As reported by THR, Urban will play Billy Butcher, the leader of The Boys and arguably the most notable character in the series next to Wee Hughie, who will be played by Jack Quaid (Logan Lucky).
Amazon is set to bring Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys to television, and will do so with Karl Urban in a lead role.
The possible return of Judge Dredd aside, Urban’s casting in The Boys certainly raises the profile of the series considerably.
Adding Urban to the role not only adds some significant star power to the series, but it should make fans eager to see how Kripke’s take on The Boys will turn out.