quaid on 'The Boys' Season 4 Bringing in Hughie's Mom: 'Campbell Family Chaos' |last=Romano |first=Nick |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 20, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}} After the three-episode premiere, it was revealed that Benedict and Knight were portraying Splinter and Colin, respectively.

On May 3, 2024, the official trailer revealed Maddie Phillips and Asa Germann would appear in the fourth season, reprising their roles from Gen V as Cate Dunlap and Sam Riordan, respectively. Derek Wilson also reprised his role as Robert Vernon / Tek Knight from Gen V.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/the-boys-season-4-trailer-gen-v-stars-returning-maddie-phillips-asa-germann-8643094 |title='The Boys' Season 4 Trailer Confirms Returning 'Gen V' Stars as Supes Turn into 'Wrathful Gods' |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=May 3, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=May 10, 2024}}

Dan Mousseau portrayed Webweaver / Patrick Whitehall, a drug-addicted Supe and parody of Spider-Man, in two episodes.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-4-webweaver-image-first-look/ |title=Spider-Man Inspired Supe in 'The Boys' Season 4 Gets First Look Image Ahead of Episode 6 Debut |last=Rudoy |first=Matthew |website=Screen Rant |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/superhero-shows/who-is-webweaver-the-boys-latest-supe-explained/ |title=Who is Webweaver? 'The Boys' latest Supe, explained |last=West |first=Amy |website=GamesRadar+ |date=July 4, 2024 |access-date=July 4, 2024}} A first-look image of the character was shared during the fictional V52 Expo, a convention put on by Vought that parodies Disney's D23 Expo.{{cite web |url=https://www.comicbasics.com/vought-unveils-32-projects-at-v52-expo/ |title=Vought Unveils 32 Projects at V52 Expo, Their Parody of Disney's D23 |last=Kraljik |first=Valentina |website=Comic Basics |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-4-vought-phase-7-19-movies/ |title='The Boys': All 43 Vought Movies Teased in Season 4's Expo Parody, Explained |last=Pitman |first=Robert |website=Screen Rant |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}

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Filming on the fourth season commenced on August 22, 2022.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/the-boys-season-4-everything-we-know/ |title=Everything We Know So Far About 'The Boys' Season 4 |last=Romano |first=Nick |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 3, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411073541/https://ew.com/tv/the-boys-season-4-everything-we-know/ |url-status=live}} The fight scene in the Flatiron Building, featured in the episode "The Insider", took ten days to film. Elaborating on the filming process, director Catriona McKenzie explained: "Every day there was a fight, every day ... [Stunt coordinator and actor John] Koyama was the stunt coordinator on that — he's amazing. Working with him and adjusting those fights, that was ten days on one scene — that's a movie. Ten days is one episode. It was really big. Often in an episode, you get your coupons for VFX. Like, 'Oh, you've got two and a half coupons, and you've got maybe three coupons for the big stunt work or VFX work or however you want to spend those resources'."{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-boys-season-4-episode-7-flat-iron-fight-scene/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Took 10 Days to Film the Flat Iron Fight Scene in Episode 7 |last=Harris |first=Raquel 'Rocky' |website=TheWrap |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}}

Pegg concluded filming his scenes on January 18, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-boys-star-simon-pegg-wraps-filming-season-4/ |title='The Boys' Star Wraps Filming on Season 4 |last=Perry |first=Spencer |website=ComicBook.com |date=January 18, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412202159/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-boys-star-simon-pegg-wraps-filming-season-4/ |url-status=live}} Filming on the finale began on February 12,{{cite web |url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-boys-eric-kripke-confirms-season-4-finale-filming-underway/ |title='The Boys': Eric Kripke Confirms Season 4 Finale Filming Underway |last=Flook |first=Ray |website=Bleeding Cool |date=February 12, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411152129/https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-boys-eric-kripke-confirms-season-4-finale-filming-underway/ |url-status=live}} with Starr concluding filming his scenes on April 4.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-boys-season-4-filming-wrap-antony-starr/ |title=Antony Starr Wraps Filming on 'The Boys' Season 4 |last=DeVore |first=Britta |website=Collider |date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415023914/https://collider.com/the-boys-season-4-filming-wrap-antony-starr/ |url-status=live}} Filming on the fourth season officially wrapped on April 12, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-boys-season-4-filming-wrap-set-images/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Wraps with Gory Behind-the-Scenes Images |last=DeVore |first=Britta |website=Collider |date=April 12, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414004328/https://collider.com/the-boys-season-4-filming-wrap-set-images/ |url-status=live}}

