The end of The Boys is approaching, and everything indicates that the finale will leave nothing to the imagination. In recent weeks, the creators have deliberately released small details that together paint a picture of a finale where old scores are settled and new threats emerge.

Season five takes place six months after the events of Gen V, but that spin-off is not a requirement to follow the story. The core lies in the confrontation between Billy Butcher and Homelander. Showrunner Eric Kripke has already hinted that defeating Homelander does not automatically mean salvation. According to him, Butcher himself could grow into a danger that his team can barely control.

New faces in the final phase

Several new characters make their appearance in the final season. Jared Padalecki is expected to play Mr. Marathon, a lightning-fast super who might be deployed to replace A-Train. Misha Collins steps into the role of Jack from Jupiter, a former Seven member who can fly and is invulnerable. Daveed Diggs appears as Oh Father, a fanatical religious leader, while Mason Dye can be seen as Bombsight, a figure referring to Vought's past.

Some things can also be deduced from the released episode titles. For instance, Teenage Kix refers to the team where Homelander wants to place his son Ryan. A later title hints at a storyline in which Butcher, after his battle against Homelander, comes into conflict with his own team due to the use of a deadly virus against supes.

Premiere in April 2026

The fifth and final season of The Boys starts on April 8, 2026. On that day, the first two episodes of the eight-part final chapter will be released immediately. The trailer suggests a hardcore denouement with major losses and a bloody final battle that should conclude the series in style.

When the creators of Game of Thrones first ventured into science fiction, the bar was automatically set high. Netflix bet heavily on their new series The Three Body Problem in March 2024, but not everyone seems equally convinced by the scientific foundation behind this grandly conceived story.

The series is based on the trilogy by Chinese author Cixin Liu and starts in the sixties during the Cultural Revolution. A secret military project sends radio signals into space and receives an unexpected reply. An alien civilization is on the brink of collapse and sees Earth as a possible escape. While various groups of people prepare for the arrival of these beings, division arises over whether the aliens should be welcomed or stopped with force.

Science under fire

Despite high viewing figures, the series received criticism from the scientific community. In the podcast How Real Is It by Insider, astrophysicist Paul Sutter called the scientific side of the series "nonsense". According to him, the story started strong with theoretical discussions, but derailed as soon as it revolved around the three suns moving around each other in a complex system. He ultimately gives it a score of three out of ten for realism.

Sutter explained that a real three-body problem is already visible in our own solar system, for example when calculating the trajectory of an asteroid grazing past Earth. In such cases, the gravity of the Sun, Earth, and Jupiter play a role simultaneously, making predictions very difficult. However, he considers the extreme effects shown in the series, such as massive destruction by gravity, to be completely unrealistic.

Continued interest

Despite this criticism, The Three Body Problem continues to be widely discussed and watched. The combination of the book, a global mystery, and the names of Benioff and Weiss proves sufficient to keep the audience captivated, even when the science is shaky according to experts. The series has since been renewed for a second and third season.