Heroes are amongst us, but they're not exactly like you expect them to be.

This is the incipt of The Boys in broad terms: a world where most heroes with incredible powers are employed by a powerful corporation called Vought which both manages them and gains lots of money and fame from their "brands" (movies, merchandise, advertisements and so on). In this strange yet potentially realistic setting comes the story of Hughie, a normal boy with a normal life who suffers a tragic loss by a superhero's "accident" and decides, when approached by an odd guy named Butcher who asks for his help, to try and bring down the great facade of heroism and perfection which surrounds Vought and its employed heroes.

The plot is what really strikes you during the view. It is strong, mature, yet sometimes hilarious, violent and convincing enough to leave you with the impression that this is what would happen if superheroes really existed.

The cast is good but not great: Karl Urban and Erin Moriarty give away a compelling acting whereas I'm not really sure I deeply liked Jack Quaid's performance and being he the main character that stung a little.

Summing up everything this is a great start for a show that I'm sure can give more and more in the seasons to come, and both critics and Amazon seem to agree with this opinion given that the series has been renewed even before the first season was published.