The companies that were in charge of creating the visual effects for the season were ILM, MPC, Untold Studios, DNEG, Spin VFX, Luma Pictures, Pixomondo, Soho VFX, Zoic Studios, Rocket Science VFX, Crafty Apes VFX, Ingenuity Studios, Splice, Incessant Rain Studios, and CNCPT.{{cite web |url=https://www.artofvfx.com/the-boys-season-4/ |title=The Boys Season 4 |last=Frei |first=Vincent |website=Art of VFX |date=May 8, 2024 |access-date=August 11, 2024}} For the fourth consecutive season, Stephan Fleet served as the visual effects supervisor while Sean Tompkins came on board as the visual effects producer. Fleet described Tompkins being "more like a VFX managerial partner", adding: "While I focused on the creative side, [Sean] handled finance and scheduling. We're a managerial dream team. Everything overlaps, and communication, kindness, listening, discussing, and attacking based on group thought and experience are the keys."{{cite web |url=https://www.artofvfx.com/the-boys-season-4-stephan-fleet-production-vfx-supervisor/ |title='The Boys' – Season 4: Stephan Fleet – Production VFX Supervisor |last=Frei |first=Vincent |website=Art of VFX |date=August 8, 2024 |access-date=August 11, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://beforesandafters.com/2024/08/09/vfx-supervisor-stephan-fleet-on-the-latest-mayhem-he-helped-orchestrate-for-the-boys/ |title=VFX supervisor Stephan Fleet on the latest mayhem he helped orchestrate for 'The Boys' |last=Failes |first=Ian |website=befores & afters |date=August 8, 2024 |access-date=August 11, 2024}}

Discussing his approach to how the visual effects have evolved from season three to season four, Fleet said: "Each season is a learning curve. Post-Season 3 with all the COVID chaos, I felt the world was off-kilter. Season 4 was about leadership – steering through rough waters. I kept my signature sarcasm, but emphasized my deep care for the team's well-being. 'Life First, Work Second' became my mantra. Happy lives lead to better work. I saw amazing talent bloom this season with minimal drama. For the first time, I felt a balance in life and work." Fleet also went into detail about the new technologies and techniques introduced in season four to enhance the visual effects, explaining: "We introduced fast portable witness cameras using tentacles, syncing timecode from sound for perfect footage alignment. Our backend solution is slick. We use Airtable as our hub, linked through scripting to ShotGrid and an on-set filemaker database I created. My favorite feature is that all onset data is instantly uploaded and organized in Airtable every night. So we can give one very searchable link to vendors of our entire set data for the season." Executing Kripke and the writers' vision for the season's episodes, Fleet understood to keep it within the "grounded world that happens to have superheroes in it", explaining: "Anytime we're going to do anything, be it cloning or an octopus, we always do a lot of research and try to find these nuggets of truth to build from, So, even if we're doing a clone, we'll look at something like cellular mitosis as a concept for it."{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/the-boys-season-4-vfx-butcher-super-power-naked-clones-1235025759/ |title='The Boys' VFX Supervisor Breaks Down Season 4's Boldest Moments, from the Butcher Reveal to Tilda Swinton's Talking Octopus |last=Lambe |first=Stacy |website=IndieWire |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=August 11, 2024}}

Ambrosius (voiced by Tilda Swinton), The Deep's octopus lover who was first introduced in the season three episode "Herogasm", was brought back this season for a romantic arc with The Deep. While Ambrosius has feelings for The Deep, Fleet said the visual effects team had to scale back on any tendency to anthropomorphize the sea creature when designing her. "We had the look and the photo reality stuff down", he said. But when it came to the animal's movements while talking, they had to keep it from looking like a cartoon. Ultimately, the team devised an idea to put a little toy figurine of The Deep in her tank so that she will be able to interact with it while talking to her human counterpart. "If you look very closely, she'll constantly be, like, wrapping her tentacle around the toy. And if she's angry at him, she'll move away from it", Fleet said, adding: "I love the detail of the toy in the tank because it gives the octopus character. It gives it something more than just being a static kind of creature in a small aquarium."

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The fourth season includes an original song, written by series composer Christopher Lennertz, titled "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas". The song is featured in the third episode ("We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here"), which was performed by Shoshana Bean, James Monroe Iglehart, Andrew Rannells and the cast of the fictional "Vought on Ice" figure skating performers. On June 14, 2024, the music video was released on YouTube.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTgv7wH7Gps |title=Vought on Ice – "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas" |publisher=Vought International |via=YouTube |date=June 14, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024}} An official website for "Vought on Ice" was also created and is available to visit.{{cite tweet |number=1800605012017758579 |title=Get your tickets with VoughtCoin here! |user=VoughtIntl |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.voughtonice.com |title=Vought on Ice |publisher=Vought on Ice |access-date=June 25, 2024}}{{cite tweet |number=1802753867110859068 |title=We're just as sad as you that Vought on Ice is temporarily grounded. Please visit our cutting edge website for updates on when the show will be back on the road! voughtonice.com |user=VoughtIntl |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}} "Vought on Ice" serves a similar narrative purpose to Rogers: The Musical, an in-universe Broadway musical in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), based on the events of the 2012 film The Avengers, first featured in the miniseries Hawkeye (2021).{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/rogers-the-musical-disneyland-1235663122/ |title=Bringing Marvel's Fictional Broadway Show 'Rogers: The Musical' to Real Life at Disneyland |last=Riley |first=Jenelle |author-link=Jenelle Riley |website=Variety |date=July 6, 2023 |access-date=July 6, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/get-a-1st-look-at-disneylands-rogers-the-musical |title=Get a 1st Look at Disneyland's 'Rogers: The Musical' |last1=Hall |first1=Margaret |last2=Tran |first2=Diep |website=Playbill |date=June 28, 2023 |access-date=July 6, 2024}}

