Setted in a world where superheroes are superstars, which public image and activities are controlled by a mega corporation, that takes major decisions for them. The face of the company are these 7 heroes: as any other job, they needed to pass an interview, they have a contract and need to respect some PR policies. I was honestly expecting a funny parody about superheroes movies, in fact some costumes are clearly inspired by famous characters from Marvel and DC, but in reality this series is much more. It is a deep analysis of our society and what people can do in order to reach their goals, disregarding completely any law, any common sense and any moral, especially if they become famous. This is perfectly represented by Homelander, a manipulative and egocentric person and his other colleagues, that in order to cover their mistakes, will take controversial decisions.

A group of men called The Boys, will try to stop this abusive behavior, in every possible way. What I really appreciate is that superheroes this time are villains and humans, are the real heroes, how to turn cards in an efficient and creative way. It is the most original stuff that I have watched regarding superheroes since Watchmen and The Dark Knight Trilogy by Nolan. Don't get me wrong: I like MCU movies, but they never really push boundaries, Marvel and DC decided to realize "family friendly" movies lately, and that's okay, but after you watch a couple of movie from the MCU or from the DCEU, you basically watch all of them, because they are always the same thing, so when finally networks do something different, I am always happy.

Let me be clear: this is NOT a series for everyone and there are many, many sequences that are really hard to watch and process, so approach this series carefully. Of course there is the right dose of comedic moments, but most of them fall under the black comedy humor category, and may offend someone. The series will is composed by 8 episodes and they just flew away. Never felt bored once. Even if you don't like superheroes, I would give it a shot, The Boys might surprise you.