The Boys centers on the conflict between the Seven, a high-profile team of superheroes, and the titular group the Boys, a vigilante crew of humans looking to expose the Seven’s corruption.
Based on a comic series, the show hasn’t shied away from the harsher realities of dealing with crime.
The Amazon Prime original series is produced by Eric Kripke, who also created Supernatural and served as showrunner for the first five seasons.
And by hasn’t shied away, I mean leaned into the gore with unrestrained glee.