Key Insights

• Conclusion: The Boys has officially concluded, marking a significant moment for Prime Video.
• Finale Release: The series finale is available today, with early screenings offered to eager fans.
• Next Series: Prime Video is set to launch Spider-Noir, a new comic adaptation, on May 25.
• Cast Details: The series features notable actors including Nicolas Cage and Lamorne Morris.

Yesterday marked the end of an era for Prime Video as The Boys officially reached its long-awaited conclusion. Since debuting in 2019, the dark superhero satire has been one of the streamer’s defining success stories, establishing itself as one of television’s boldest genre deconstructions. Blending brutal action and biting social and political commentary, The Boys quickly became a global phenomenon. While its later seasons have sparked more divided reactions among fans, the series has continued to dominate online conversation.

Seven years later, The Boys faces its biggest and most important challenge in giving audiences a satisfying conclusion. Season 5’s finale arrives on Prime Video today on Wednesday, May 20, but for fans who couldn’t wait out the hours, Prime Video made the finale available to watch a day early in select theatrical screenings. The streamer has repeatedly teased an explosive finale, promising to end with a bang that would leave audiences vibrating. Naturally, anticipation has been accompanied by anxiety, with many viewers questioning whether the series can indeed stick the landing. Promotional footage and teaser images have hinted at a faithful adaptation of Garth Ennis’ comic source material, though some fans are expecting something grander.

As The Boys bows out, Prime Video is already lining up its next major comic-book adaptation to help fill the void. In just a few days, audiences will return to another gritty superhero world with Spider-Noir, a live-action take on the Marvel character who previously gained mainstream popularity through Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequels. The animated trilogy is still set to conclude next year with Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, but before then, the noir-inspired Spider-Man variant will headline his own standalone series. Spider-Noir premieres first on MGM+ on May 25 before arriving on Prime Video two days later on May 27.

What Is ‘Spider-Noir’ About?

Nicolas Cage, who voiced the Noir variant in the Spider-Verse animated films, returns to portray the character in live action. This version, however, differs from the animated interpretation. Rather than playing an alternate Peter Parker, Cage stars as Ben Reilly, an aging private investigator in 1930s New York who secretly operates as the city’s lone masked vigilante known as the Spider. Haunted by personal tragedy and having long abandoned his crime-fighting days, Reilly is pulled back into action after a dangerous new case forces him to confront both his past and his fading sense of purpose.

The series also stars Lamorne Morris as Robbie Robertson, Abraham Popoola as Lonnie Lincoln, Brendan Gleeson as Silvio Manfredi, Jack Huston as Sandman, and Li Jun Li as Black Cat. Developed by Oren Uziel for MGM+ and Prime Video, the eight-episode series is produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with Amazon MGM Studios.

All eight episodes debut on MGM+ on May 25 before arriving on Prime Video on May 27.