Summary
The Boyshas broken several Nielsen streaming records in a single week. The Prime Video superhero show is based on the satirical Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comics of the same name and features an ensemble cast that includes Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Jensen Ackles, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The upcomingThe Boysseason 5is set to be the final season of the franchise’s flagship series.
PerDeadline, Nielsen has reported its streaming numbers for the week of July 15 through 21, which is the week that Prime Video premiered theBoysseason 4 finale. The chart has shown the subversive superhero show breaking a number of major records. In addition to taking No. 1 on the overall streaming chart for the first time with upwards of 1.3 billion minutes viewed,it has become the Prime Video show with the most weeks over a billion minutes(at eight weeks) and the most cumulative weeks in the streaming Top 10 (with 20 weeks).
These Ratings Show The Boys Franchise Should Keep Going Strong
The Show’s Spinoffs Have A Solid Viewership Foundation
The fact that the show’s ratings keep rising even as it prepares to go off the air shows thatthere is a good foundation for the overall franchise to maintain strong viewershipeven as the flagship series reaches its conclusion. This is good news for the multitude ofupcomingThe Boysspinoffs, which are following several spinoffs that have already been made, including the animated spinoffDiabolicaland the live-action showGen V, which is set to return for season 2 in 2025.
The Boys: Gen Vfollows young adults training at the Godolkin University School of Crimefighting and features an ensemble cast that includes Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, and the late Chance Perdomo.
There are other spinoffs that are already in development at the time of writing, includingThe Boys: Mexico, from frequent collaborators Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal. At Comic-Con 2024, it was also announced thata prequel spinoff titledVought Risingis in the works, following the characters of Soldier Boy (Ackles) and Stormfront (Aya Cash) in the 1950s. While it remains to be seen if and when either project comes to fruition, both can potentially carry on the legacy of the flagship show after it airs its series finale.
The Boys Franchise Timeline Explained (All Shows)
With The Boys becoming a rapidly expanding TV franchise, it can be difficult to keep track of the timeline, but there is a set framework in place.
Ultimately, the end of the flagship show may end up being the best of both worlds.The Boys’main castcan disperse and pursue other opportunities, maintaining or raising their profiles while still potentially returning for occasional cameos in any ongoing spinoff properties. Thus, their careers would continue to buoy the franchise and vice versa, helping the ratings continue to be as consistent as possible for years to come.
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The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
