The Boys season 3 is premiering on Prime Video and we break down exactly how many episodes will release and when to expect the season 3 finale.
How many episodes are in The Boys season 3 and when is the finale? Since the season 2 finale aired in October 2020, fans have been patiently waiting for The Boys season 3 to premiere on Amazon Prime Video. After a year and a half, some of which was due to filming delays due to the ongoing pandemic, the highly-anticipated season 3 is finally here.
The Boys season 2 saw the end of Stormfront’s time as a member of The Seven. Following the reveal of her Nazi plan to the public and an explosive run-in with Ryan, Homelander’s son, Stormfront’s story ended in grisly fashion. Elsewhere, Queen Maeve stepped up, taking out Black Noir and blackmailing Homelander. The Boys season 3 will pick up a year after the events of season 2, including the titular characters going their separate ways — Hughie to work with Victoria Neuman and Billy Butcher joining Grace Mallory’s taskforce. With the introduction of Soldier Boy, a revered, yet aggressive Supe who worked for Vought, and other super-powered beings joining the series, season 3 will see The Boys contending with a lot in addition to The Seven.
As with previous seasons, The Boys season 3 will consist of eight episodes in total, each clocking in at around 50 minutes to an hour. The first three episodes of season 3 will release simultaneously on Prime Video on Friday, June 3. After, The Boys will revert to a weekly episodic release schedule for the remaining five episodes. This is the same format The Boys season 2 followed. The first three episodes get fans excited, but releasing the remaining episodes on a weekly basis means the conversations about the series last longer than if the entire season was released at once. While it’s unclear how each character’s story will end by the season 3 finale, it’s possible there will be quite a few game-changing moments before all is said and done.
When Is The Boys Season 3 Finale?
With the aforementioned time frame established, The Boys season 3 finale is scheduled to release on Friday, July 8 at 12:00 a.m. GMT. While The Boys is not officially confirmed to return for season 4, series star Karl Urban (who plays the foul-mouthed Billy Butcher) revealed that he will be filming the fourth installment of the series in the latter part of 2022. The Prime Video series receiving a potential season 4 is not surprising considering how successful it has been since it debuted on the streaming service in 2019. The Boys’ success has led to two spin-off shows, including the animated series The Boys Presents: Diabolical, which began streaming on Prime Video in March. The second spin-off is set at a college for Supes, which is run by Vought.
The Boys packs in a lot of story, twists, and intense confrontations in the span of eight episodes, all of which tend to utilize the hour-long timeframe without overwhelming the audience with way too much information. The Boys season 3 will likely do the same as it advances the plot and develops the characters in interesting ways. If The Boys is back for more fun in season 4, there hopefully won’t be as long of a break between one season and the next. For now, The Boys season 3 has enough storylines, conflict, and tension to keep fans entertained for six weeks until the season 3 finale airs in early July.
