SimilarScreen
The Boys

The Boys

Never meet your heroes.

20198.45 Seasons40 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.

Created by James Weaver
Written by Darick Robertson, Garth Ennis
Produced by Hartley Gorenstein
NetworksPrime Video

Top Cast

Karl Urban

Karl Urban

Billy Butcher

Jack Quaid

Jack Quaid

Hugh 'Hughie' Campbell

Antony Starr

Antony Starr

Homelander

Erin Moriarty

Erin Moriarty

Annie January / Starlight

Jessie T. Usher

Jessie T. Usher

Reggie Franklin / A-Train

Laz Alonso

Laz Alonso

Marvin T. 'Mother's Milk' Milk / M.M.

Chace Crawford

Chace Crawford

Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep

Tomer Capone

Tomer Capone

Serge / Frenchie

Karen Fukuhara

Karen Fukuhara

Kimiko Miyashiro

Nathan Mitchell

Nathan Mitchell

Black Noir II

About The Boys

The Boys is a sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series that first aired in 2019. Created by James Weaver, it stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr. A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.

Shows Similar to The Boys

Discover shows like The Boys — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 shows similar to The Boys

If you enjoyed The Boys, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, creator filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Boys.

Halo
21% Match

Halo(2022)

TV Show8.2/10

Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.

Goosebumps
21% Match

Goosebumps(2023)

TV Show7.0/10

A group of five high schoolers embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle – while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents' past.

Batwoman
21% Match

Batwoman(2019)

TV Show6.9/10

Kate Kane, armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city's criminal resurgence. But don't call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope

The Crossing
21% Match

The Crossing(2018)

TV Show6.9/10

Refugees from a war-torn country start showing up to seek asylum in an American town. Only the country these people are from is America and the war they are fleeing is 250 years in the future. The local sheriff with a past, a federal agent and a mother in search of her missing refugee daughter drive this allegory with a surprising conspiracy at the center.

The Quest
20% Match

The Quest(2022)

TV Show6.7/10

A ground-breaking immersive competition series that drops 8 young people into the fantastic, fictional world of Everealm, where they must save a Kingdom by fulfilling an ancient prophecy.

Painkiller Jane
19% Match

Painkiller Jane is an American-Canadian science fiction and action television series based on the comic book character of the same name. Airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the US starting April 13, 2007 and Global in Canada, it starred Kristanna Loken as the titular character. On August 15, 2007, it was canceled after one season of 22 episodes.

DC's Stargirl
19% Match

DC's Stargirl(2020)

TV Show7.7/10

Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. "Borrowing" the long-lost hero’s cosmic staff, she becomes the unlikely inspiration for an entirely new generation of superheroes.

Dune: Prophecy
18% Match

Ten thousand years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen establish the fabled sect and female order that would become known as the Bene Gesserit to control the future of humankind.

La Brea
18% Match

La Brea(2021)

TV Show7.4/10

An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world desperately seeks to understand what happened. In the search for answers, one family torn apart by this disaster will have to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other.

Emerald City
18% Match

Emerald City(2017)

TV Show6.6/10

In the blink of a tornado’s eye, 20-year-old Dorothy Gale and her K9 police dog are transported to another world, one far removed from our own — a mystical land of competing kingdoms, lethal warriors, dark magic and a bloody battle for supremacy. This is the fabled Land of Oz in a way you’ve never seen before, where wicked witches don’t stay dead for long and a young girl becomes a headstrong warrior who holds the fate of kingdoms in her hands.

Legend of the Seeker
17% Match

The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ruthless and bloodthirsty tyrant from unleashing an ancient evil and enslaving the world.