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Eric Kripke Has No Intention Of “Pulling Our Punches” With ‘The Boys’ Under Trump: “That’s Vital”


As 'The Boys' approaches its fifth and final season, the elements of life imitating art have never been more crucial for the Amazon series.

Showrunner Eric Kripke recently explained that there are no intentions of “pulling our punches” amid the ongoing political strife in the United States under Donald Trump ‘s second term as president. It’s a unique yet very current notion — not just in the States but all over the world — how people are using the power of celebrity to advance authoritarian ideas.” With the final season expected to drop in 2026, amid Trump’s second term, Kripke said, “There’s been a total of zero notes about pulling our punches or about making things less political or less savage.

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