As Lennertz delved into composing "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas", he immersed himself in a marathon of ice capade shows, including "Disney on Ice" and "Frozen on Ice", seeking inspiration for the dance's final form. "I knew sleigh bells were essential and the tempo had to be lively", he reflected. Then, the essence of Vought, a hallmark of Kripke's storytelling, began to permeate his work. While Lennertz matched high notes to laser sounds, his friend shared articles about the latest uproars over anti-Christmas sentiments. One notable moment was Candace Cameron Bure's stance against LGBTQ+ representation in Hallmark Channel's Christmas films, which Lennertz found to be a telling source of exasperated satire.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/24181252/boys-vought-on-ice-lets-put-christ-back-christmas |title='The Boys' songwriter behind Vought on Ice did the excruciating homework |last=Patches |first=Matt |website=Polygon |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-4-composer-christopher-lennertz-interview/ |title=Composer Christopher Lennertz Talks Putting the Christ Back in Christmas for 'The Boys' Season 4 |last=Danoff |first=Owen |website=Screen Rant |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024}}

The soundtrack album was released digitally on July 10, 2024, through Madison Gate Records.{{cite web |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/07/10/the-boys-season-4-soundtrack-album-released/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Soundtrack Album Released |website=Film Music Reporter |date=July 10, 2024 |access-date=August 3, 2024}} Both Lennertz and Matt Bowen composed the original soundtrack. Becoming the co-composer starting with the previous season and though he only co-composed two episodes of that season, Bowen co-composed all episodes of season four with Lennertz.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-composer-matt-bowen-interview/ |title=Co-Composer Matt Bowen Interview: 'The Boys' |last=Danoff |first=Owen |website=Screen Rant |date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=August 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/boys-season-3-score-imperfect-why/ |title=Why 'The Boys' is Intentionally Imperfect Explained by Co-Composer |last=Francis-Crow |first=Alana |website=Screen Rant |date=August 16, 2022 |access-date=August 3, 2024}} On June 13, 2024, Madison Gate Records released the first song of the season.{{cite web |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/06/13/first-song-from-the-boys-season-4-soundtrack-released/ |title=First Song from 'The Boys' Season 4 Soundtrack Released |website=Film Music Reporter |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=August 3, 2024}}

{{Track listing

| headline = The Boys: Season 4 (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack)

| total_length = 39:06

| title1 = Game On

| length1 = 1:52

| title2 = Final Audition

| length2 = 1:26

| title3 = Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas

| music3 = Shoshana Bean, Andrew Rannells, and James Monroe Iglehart

| length3 = 3:19

| title4 = Locker Room Stalk

| length4 = 1:04

| title5 = Bat Mitzvah Rock

| length5 = 2:56

| title6 = Training A-Train

| length6 = 1:20

| title7 = Ol' Dealey Plaza

| length7 = 1:10

| title8 = Virus

| length8 = 1:33

| title9 = See Something Say Something

| music9 = Alex Karukas and Baraka May

| length9 = 2:50

| title10 = Homelander's Dream

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}}

On October 10, 2022, during production in Toronto, first-look images of new characters Firecracker and Sister Sage were released on Twitter.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-boys-season-4-first-look-firecracker-sister-sage-1235396983/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 First Look: Meet New Supes Firecracker and Sister Sage |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |website=Variety |date=October 10, 2022 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}

On November 8, 2023, two teaser posters were released via Twitter, revealing a first-look at the fourth season appearances of Butcher and Homelander, featuring the caption "Let's light this candle".{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-boys-season-4-first-posters-put-the-spotlight-on-homelander-and-butcher |title='The Boys' Season 4 First Posters Put the Spotlight on Homelander and Butcher |last=Bankhurst |first=Adam |website=IGN |date=November 8, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2024}} The teaser trailer debuted at comic event CCXP in São Paulo, Brazil, which teased the introduction of characters Sister Sage, Firecracker and Joe Kessler, and subsequently released on Twitter and YouTube, on December 2.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/video/the-boys-season-4-teaser-amazon/ |title='The Boys': Democracy is Collapsing in Season 4 Teaser (WATCH) |last=Campione |first=Katie |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 2, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/the-boys-season-4-trailer-jeffrey-dean-morgan-maga-8409999 |title='The Boys' Season 4 Trailer Reveals Jeffrey Dean Morgan, MAGA-esque Chaos |last=Romano |first=Nick |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=December 2, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-boys-season-4-trailer-amazon/ |title=First 'The Boys' Season 4 Trailer Sees Homelander Thinking About the Roman Empire {{!}} Video |last=Harris |first=Raquel 'Rocky' |website=TheWrap |date=December 2, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}

On May 2, 2024, two official posters were unveiled.{{cite tweet |number=1786048140321165696 |title=More chaos coming, and it ain't controlled. The Boys Season 4 arrives June 13 |user=PrimeVideo |date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}} The following day, the official trailer was released.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-boys-season-4-trailer-homelander-butcher-jeffrey-dean-morgan-1235991622/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Trailer: Homelander Turns the Seven into 'Wrathful Gods' as Butcher Unleashes a Deadly Virus on Supes |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |website=Variety |date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}

