The Boys Returns for Season 2 in September

It’s about time. Amazon Prime Video announced this week that the hit superhero satire, The Boys, will return for its second season on Friday, September 4. The date will see the launch for the first three episodes of Season 2. Following that, new episodes will be available on Prime Video each Friday, with the season finale debuting on the streaming service on October 9.

The Season 2 return was announced during a recent virtual event hosted by Season 2 guest star Patton Oswalt. The eight-episode seasonw ill be available on Prime Video in more than 200 territories across the glob. The show is produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television Studios with Point Grey Pictures, Kripke Enterprises and Original Film.

Speaking on the news, creator and executive producer Eric Kripke stated: “We cannot WAIT to show you season two. It’s crazier, stranger, more intense, more emotional. In fact, it’s too much — so the Surgeon General** has insisted we air the first three episodes on September 4, then air the remaining five episodes weekly after that. We wanted to give you time to freak out, digest, discuss, come down from the high, before we give you another dose. We only have your well-being in mind. Hope you love the season as much as we do. **No, he didn’t.” Here’s a synopsis for Season 2:

The even more intense, more insane season two finds The Boys on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought. In hiding, Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) try to adjust to a new normal, with Butcher (Karl Urban) nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander (Antony Starr) sets his sights on taking complete control. His power is threatened with the addition of Stormfront (Aya Cash), a social media-savvy new Supe, who has an agenda of her own. On top of that, the Supervillain threat takes center stage and makes waves as Vought seeks to capitalize on the nation’s paranoia.

Recurring stars in Season 2 include Claudia Doumit, Goran Visnijc, Malcolm Barrett, Colby Minifie, Shantel VanSanten, Cameron Crovetti, PJ Byrne, Laila Robbins and Giancarlo Esposito returning as Vought boss Stan Edgar, among others.

You can see a video of yesterday’s streaming event and some new promotional artwork for Season 2 below: