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THE BOYS Season One

UK/US Amazon, streaming now

Showrunner Eric Kripke

Cast Karl Urban, Elizabeth Shue, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Anthony Starr, Jessie T Usher

new about the idea that superheroes might secretly be jerks, but nobody has approached the concept with as much gusto. Based on the comic by Garth Ennis and Darrick Robertson, this latest superhero show is a blisteringly cynical thriller crammed with black humour, twisted characterisation and extreme violence.

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