Sneak peek images were released on May 29 and June 9.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-boys-season-4-images-jeffrey-dean-morgan-karl-urban/ |title=Karl Urban and Jeffrey Dean Morgan Face Off in New 'The Boys' Season 4 Images |last=DeVore |first=Britta |website=Collider |date=May 29, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}{{cite tweet |number=1799801339347923227 |title=Clearing up the release schedule for anyone askin... First three episodes of Season 4 arrive Thursday, then one per week after that through July 18. Here's an image from each of the first three with zero added fuckin context |user=TheBoysTV |date=June 9, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-boys-season-4-three-episode-images/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Sneak Peek Images include New Look at Homelander on Ice |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |website=CBR |date=June 9, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}} Six character posters were released from June 1 to 6 on Twitter.Multiple sources:

• {{cite tweet |number=1796934740085289222 |title=Two peas in a diabolical pod |user=TheBoysTV |date=June 1, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}
• {{cite tweet |number=1797297127439122576 |title=Here comes our second wind |user=TheBoysTV |date=June 2, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}
• {{cite tweet |number=1797659516395250173 |title=The bold and the batshit |user=TheBoysTV |date=June 3, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}
• {{cite tweet |number=1798021901278908541 |title=Homie's Angels |user=TheBoysTV |date=June 4, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}
• {{cite tweet |number=1798384287219425653 |title=New Supes on the block |user=TheBoysTV |date=June 5, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}
• {{cite tweet |number=1798746673990205562 |title=Like father, like son |user=TheBoysTV |date=June 6, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}

A week before the season was released, the first official clip was uploaded on Twitter and YouTube on June 6.Multiple sources:

• {{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-clip-from-the-boys-season-4-is-a-family-reunion-with-a-smash-mouth-connection/1100-6523987/ |title=First Clip from 'The Boys' Season 4 is a Family Reunion with a Smash Mouth Connection |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |website=GameSpot |date=June 6, 2024 |access-date=August 1, 2024}}
• {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CsHN3HjEOI |title=The Boys – Season 4 First Clip {{!}} Prime Video |publisher=Prime Video |via=YouTube |date=June 6, 2024 |access-date=August 1, 2024}}
• {{cite tweet |number=1798700583551205704 |title=Ain't this a sweet lil family reunion. @DiscussingFilm is bringing ya the first clip from Season 4, arriving in just one week |user=TheBoysTV |date=June 6, 2024 |access-date=August 1, 2024}}

Ahead of the premiere, IGN posted a comedic, heavily censored video of Morgan sharing details about his character, Joe Kessler, on June 9.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/the-boys-season-4-official-clip-2024-jeffrey-dean-morgan-karl-urban-ign-live-2024 |title='The Boys': Season 4 – Official Clip (2024) Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban {{!}} IGN Live 2024 |website=IGN |date=June 9, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}

Promotional materials for the fourth season also included the quotes "Make America Super Again" and "Supe Lives Matter", a parody of the slogans "Make America Great Again" and "Black Lives Matter", respectively.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-4-homelander-poster-make-america-super-again/ |title=Homelander is 'Making America Super Again' in New 'The Boys' Season 4 Poster |last=Bythrow |first=Nick |website=Screen Rant |date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-boys-season-4-promos-declare-supe-lives-matter-and-make-america-super-again/1100-6521610/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Promos Declare 'Supe Lives Matter' and 'Make America Super Again' |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |website=GameSpot |date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-4-campaign-video-story/ |title='Supe Lives Matter': 'The Boys' Campaign Video Sets the Stage for Season 4 Storyline |last=Bentz |first=Adam |website=Screen Rant |date=March 6, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}

On June 28, 2023, Kripke confirmed that he was withholding release of the new season until the WGA strike was resolved.{{cite tweet |number=1674163064755879937 |title=#TheBoys update! 1) When #Season4 drops depends on how long the #WGA Strike goes. No answer yet. Tell the studios to make a fair deal! 2) To take that sting off, here's fun art from S4. We spend hours making ourselves laugh with this stuff & it's never even on screen. #TheBoysTV |user=therealKripke |date=June 29, 2023 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629144607/https://twitter.com/therealKripke/status/1674163064755879937 |url-status=live}} The following year, the season premiered its first three episodes on June 13, 2024, while its remaining episodes were released on a weekly basis up until the season finale on July 18.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-boys-season-four-return-date-prime-video-1235833883/ |title='The Boys': When to Expect Fourth Season Return |last=Rice |first=Lynette |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 22, 2024 |access-date=February 22, 2024}}

