Oi, it’s time to start counting down to the end of The Boys. One of the most popular Prime Video shows of all-time is set to draw to a close with its fifth and final season. And, if you’re anything like me, you’ve been keenly awaiting its arrival since last season ended.
There won’t just be one episode to enjoy on launch day, either. Indeed, The Boys season 5’s first two chapters will drop simultaneously when the R-rated TV series returns. When will that be? I’m glad you asked — read on for those diabolically all-important details.
What is the launch time for The Boys season 5’s two-episode premiere?
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Right now, The Boys 5 is set to make its grand entrance on Wednesday, April 8.
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As long as Amazon doesn’t do what it did with Fallout season 2’s first and last installments, and release The Boys season 5’s first pair of episodes early in the Americas, they’ll come out on the aforementioned date worldwide.
Of course, Amazon could make a last-minute decision to air them on the evening of April 7 in North and South America. If that happens, I’ll update the dates and times listed below. For the time being, here’s when they should drop on one of the world’s best streaming services:
- US — Wednesday, April 8 at 12am PT / 3am ET
- Canada — Wednesday, April 8 at 12am PT / 3am ET
- UK — Wednesday, April 8 at 8am
- India — Wednesday, April 8 at 12:30pm IST
- Singapore — Wednesday, April 8 at 3pm SGT
- Australia — Wednesday, April 8 at 5pm AEDT
- New Zealand — Wednesday, April 8 at 7pm NZDT
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The Boys season 5 full release schedule
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Following its two-episode debut, each new episode of The Boys season 5 will come out every Wednesday. That’ll remain the case until the satirical superhero show’s last-ever chapter airs on Wednesday, May 20.
Want to know the exact dates that they’ll launch on? Of course you do — here you go:
- The Boys season 5 episode 1 — April 8
- The Boys season 5 episode 2 — April 8
- The Boys season 5 episode 3 — April 15
- The Boys season 5 episode 4 — April 22
- The Boys season 5 episode 5 — April 29
- The Boys season 5 episode 6 — May 6
- The Boys season 5 episode 7 — May 13
- The Boys season 5 episode 8 — May 20
For more ahead of the show’s highly-anticipated return, find out what we know so far about The Boys season 5. Then, remind yourself what happened last time out via my The Boys season 4 ending explained piece and how live-action spin-off Gen V‘s latest season might impact it in my Gen V season 2 ending explained article.
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