Even though the newest season hasn’t established a release date yet, a trailer for The Boys season 4 has been released which offers some scintillating first looks. While setting up further tensions between Homelander and Starlight, the teaser also introduces Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character, a person who hasn’t been named yet. It is unclear how Morgan will fit into the season’s upcoming story, but he will likely have more than a few scene-stealing moments.

The Boys Is Renewed For Season 4

The Boys Is Officially Returning To Amazon Prime Video

The Boys is renewed for season 4, as was confirmed by Amazon in June 2022 a week after the season 3 premiere. Eric Kripke returns as showrunner, and the fourth season of The Boys will have 8 episodes just like prior seasons. Kripke has already teased the title of the season 4 finale, which will be called “Assassination Run”, and he’ll also be directing the episode. Like all prior seasons, The Boys season 4 will be an Amazon Prime Video exclusive.

The Boys Season 4 Cast

Who Is Returning In The Next Season Of The Boys?

The core cast of The Boys season 4 is once more built around the quartet of Karl Urban’s Butcher, Jack Quaid’s Hughie, Erin Moriarty’s Starlight, and Anthony Starr’s Homelander. Jensen Ackles previously teased his potential return as Soldier Boy in The Boys season 4 too. Jeffrey Dean Morgan will join the main cast in an undisclosed role, but his starpower further elevates the series. It should also be expected that the following cast members will be returning for the next season of The Boys:

Actor	The Boys Role
Laz Alonso	Mother’s Milk
Tomer Capon	Frenchie
Karen Fukuhara	Kimiko
Chace Crawford	The Deep
Jessie T. Usher	A-Train
Dominique McElligott	Queen Maeve
Colby Minifie	Ashley Barrett
Claudia Doumit	Victoria Neuman
Nathan Mitchell	Black Noir
Jensen Ackles	Soldier Boy

Two new Supes have also been officially added to the mix for The Boys season 4 cast. Sister Sage, who will be played by Susan Heyward (Orange is the New Black), and Firecracker, who will be portrayed by Valorie Curry (The Lost Symbol). Rosemarie DeWitt (La La Land) has been confirmed to appear in The Boys season 4 as Hughie’s long-lost mother, and Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) will also return as Hughie’s father. Rob Benedict (Supernatural), and Elliot Knight (Titans) have been officially cast in undisclosed roles.

How Gen V Sets Up The Boys Season 4

The Spinoff Teased Multiple Plot Points For The Next Season Of The Boys

 

Plenty of possible plot points in The Boys season 4 were teased throughout Gen V, especially in the finale. In the final episode of Gen V season 1 Homelander arrived, and appears to be responsible for Marie and several other Gen V characters being trapped in a Vought facility. The fact that Homelander is so directly involved in the events at Godolkin University was a big reveal, and the God U massacre in the season 1 finale could be a catalyst for events and sentiment toward Supes in The Boys season 4.

Additionally, Victoria Neuman was revealed to have been instrumental in Marie getting into Godolkin. The two have a lot in common, as they share both powers and a childhood at the Red River Institute. Neuman has been set up as a major future antagonist in The Boys, though whose side she’s on and what her true goals are remains unclear. However, if she has a vested interest in Marie, then Homelander imprisoning her could put Neuman and Homelander at odds.

The Boys Season 4 Story & Plot Details

What Will Happen When The Boys Returns On Amazon Prime Video?

Based on the season 3 finale, The Boys season 4 story details become quite clear. Neuman’s path to becoming Vice President of the United States has made her The Boys’ new top target. Starlight will be working with the team full-time after leaving Vought, while Butcher has 12–18 months to live due to his use of Temp-V. Homelander is also set to become even more dangerous after the public favorably responds to him killing a Starlight fan, while he will also help raise Ryan and work to find new members of The Seven after Black Noir’s death, Maeve’s presumed death, and Starlight’s exit.

Black Noir will seemingly play an intriguing role in the new season as well despite the original character being killed. His storyline was teased with a tweet from the Vought Industries Twitter account calling Black Noir’s death a hoax. With it confirmed that Black Noir did indeed die, it appears Vought will attempt to cover this up in some way. This could introduce the cloning aspect of the character which plays a big role in the climax of the story.

The Boys Season 4 Trailer

The First Look At The Boys Season 4

Even as fans eagerly await a release date, they were treated to a teaser trailer for The Boys season 4 which makes it pretty clear that the newest episodes will be the most explosive yet. The conflict between Homelander and Starlight takes center stage in the 2-minute preview, but it also teases the arrival of Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character. Though Morgan’s role isn’t fully disclosed, he will be so much more than a supporting figure in The Boys going forward.