Upon the season finale's release, the title of the episode was retitled from "Assassination Run" to "Season Four Finale", following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump five days prior. A "viewer discretion advised" warning was added at the beginning of the episode, with Amazon, Sony Pictures Television and the producers of The Boys opposing real-world political violence and clarifying that "any scene or plotline similarities to these real-world events are coincidental and unintentional".{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/07/18/the-boys-changes-episode-title-and-denounces-real-world-political-violence-after-trump-assassination-attempt/ |title='The Boys' Changes Episode Title and Denounces Real-World Political Violence After Trump Assassination Attempt |last=Murray |first=Conor |website=Forbes |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |url-access=limited}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-boys-finale-assassination-episode-trump-filmed-2023-1235952029/ |title=Amazon Says 'The Boys' Assassination Episode Filmed Long Before Trump Shooting, Finale Similarities 'Unintentional' |last=Strause |first=Jackie |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 18, 2024}} These sentiments were echoed by Kripke, saying: "We are a superhero TV show. We're fictional. Obviously, it's a political show with a point of view so there's gonna be some horrible coincidences. But anything real-world we condemn and are against in the strongest possible terms. We're just making our superhero show."{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-boys-soldier-boy-final-season-5-vought-rising-trump-attack-1236087070/ |title='The Boys' Showrunner on New Spinoff, Soldier Boy's Big Role in Final Season and 'Horrible Coincidences' in Assassination Storyline |last1=Maas |first1=Jennifer |last2=Jackson |first2=Angelique |website=Variety |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024}}

On Rotten Tomatoes, the fourth season holds an approval rating of 92%, based on 141 reviews, with an average rating of 7.65/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Boxing in the political arena with a bloodied smile, The Boys{{'}} fourth season is grim and even a little glum while holding up a cracked mirror towards modern society."{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |title=The Boys |id=the_boys_2019 |type=tv |season=4 |access-date=October 5, 2024}}{{cbignore}} On Metacritic, the season holds a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.{{cite Metacritic |title=The Boys |id=the-boys |type=tv |season=4 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}{{cbignore}}

Contributing to The Illuminerdi, Kevin Fenix was exceedingly impressed and ecstatic in his review, awarding it 10/10, writing: "Season 4 is a triumph in every sense, blending sharp social commentary with compelling character arcs and breathtaking production value. It is a brilliant exploration of power, corruption, and humanity, told through the lens of a world where superheroes are anything but heroic. With its perfectly packed and balanced stories, characters, themes, and issues, The Boys continues to be one of the most relevant and entertaining series on television ... A must-watch."{{cite web |url=https://theilluminerdi.com/2024/06/11/the-boys-season-4-review/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Review – Bloody, Brilliant, Bold, and Brutally Real |last=Fenix |first=Kevin |website=The Illuminerdi |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}

Alison Foreman of Empire rated the season 4 out of 5 stars, calling season four the "best yet" and the series "at the top of its game", while also praising its "meaningful" character drama.{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/the-boys-season-4/ |title='The Boys': Season 4 Review |last=Foreman |first=Alison |website=Empire |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}} Paste{{'}}s Trent Moore gave the season a 9.0 rating, writing: "It's a wild ride, arguably the show's wildest yet, which is saying something ... Season 4 is simply phenomenal ... The Boys has been one of the best shows on television for years now and continues to cement its place in the pantheon with its deft blend of drama, gore, political commentary, and surrealism. The series is a pressure cooker that only gets hotter and tighter as it goes on."{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-boys-season-4-review |title='The Boys' Are Back and as Screwed as Ever in Excellent Fourth Season |last=Moore |first=Trent |website=Paste |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}

Megan Vick of GameSpot commended its "emotional center", though criticized the "slow start".{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-boys-season-4-review-a-diabolical-slow-burn/1900-6418240/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Review – A Diabolical Slow Burn |last=Vick |first=Megan |website=GameSpot |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}} Grading the season a B+, IndieWire{{'}}s Ben Travers wrote: "It's mostly impressive how deftly The Boys{{'}} dramatic side balances its many arcs, while the black comedy's demented inventiveness helps distract from any lingering deficiencies ... My notes on Season 4 are littered with 'oh god's' and 'hoo boy's,' all of which denote a particularly gnarly set piece or horrific marvel of creature design."{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-boys-season-4-review-new-season-1235014301/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Boasts Extra Bite |last=Travers |first=Ben |website=IndieWire |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}

In a mixed review, Matt Donato of IGN graded the season with a 7/10, writing: "Season 4 can't capitalize on all its competing plotlines, but still delivers the show's signature shock and awe entertainment."{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-boys-season-4-review-prime-video |title='The Boys' Season 4 Review |last=Donato |first=Matt |website=IGN |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}} Also giving the season a 7/10 and mixed review, Garrett Blaney of Collider wrote: "Season 4 goes wilder than ever before, but even that isn't enough to distract from the formulaic approach the show is taking", adding "No amount of gore or meta-commentary can hide the fact that the story is getting thin."{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-boys-season-4-review/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Review: Too Much of a Good Thing is Still Too Much |last=Blaney |first=Garrett |website=Collider |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}} GamesRadar+{{'}}s Emily Murray, awarding the season 3 out of 5 stars, was also mixed, writing: "The Boys may be back in town, but the cracks are beginning to show ... at least there's plenty here to enjoy from this wildly entertaining latest chapter."{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/superhero-shows/the-boys-season-4-review/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Review: 'Wildly entertaining but the cracks are starting to show' |last=Murray |first=Emily |website=GamesRadar+ |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}} Though praising the season finale, calling it "excellent" and "strong", Erik Kain of Forbes found the rest of the season "mediocre" and considered the season to be "filler, with unsatisfying character development ... and weird side stories that didn't need to take up so much time".{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/07/20/the-boys-season-4-review-its-not-enough-to-stick-the-landing/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Review: A Great Finale Can't Save A Mediocre Season |last=Kain |first=Erik |website=Forbes |date=July 20, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |url-access=limited}} Conversely, Startefact{{'}}s Zoe Wallace gave the overall season an extremely negative review, deeming it the "worst" and "weakest" season so far. She criticized about the low stakes, shock value, and new characters' lack of charisma, summarizing: "The confrontation with Homelander is clearly dragging on and the writers are running out of ideas. Season 4 could have been great if the writers weren't afraid to kill off characters and weren't distracted by secondary storylines – and that's what made Season 4 the worst of all."{{cite web |url=https://startefact.com/news/5-proofs-the-boys-season-4-was-the-worst-season-so-far_a134 |title=5 Proofs 'The Boys' Season 4 Was the Worst Season So Far |last=Wallace |first=Zoe |website=Startefact |date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}

