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‘The Boys’ Star Jack Quaid On Exploring “Core Traumas” In A Show That Is “Unapologetically Itself” – Contenders TV


The Boys' star Jack Quaid talks exploring "core traumas" in a show that is "unapologetically itself" at Deadline's Contenders TV.

Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty on "The Boys" panel at Deadline Contenders Television 2025 Rich Polk/Deadline “There’s so many shows that pull punches now… that want to take the correct boxes and do things right, and this has never been a show that’s done that,” says actor Antony Starr at Deadline’s Contenders TV panel for The Boys, alongside fellow stars Jack Quaid and Erin Moriarty. Based on the New York Times best-selling comic book by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys follows a group of vigilantes who aim to keep corrupt superheroes in check. Along with the difference in show structure, creator Eric Kripke decided to dive deep into personal backstories for the second to last season.

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