Amazon Confirms ‘The Boys’ Season 5 Release Date and Expands Franchise Production

Amazon MGM Studios has officially announced that the fifth and final season of ‘The Boys’ will premiere globally on Prime Video on April 17, 2026. The confirmation came during a press briefing at the studio’s Culver City headquarters this morning, ending months of silence regarding the conclusion of the satirical superhero drama. Showrunner Eric Kripke joined Amazon executives on stage to reveal that the final season will consist of eight episodes, with a three-episode premiere followed by weekly installments, culminating in a series finale scheduled for late May 2026.

Principal photography for the final season wrapped last week in Toronto, Ontario, where the production has been a fixture since mid-2024. The shoot, which operated under the working title “Marathon,” utilized key locations across the Greater Toronto Area, including an extended closure of the Lower Bay subway station and significant exterior work at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. City officials stated that the production’s footprint was the largest in the franchise’s history, with permit filings indicating complex pyrotechnic sequences and large-scale crowd control measures that exceeded the scope of previous seasons.

Financial reports filed with Ontario Creates reveal a substantial budget increase for the concluding chapter, with production costs estimated at $18.5 million per episode. This surge in spending is attributed to the elevated visual effects requirements for the final confrontation between the titular vigilantes and the Homelander-led supes. The production’s economic impact on the province has been significant, with local expenditure tracking data showing over $110 million CAD injected into the regional economy through vendor contracts, hotel block bookings, and the employment of over 1,500 Canadian cast and crew members.

In tandem with the main series announcement, Amazon confirmed that production on the prequel series, ‘Vought Rising’, is scheduled to begin next month in Dublin, Ireland. The prequel, starring Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash, will explore the early days of the Vought corporation in the 1950s. Executives highlighted this rapid expansion as part of a broader strategy to maintain subscriber retention within the “Vought Cinematic Universe” ecosystem once the flagship series concludes. The studio has reportedly leased 60,000 square feet of stage space at Ardmore Studios in Bray to accommodate the period-specific set builds required for the spinoff.

The marketing campaign for the final season of ‘The Boys’ is set to launch immediately, with Amazon planning an aggressive digital presence leading up to the April premiere. Vernon Sanders, head of television at Amazon MGM Studios, noted that the company is treating the finale as a “global cultural event,” comparable to a theatrical blockbuster release. Early tracking data from third-party analytics firms suggests that anticipation for the final season is pacing 15% higher than Season 4, driven largely by strong international engagement in key markets such as Brazil, the United Kingdom, and India.