I have been meaning to write my appreciation for the anti-superhero web series ‘The Boys’ for a while now. If you may not be aware, The Boys (2019) adapted for the screen by Eric Kripke from comic books by Garth Ennis and Darrick Robertson, is an eight-episode anti-superhero series that debuted on Amazon Prime this year. Whilst the area of superheroes have never been more saturated than it is now in pop culture, the show manages to portray a refreshing, nuanced take on the superhero genre.

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Since its debut, the show has enjoyed very positive reviews from both the critics as well as the audience which in itself is a hard feat.

It is gleeful, violent and blackly comic, a raucous rocket full of Kryptonite. Graeme Virtue of The Guardian

The most inventive, audacious and purely entertaining comics-based series of the past few years. Mike Hale of The New York Times

In terms of acting, the show deserves several nominations, especially for the outstanding performances by leads Antony Starr (Homelander), Karl Urban (Billy Butcher) and Erin Moriarty (Annie January). Anthony Starr in particular manages to captivate the audience in every scene he’s in with a astounding and intense performance. In fact, overall the whole cast manages to put together an excellent ensemble performance with no weak links.

Stepping away from the acting, the show also has stunning cinematography, choreography, and sound editing which was evident in the very first few acts of the first episode with the gruesome death of Hughie’s girlfriend, Robin. Whilst realistically, Emmy nods in the acting categories seems far fetched for the show for now, I would not be surprised to see a few nods get thrown at The Boys for its quality production.

The Boys is easily an Emmy quality show but it’s yet to be seen if it will gain the recognition it deserves during the Awards season. Nevertheless, I expect to see big thing in the future for The Boys and its wonderful ensemble cast.