The fight for Homelander is nearly over, as The Boys prepares for its final episode on Prime Video. Fans are bracing for an emotional conclusion to the beloved series, with the last episode of season five set to air next week. After a penultimate episode filled with shocks and surprises, viewers are eager to see how the story wraps up.
How Long Will The Boys Finale Be?
There has been significant buzz around the finale after it was revealed that select US cinemas would screen the episode ahead of its TV release. Unfortunately for UK fans, they must wait until May 20 to watch episode eight on Prime Video, as no cinemas in the UK are screening it. AMC Theatres confirmed the finale will have a runtime of 1 hour and 5 minutes, which has surprised some fans. Expressing concern that this may not be enough time to resolve all plotlines, one fan posted on X: "The Boys finale needs to be about 2.5 hours long." Another viewer commented: "The finale of The Boys only being an hour and not two is baffling to me. How are we wrapping this up in two episodes? I feel like there's still so much to do."
The Boys Season 5 Episode 8 Release Time
New episodes of The Boys season five are released on Wednesdays at 8am in the UK. Viewers will need to avoid spoilers, as the episode will be screened at 9:30pm on Tuesday, May 19, at 4DX-enabled cinemas across the US and Canada. Showrunner Eric Kripke admitted it "took some convincing" to persuade Sony and Prime Video to end the series after five seasons. Speaking to CBR, he explained: "I don't have the power to just say, 'Yeah, I'm gonna end it, and that's it, you guys.' They're the ones who own it, and they're making money off it, right? You have to say to them, 'So, this thing that's really profitable for you, I need you to end it for creative integrity,' and that takes some convincing." He added, "To their credit, I think they really believed in the creativity and really believed in what the writers and I were trying to do, and then they let us get away with it."
The Boys season 5 finale will air on Prime Video on May 20. The episode is also being shown in cinemas in the US on May 19.
