The Boys Season 2 trailer, release date and news

The Boys Season 2 trailer, release date and news

Superhero film lovers can, without a doubt, recall the superhero team, The Seven, from the debut season of The Boys. The Boys are the rivals of The Seven. The two rival teams face each other as The Boys attempt to control the corrupt members of The Seven. The series premiered on the 26th of July 2019. Even before the premiere of this season, The Boys Season 2 had already been approved for filming.

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The first season of The Boys had intense and relevant themes that pleased the audience. The Boys Season 2 is a continuation of the first season. It is a fantastic superhero series that Eric Kripke developed for Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the comic book series, which are written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.

What happens before The Boys Season 2

The Boys episodes in the first season ended with critical revelations and unexpected twists. Although fans were aware of the rivalry between Billy and Homelander, the final episodes in the first season reveal that Billy abhors superheroes. He particularly loathes Homelander because he raped his wife, Becca, who was formerly working for Vought. In the finale, Becca is alive and is a mother to the child she conceived from the rape ordeal. Billy is broken when he realises that his wife is raising a child whose biological father is his arch-nemesis.

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In the first season of The Boys series, superheroes discover that they can procreate with human beings, contrary to what Vought said. What happens after this revelation? On the other hand, The Seven have been knocked out, but they are not out of the game. The Boys are on the run because they do not want to be caught by the powerful organisation.

The Boys Season 2 questions

The second season of Amazon Prime The Boys will be epic following the explosive end that was observed in the first season. The new episodes were approved for filming one week before the official premiere of the first eight episodes. Billy is still angry and emotional after finding out that his wife Becca is alive, and is the mother of his enemy's biological child. He is livid because Homelander raped his beloved wife. Will he get himself together in this season, and what will become of his relationship with Becca? The Seven are in deep trouble after their number declined. Will new members join the team?

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Season 2 The Boys Amazon Prime release

The official date of release of Season 2 is yet to be announced. The show was recently approved for the second season, and filming began in the summer of 2019. The second season will likely premiere in 2020. It will be released on Amazon Prime Video, just like the preceding episodes.

The Boys trailer

Presently, there is no official trailer for the second season of this superhero series. All fans of the show can expect to see an official trailer soon because filming has already begun. The new episodes of The Boys show will be an amazing continuation from the final episode in the debut season. The cast is shooting the episodes in Toronto.

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The Boys cast

In the new season, the cast of The Boys will have notable changes since some of The Boys characters in the previous episodes are already dead.

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Unchanged characters

In the new episodes that are currently being filmed, these are the recurring characters that fans will see:

Karl Urban

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Karl is a New Zealand actor who is known for starring in Xena: Warrior Princess, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek Reboot, Dredd, and other movies and shows. He starred as Billy Butcher in the first eight episodes of the series. He will be starring in the same role in the upcoming episodes.

Jack Quaid

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Jack is a talented American actor who is best known for starring in The Hunger Games. The young actor will continue portraying the character of Hughie Campbell in the series.

Antony Starr

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Antony is known as Billy Newwood in Without a Paddle and Van and Jethro West in Outrageous Fortune. He is an actor from New Zealand. In this superhero series, he plays the role of Homelander, who is Billy Butcher's arch-nemesis.

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Erin Moriarty

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Erin is a gifted American actress who has previously featured in Jessica Jones, Red Widow, True Detective, and many other television series and movies. She acts as Starlight/Annie January in this 2019 series.

Dominique McElligott

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Dominique is an Irish actress who previously featured in Leap Year, Hell on Wheels, The Astronaut Wives Club, and House of Cards. She has also featured in other films and television shows. In this TV series, she plays the role of Queen Maeve.

Laz Alonso

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Laz is best known for portraying the character of Tsu'tey in Avatar and Fenix Calderon in Fast & Furious. In this series, he executes the role of MM, who is also known as Mother's Milk.

Chace Crawford

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Chace is an American actor who featured in Gossip Girl, Long Lost Son, Blood & Oil, Twelve, The Haunting of Molly Hartley, and The Covenant. He has also featured in other films and television series. In this series, he acts as The Deep.

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Tomer Kapon

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Tomer is a model and actor from Israel. He has starred in Fauda, When Heroes Fly, and more recently, The Boys. He acts as Frenchie in this superhero series.

Karen Fukuhara

Karen is known for starring as Katana in Suicide Squad and voicing the Glimmer in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. In the upcoming episodes of this series, she will be featuring as Kimiko/ The Female.

Nathan Mitchell

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Nathan will appear as Black Noir.

Shantel VanSanten

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Shantel will return to the series as Becca Butcher, Billy Butcher's wife who he thought was dead.

Giancarlo Esposito

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Giancarlo is a star in Breaking Bad. He will be featuring in this series as Stan Edgar. Stan will be the head of Vought International.

Introducing…

The new addition to the cast will be:

Aya Cash

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Aya will be the gender-swapped form of a Thor-esque. She will be portraying the character of Stormfront. Stormfront will be a superhero neo-Nazi who will challenge and face The Boys.

Fans of superhero series can look forward to The Boys Season 2 after the first season ended with a bang. The show is based on the comic book series with the same title by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. What happens after superheroes discover that they can procreate with human beings? Will Homelander's offspring with Becca be a superhero too? Well, the upcoming episodes are already being filmed, and fans can expect to see an official trailer soon. The release date is likely to be in 2020, so fans should continue waiting for new fantastic episodes.

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