Reviewing the season finale and season four as a whole, Comic Book Resources{{'}} Joshua M. Patton deemed the finale as "the series' most important episode yet" and the overall season as "powerful" television. He concluded by stating: "After faithfully adapting the comic's most important basics and beats during its earliest episodes, The Boys grew into its own beast. Even better, the series' original story was a much better political commentary and character study of superheroes than its source material ever was. Despite its aggression and edginess, The Boys is arguably one of the strongest appeals to humanity and demolitions of toxic masculinity on air today. While the series is best known for its pitch-black humor and send-up of superhero culture, Season 4 proves that The Boys fits into the mold of superhero storytelling more than it doesn't. Using fantastical characters and classic genre conventions, the storytellers held up a mirror to the real-world with a warning about how embracing ugliness, violence, revenge and hatred will only lead to the proliferation of more sadness and suffering. There hasn't been a superhero story as daring and relevant as The Boys Season 4 in quite some time, and it will be an even longer while before any other superhero story can surpass it."{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-boys-season-4-episode-8-finale-review/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Finale Review: The Series' Most Important Episode Yet |last=M. Patton |first=Joshua |website=CBR |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024}}

The season was generally divisive for audiences, though the season finale received acclaim.Multiple sources:

• {{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-4-rotten-tomatoes-audience-score-series-lowest/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Becomes Series First to Claim Unfortunate Title |last=Shayo |first=Lukas |website=Screen Rant |date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-boys-homelander-fans-finally-get-the-point-theyre-not-happy/ |title='The Boys': Homelander Fans Finally Get The Point & They're Not Happy |last=Flook |first=Ryan |website=Bleeding Cool |date=June 17, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1605362/the-boys-season-4-rotten-tomatoes-low-audience-score/ |title='The Boys' Hits an All-Time Low on Rotten Tomatoes – But There's More to This Story Than Meets The Eye |last=Seibold |first=Witney |website=/Film |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-boys-season-4-record-low-rotten-tomatoes-score/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Seemingly Gets Review Bombed Amid Record-Low Rotten Tomatoes Score |last=Brown |first=Jodee |website=CBR |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/06/19/the-boys-season-4-opens-up-46-split-between-critic-and-audience-scores/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Opens Up 46% Split Between Critic and Audience Scores |last=Tassi |first=Paul |website=Forbes |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |url-access=limited}}
• {{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/the-boys-season-4-rotten-tomatoes-audience-score/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Achieves Unwanted Record |last=Fuge |first=Jonathan |website=MovieWeb |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/the-boys-season-four-being-review-bombed-3766932 |title='The Boys' Season Four is Being Review-Bombed |last=Berry |first=Alex |website=NME |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-4-rotten-audience-score-explained/ |title='The Boys' Season 4's Rotten Audience Score Explained: What's Really Going On |last=Bove |first=Kate |website=Screen Rant |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://gamerant.com/the-boys-season-4-review-bombed/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 is Being Review Bombed |last=Sharma |first=Aayush |website=Game Rant |date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/356474/boys-season-4-trump-woke-review |title=The whole time? 'The Boys' has been making fun of Trumpers the whole time?! |last=Abad-Santos |first=Alex |website=Vox |date=June 25, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-boys-season-4-dirty-business-tek-cave-b2574079.html |title='The Boys' viewers divided over 'obscene' new episode: 'How do they keep doing this?' |last=Cliff Hodges |first=Finn |website=The Independent |date=July 4, 2024 |access-date=July 4, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-boys-controversy-hughie-tek-knight/ |title='Incredibly Gross and Tone-Deaf': 'The Boys' Faces Backlash for Controversial Scene |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |website=CBR |date=July 8, 2024 |access-date=July 8, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-4-finale-top-rated-episode-imdb/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Finale Becomes Top 3 Rated Episode, Overcoming Early Review Bombs |last=Al-Ghamdi |first=Abdullah |website=Screen Rant |date=July 20, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/the-boys-season-4-finale-scores-huge-reviews/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Finale Scores One of the Highest Ratings of the Entire Series |last=Lund |first=Anthony |website=MovieWeb |date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/valid-reasons-criticisms-the-boys-season-4/ |title=10 Valid Reasons Fans Weren't Happy with 'The Boys' Season 4 |last=Perrino |first=Matthew |website=MovieWeb |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024}}

Following its three-episode premiere, the season received a mixed response among audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Users have mainly criticized the season leaning towards more left-wing political commentary, compared to what was perceived as both left- and right-wing commentary from prior seasons.{{cite web |url=https://slate.com/culture/2024/06/the-boys-season-4-firecracker-homelander-starlight-politics.html |title='The Boys' Feels Different in 2024. Is the Problem the Show—or Us? |last=Onion |first=Rebecca |website=Slate |date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}} Due to this, critics have attributed the audience response as review bombing.

