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The Boys
2019–2026
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 5 seasons
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #280
- IMDb #77
- Google retired #122
- Rotten Tomatoes #186
- Metacritic #358
- RatingGraph #52
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #92
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #256
- Metacritic Critics #93
- Metacritic Audience #378
- Criticker #114
- Trakt #91
Every rating
24–92
out of 100
Sharply split
Lowest is Metacritic users on 24, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 84, everyone else 71.
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Details
- Created by
- Eric Kripke
- Released
- 25 July 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 40 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 23 wins, 58 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 81 →11 major awards won · 23 wins from 81 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming | John Koyama | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Stunt Performance | Jennifer Murray, River Godland, Alec Back, and Moses Nyarko (for "The Insider") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Christopher Lennertz ("Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas") (for "We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here") | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 | Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie | Antony Starr | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 | Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie | Antony Starr | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 | Best Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie | The Boys | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2023 | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited or Anthology Series, or Movie | John Koyama | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Superhero Series | The Boys | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
12 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor in a Superhero Series | Antony Starr | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie | Antony Starr | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Superhero Series | Aya Cash | Winner |
| Best Superhero Series | The Boys | Winner |
| Best Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie | The Boys | Winner |
| Best Villain in a Series | Antony Starr | Winner |
| Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie | Antony Starr | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Superhero Series | Karl Urban | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Antony Starr | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Erin Moriarty | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie | Erin Moriarty | Nominee |
| Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | The Boys | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
10 nominations, 4 won
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Christopher Lennertz ("Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas") (for "We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here") | Winner |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming | John Koyama | Winner |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited or Anthology Series, or Movie | John Koyama | Winner |
| Outstanding Stunt Performance | Jennifer Murray, River Godland, Alec Back, and Moses Nyarko (for "The Insider") | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito (as Stan Edgar) (for "Beware the Jabberwock, My Son") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | "Never Truly Vanish" – Christopher Lennertz and Michael Saltzman (for " The Big Ride ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Wade Barnett, Chris Kahwaty, Ryan Briley, Jeffrey A. Pitts, Pete Nichols, Christopher Brooks, and James Howe (for "The Instant White-Hot Wild") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Wade Barnett, David Barbee, Mason Kopeikin, Brian Dunlop, Ryan Briley, Chris Newlin, Christopher Brooks, Joseph T. Sabella, and Jesi Ruppel (for " The Name of the Game ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Alexandra Fehrman, Rich Weingart, and Thomas Hayek (for "What I Know") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or Movie | Stephan Fleet, Shalena Oxley-Butler, Kat Greene, Rian McNamara, Tony Kenny, Steve Moncur, Julian Hutchens, Anthony Paterson, and Keith Sellers | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series | Marco Bianco, Matthew Bianco, James Binkley, Jack Birman, Christine Ebadi, James Eddy, Tig Fong, Jason Gosbee, John Kaye, JF Lachapelle, Irma Leong, Chris Mark, Jonathan Mcguire, Geoff Meech, Anita Nittoly, Moses Nyarko, Daryl Patchett, Geoff Scovell, and Steve Shackleton | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | The Boys | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Cameron Ambridge, Jason Chu, Brian Patrick Collins, James Eddy, Steve Gagne, Evelyn Gonda, Kiralee Hayashi, John Koyama, Matt Leonard, Matt Rugetti, Geoff Scovell, and Maxwell Charles White | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Drama Series | Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Craig Rosenberg, Philip Sgriccia, Rebecca Sonnenshine, Ken F. Levin, Jason Netter, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Michael Saltzman, Michaela Starr, Gabriel Garcia, and Hartley Gorenstein | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Rebecca Sonnenshine (for "What I Know") | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series | Dave Blass (for " The Female of the Species ") | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Antony Starr | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Antony Starr | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Television: Dramatic Series | Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Anslem Richardson, Craig Rosenberg, Michael Saltzman, and Rebecca Sonnenshine | Nominee |
Astra TV Awards
9 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series | Antony Starr | Winner |
| Best Directing in a Streaming Drama Series | Nelson Cragg (for " Herogasm ") | Winner |
| Best Streaming Drama Series | The Boys | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Drama Series | Jensen Ackles | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series | Jack Quaid | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Streaming Drama Series | Erin Moriarty | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Streaming Drama Series | Karen Fukuhara | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Drama Series | Chace Crawford | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Streaming Drama Series | Logan Ritchey and David Reed (for " The Instant White-Hot Wild ") | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Action / Adventure Series (Streaming) | The Boys | Winner |
| Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series | The Boys | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Antony Starr | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Streaming Series | Antony Starr | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Streaming Series | Erin Moriarty | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance in a Streaming Series | Jensen Ackles | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Cameron Crovetti | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Erin Moriarty | Nominee |
| Best Superhero Television Series | The Boys | Nominee |
Astra Creative Arts TV Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Casting in a Drama Series | The Boys | Winner |
| Best Stunts | The Boys | Winner |
| Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Costumes | The Boys | Nominee |
| Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Paul Reiser | Nominee |
| Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Aya Cash | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Action TV Spot / Trailer / Teaser for a Series | "Spank" (Amazon / Buddha Jones) | Winner |
| Best Comedy / Drama TrailerByte for a TV / Streaming Series | "Destruction" (Ignition Creative London) | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in a TV Spot / Trailer / Teaser for a Series | "Spank" (Amazon / Buddha Jones) | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Genre Series | The Boys | Winner |
| Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical | The Boys | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | The Boys | Nominee |
British Fantasy Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film/Television Production | The Boys : " What I Know " (season 2, episode 8) written by Rebecca Sonnenshine and Eric Kripke | Winner |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Karl Urban | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Aya Cash | Nominee |
| Best Streaming Series, Drama | The Boys | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
4 nominations
| Best Fight | "Starlight, Queen Maeve, Kimiko vs. Stormfront" | Nominee |
| Best Hero | Jack Quaid | Nominee |
| Best Show | The Boys | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Aya Cash | Nominee |
Artios Awards
3 nominations
| Television Pilot and First Season – Drama | Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Alex Newman, and Robert J. Ulrich ; Location Casting: Sara Kay and Jenny Lewis | Nominee |
| Television Series – Drama | Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, and Robert J. Ulrich; Location Casting: Sara Kay and Jenny Lewis | Nominee |
| Television Series – Drama | Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Alex Newman, and Robert J. Ulrich; Location Casting: Sara Kay and Jenny Lewis | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in an Episode | Tristan Zerafa, Mike Stadnyckyj, Toshi Kosaka, Rajeev BR (for "Life Among the Spetics") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Stephan Fleet, Shalena Oxley-Butler, Tristan Zerafa, Anthony Paterson, and Hudson Kenny (for " Payback ") | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominee |
Dragon Awards
1 nomination
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series | The Boys | Nominee |
Edgar Awards
1 nomination
| Best Television Episode Teleplay | Rebecca Sonnenshine (for "What I Know") | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Music/Musical | Christopher Brooks (for " Nothing Like It in the World ") | Nominee |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Music Supervision in a Trailer – Series | Deric Berberabe and Jordan Silverberg (for "Season Three – Full Trailer") | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| The Bingeworthy Show of 2022 | The Boys | Nominee |
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production | Christopher Lennertz (for "Let's Put The Christ Back In Christmas") | Nominee |