Second season of Amazon superhero hit The Boys so real ‘it’s almost eerie’

The show was one of Amazon Prime’s most watched series of 2019. Its producer aims to repeat the success with ‘more intense, more insane, more emotional season’

The series follows The Boys, a group of mercenaries, as they chase a famous ensemble of A-list superheroes called The Seven.

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The Boys was one of Prime’s most watched series last year, and returned for its second season debut this month. Photo: AP

Published: 10:15pm, 6 Sep 2020Updated: 7:56pm, 7 Sep 2020

The upcoming season of The Boys has so many surprises, revelations and themes ripped from today’s front pages that some actors are wondering if their producer has psychic super abilities.

“I don’t know what kind of crystal ball Eric Kripke has … we shot this show last year, July to November. And when this show airs in September, there will be points where you would think we were shooting during quarantine,” says Laz Alonso, who plays Mother’s Milk.

“There [are] so [many] moments of social unrest that hadn’t happened yet that it’s almost eerie.”

Amazon Prime Video’s hit superhero show is hoping to up the ante of the shocks, thrills, and action, and the success that it garnered last year during its debut. Although it was one of Prime’s most watched series, it’s no longer a surprise, and will now play the role of incumbent hoping to get re-elected.

The Boys are threaded together by their individual vendettas against the series’ superheroes. Photo: AP

“I was so happy with how season one turned out and to either hit or exceed that bar was really stressful,” says Kripke, known for leading the US fantasy drama Supernatural.

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