Multiple journalists, fans, and critics have theorized and noted Trump inspired the series character development of Homelander,Multiple sources:

• {{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2020/11/23/the-boys-antony-starr-mocks-trump-fans-cosplaying-as-homelander/ |title='The Boys' Antony Starr Mocks Trump Fans Cosplaying as Homelander |last=Di Placido |first=Dani |website=Forbes |date=November 22, 2020 |access-date=June 20, 2024 |url-access=limited}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/is-homelander-supposed-to-be-donald-trump-the-boys |title=Has Homelander Turned into 'The Boys' Donald Trump? There Are Some Obvious Parallels |last=Stinson |first=Katherine |website=Distractify |date=July 8, 2022 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-boys-political-poster-season-4/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Poster Reveals Homelander's Trump-Like Slogan |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |website=CBR |date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1598919/the-boys-season-4-homelander-donald-trump-references/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Has Completed Homelander's Transformation into Donald Trump |last=Meenan |first=Devin |website=/Film |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/tv-review-the-boys-season-4-is-a-pizzagate-parody-of-donald-trumps-alt-right/ |title=TV Review: 'The Boys' Season 4 is a Pizzagate parody of Donald Trump's Alt-Right |last=Angeles |first=Christian |website=Comics Beat |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2024/6/13/24177839/the-boys-season-4-homelander-donald-trump-election-year-satire |title='The Boys' is Better at Satirizing Superheroes Than it is at Satirizing Trump |last=Lindbergh |first=Ben |website=The Ringer |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}} a theory which has been confirmed by Kripke.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-boys-showrunner-erik-kripke-interview-trumpism-1235914642/ |title=For Eric Kripke, 'The Boys' Was Always About Trumpism |last=O'Connell |first=Mikey |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 8, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}} Days before the premiere of season four, Kripke described the series to The Hollywood Reporter as a "story about the intersection of celebrity and authoritarianism and how social media and entertainment are used to sell fascism". He also said that viewers who think the show is too "woke" should "go watch something else" and expressed surprise to some viewers perceiving Homelander as the series' hero, saying: "What do you say to that? The show's many things. Subtle isn't one of them."{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/06/18/anti-woke-critics-of-the-boys-mocked-on-social-media-as-creators-say-the-series-was-always-a-satirical-right-wing-critique/ |title=Anti-'Woke' Critics of 'The Boys' Mocked on Social Media as Creators Say the Series Was Always a Satirical Right-Wing Critique |last=Murray |first=Conor |website=Forbes |date=June 18, 2020 |access-date=June 20, 2024 |url-access=limited}} Additionally, many social media users mocked others who lamented the anti-Trump undertones of season four.

On June 22, 2024, in response to the review bombing, the Vought International Twitter account and YouTube channel addressed the controversy head-on by uploading a promotional video that introduced BROWSER, promoting internet privacy while still allowing users to "review bomb" woke television series; the video is presented and narrated by character Ashley Barrett (Colby Minifie).{{cite tweet |number=1804544885644763450 |title=Vought is proud to usher in a new era of Internet privacy. Together with @operagxofficial, we've built BROWSER by Vought. What it lacks in branding creativity, it makes up for in speed and security. Download it today and you'll be review bombing woke TV shows in no time! |user=VoughtIntl |date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-boys-review-bomb-website/ |title='The Boys' Hits Back at Review Bombers in the Most On-Point Way Possible |last=DeVore |first=Britta |website=Collider |date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b3eKygSvUs |title=Opera GX presents BROWSER by Vought |publisher=Vought International |via=YouTube |date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}

Garth Ennis, co-creator of the comic book series, addressed his thoughts about the right-wing fans and their reaction to the series' satire, claiming that this is a world where "both ends of the political spectrum can claim they are the Jedi and the other guys are the Sith" and that "we're through the looking glass". He also pointed out that the contrast from certain fans comes from the fact that "people are choosing what to believe" in regards to the series.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/boys-garth-ennis-calls-out-fandom/ |title='We're Through the Looking Glass': 'The Boys' Creator Calls Out Fans Who Missed Its Satirical Message |last=Epps |first=Justin |website=Screen Rant |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}} Conversely, one element of the season fans have praised is Starr's performance, particularly in the fourth episode ("Wisdom of the Ages"). Following the aforementioned episode's release, many users on social media campaigned for Starr to win a Primetime Emmy Award, expressing how deserving he is of such an honor,{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-boys-season-4-episode-4-homelander-antony-starr-fan-reactions/ |title=Antony Starr's Homelander Performance in 'The Boys' Season 4, Episode 4 Has Fans Losing Their Minds |last=Gearan |first=Hannah |website=Screen Rant |date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}} a sentiment that critics have previously concurred with on various occasions;Multiple sources:

