The Boys (season 4)
The upcoming fourth season of the American superhero television series The Boys, the first series in the franchise based on the comic book series of the same name. The books were written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and  developed for television by American writer and television producer Eric Kripke. The show's fourth season will be produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with Point Grey Pictures, Original Film, Kripke Enterprises, Kickstart Entertainment and KFL Nightsky Productions. It is set to star Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, Cameron Crovetti, Valorie Curry, and Susan Heyward. Episodes 

The fifth through seventh episodes were written by Judalina Neira, Anslem Richardson, and Paul Grellong, respectively. The eighth and final episode, titled "Assassination Run", was directed by Eric Kripke and written by Jessica Chou & David Reed. Cast and characters

Main 
 Karl Urban as William "Billy" Butcher
 Jack Quaid as Hugh "Hughie" Campbell Jr.
 Antony Starr as John Gillman / Homelander
 Erin Moriarty as Annie January / Starlight
 Jessie T. Usher as Reggie Franklin / A-Train
 Laz Alonso as Marvin T. "Mother's" Milk / MM
 Chace Crawford as Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep
 Tomer Capone as Serge / Frenchie
 Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko Miyashiro / The Female
 Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir II
 Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett
 Claudia Doumit as Victoria "Vic the Veep" Neuman / Nadia
 Cameron Crovetti as Ryan Butcher
 Valorie Curry as Firecracker
 Susan Heyward as Sister Sage

Confirmed 
 Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr.
 Jeffrey Dean Morgan
 Rosemarie DeWitt
 Rob Benedict
 Elliot Knight

Production

Development 
On June 10, 2022, Amazon renewed the series for a fourth season. Casting 
On July 8, 2022, it was announced Nathan Mitchell (who portrayed the masked Black Noir in the first three seasons), despite his character's death in the third season, would continue to portray a new replacement Black Noir in a main capacity in fourth season of the series. On August 1, 2022, it was reported that Cameron Crovetti had been promoted as a series regular while Valorie Curry and Susan Heyward were cast as new series regulars for the fourth season. On December 1, 2022, Rosemarie DeWitt, Rob Benedict and Elliot Knight joined the cast in undisclosed capacities for the fourth season. Filming 
The fourth season commenced filming on August 23, 2022. Pegg concluded filming his scenes on January 18, 2023. Filming on the finale began on February 12, with Starr concluding filming his scenes on April 4. Filming for the fourth season wrapped on April 12, 2023. Release
On June 28, 2023, Eric Kripke tweeted that they were withholding release of the new season until the WGA strike was resolved. References

External links 
 
 

The Boys seasons
Upcoming television seasons