'Nobody Is Safe' — The Boys Star Karl Urban Teases Big Character Deaths Right From the Start of Season 5

The Boys Season 5 is acceptable to bring the hugely fashionable Prime Video bid to an extremity and fans are wondering which characters volition dice and which volition survive. According to Karl Urban, who plays Billy Butcher, quality deaths volition travel heavy and accelerated — and "nobody is safe."

Speaking to Variety, Urban told fans they should look guardant to The Boys “coming to a large crescendo” erstwhile the 5th and last play hits Prime Video connected April 8 with a two-episode launch. He wouldn’t constituent to immoderate circumstantial infinitesimal arsenic jaw-dropping, nary uncertainty to debar spoilers, but did accidental determination are plentifulness of shocking moments to come.

“Every season, but peculiarly this season, from occurrence one, you’re like, ohio wow,” helium said. “Nobody is safe. Fatalities close from the get-go. Let’s go! Last season! It’s each on!”

(I did bask Urban saying "fatalities" here, fixed helium plays Johnny Cage successful the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2 movie!)

Shocking moments are The Boys’ trademark, truthful we tin expect plentifulness of over-the-top, gore-filled scenes. But who mightiness die? The main quality fans are wondering astir present is Homelander, who starts Season 5 ruling implicit the United States with an robust fist.

The Season 5 trailer, below, revolves astir Butcher rallying the troops arsenic The Boys equine a fightback against Homelander, played by Antony Starr. Everyone seems up for it, though it precise overmuch looks similar not everyone volition marque it retired of the extremity of Season 5 alive. Keep an oculus retired for Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy, who is backmost connected crystal and watched implicit by Homelander. Speaking of Homelander, we spot him bushed someone, oregon something, to a bloody pulp. A glimpse astatine a large sanction quality death, perhaps?

Here’s the authoritative blurb connected The Boys Season 5:

In the 5th and last season, it’s Homelander’s world, wholly taxable to his erratic, egomaniacal whims. Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are imprisoned successful a “Freedom Camp.” Annie struggles to equine a absorption against the overwhelming Supe force. Kimiko is obscurity to beryllium found. But erstwhile Butcher reappears, acceptable and consenting to usage a microorganism that volition hitch each Supes disconnected the map, helium sets successful question a concatenation of events that volition everlastingly alteration the satellite and everyone successful it. It’s the climax, people. Big stuff’s gonna happen.

Season 5 not lone follows connected from the extremity of Season 4, but Season 2 of spinoff Gen V. Fans were near wondering however the incredibly almighty Marie from Gen V mightiness fare successful a showdown with overpowered The Boys supervillain Homelander. Showrunner and enforcement shaper Eric Kripke has said successful the past, however, that fans shouldn’t expect Marie to look successful The Boys Season 5 arsenic a Captain Marvel-style deus ex machina who kicks Homelander’s ass. That’s due to the fact that Marie inactive hasn’t mastered her powers, oregon arsenic Kripke has enactment it successful a fig of Gen V Season 2 finale spoiler interviews, she’s not Neo astatine the extremity of The Matrix.

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For a overmuch deeper dive connected each this, cheque retired IGN’s Gen V Season 2 Ending Explained: How It Sets Up the Final Season of The Boys article, but to summarize, Marie tin power blood, which perchance makes her much almighty adjacent than Homelander. Homelander, for the uninitiated, is simply a benignant of evil Superman, a quality truthful overpowered that fewer rivals situation question his word. But Marie Moreau, played by Jaz Sinclair, has the imaginable to termination him owed to her quality to bid and weaponize blood.

The large question, of course, is whether Homelander really dies successful The Boys Season 5. Kripke told THR past twelvemonth that Butcher is “front of that line” erstwhile it comes to characters wanting to instrumentality Homelander out. But past there’s the likes of Stan Edgar, the aforementioned Marie, Annie, and Huey who would nary uncertainty each similar a portion of the action.

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