• {{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/awards/the-boys-antony-starr-homelander-season-2-finale-emmy-worthy-scene-1234683344/ |title=Anatomy of an Emmy-Worthy Scene: 'The Boys' Antony Starr and Writer Rebecca Sonnenshine Break Down Homelander's Emotional Confrontation |last=Gelman |first=Vlada |website=TVLine |date=June 20, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/06/19/antony-starrs-homelander-needs-an-emmy-for-the-boys/ |title=Antony Starr's Homelander Needs an Emmy for 'The Boys' |last=Tassi |first=Paul |website=Forbes |date=June 18, 2022 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/antony-starr-the-boys-emmys/ |title=Emmy Spotlight: Antony Starr ('The Boys') Hits a Home Run as Homelander |last=Sarkisian |first=Jacob |publisher=GoldDerby |date=April 25, 2023 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/its-time-for-the-emmys-to-recognize-antony-starr-in-the-boys/ |title=It's Time for the Emmys to Recognize Antony Starr in 'The Boys' |last=Caporusso |first=Adriano |publisher=Next Best Picture |date=June 22, 2023 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://bamsmackpow.com/posts/the-boys-season-4-episode-4-recap-and-review-antony-starr-deserves-an-emmy-01j0tny5egn6 |title='The Boys' Season 4 Episode 4 Recap and Review: Antony Starr deserves an Emmy |last=Domingues |first=Camila |publisher=Bam! Smack! Pow! |date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/homelanders-unhinged-moment-in-the-boys-season-4-deserves-an-emmy-2789450/ |title=Homelander's 'unhinged' moment in 'The Boys' Season 4 deserves an Emmy |last=Silva |first=Gabriela |website=Dexerto |date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-boys-antony-starr-emmy-nomination/ |title='The Boys' Star Reacts to Fans Pushing Emmy Nomination for Homelander Performance |last=Badasie |first=Charlene |website=CBR |date=July 3, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.betus.com.pa/locker-room-raw/entertainment/antony-starr-should-get-an-emmy-for-his-homelander-masterpiece-in-the-boys-season-4-07-02-2024/ |title=Antony Starr Should Get an Emmy for His Homelander Masterpiece in 'The Boys' Season 4 |last=Hoyer |first=Eric |publisher=BetUS |date=July 3, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}} Kripke himself also agreed.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/antony-starr-the-boys-emmy-eric-kripke/ |title='Give That Guy an Emmy Already': 'The Boys' Creator Praises Homelander Actor |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |website=CBR |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024 |quote=Give that guy an Emmy already. I don't understand why it hasn't happened yet.}} For his performance, Starr was named an honorable mention for TVLine{{'s}} "Performer of the Week" for the week of June 17, 2024. TVLine{{'}}s Vlada Gelman highly praised Starr's performance, writing: "We thought we'd already seen the scariest and most sadistic side of Homelander on The Boys, but Antony Starr's performance in this week's episode took the character to impressively terrifying new extremes ... which only goes to prove that Starr's instincts as Homelander are not only spot-on, but make the character even more fascinating and frightening."{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/lists/nicola-coughlan-luke-newton-performance-bridgerton-season-3-finale-penelope-colin/the-boys-antony-starr/ |title=Performers of the Week: Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton |last=Hatchett |first=Keisha |website=TVLine |date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024}}

According to Amazon, the first three episodes of the season received a 21% increase in total viewers compared to season three in the first four days since launch. The fourth season became among the top 5 most-viewed TV seasons on Amazon Prime Video through its first four days, according to the streamer. It was also reported that the fourth season tallied the second most viewers of any returning season on Prime Video through its first four days, behind only the second season of Reacher. Furthermore, Amazon reported that The Boys has grown in global viewership per season.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/the-boys-season-4-premiere-viewership-amazon-1235978881/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Premiere Viewership Scores 21% Boost vs. Season 3 |last=Campion |first=Katie |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=June 20, 2024}} Amidst the launch of the season's first three episodes, The Boys scored 1.19 billion viewing minutes during the week of June 10–16, 2024, according to Nielsen streaming data.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-boys-season-4-viewership-nielsen/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Cracks 1 Billion Viewing Minutes on Nielsen Streaming Charts |last=Seitz |first=Loree |website=TheWrap |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}} On July 25, Amazon reported that season four overall garnered more than 55 million viewers globally since the season premiere. That figure counts 39 days of viewership after the premiere, ending on July 21, just after the July 18 season finale released. This marks the third-consecutive season of global viewership growth for the satirical superhero series. Season 4 has now become Prime Video's fourth most-viewed television season of all time — behind only The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1, Fallout season 1, and Reacher season 1.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-boys-season-4-ratings-finale-1236084666/ |title='The Boys' Season 4 Draws More Than 55 Million Global Viewers, Amazon Says |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |website=Variety |date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024}}

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