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Late last year, it was revealed by creator Eric Kripke that the saga’s very first spinoff, the animated series The Boys Presents: Diabolical, had been cancelled at Prime Video. Each episode of the series was a standalone story within the universe, focusing on a different Supe at a time, with some familiar faces, like Homelander, recurring. It was well-received, with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, but Kripke revealed at the time that it wasn’t continuing due to its ratings. However, in a new interview with Polygon, showrunner Simon Racioppa explains what happened:
“It was always supposed to be a single one-off. It was basically done. We did it in 10 months, just basically as something to give the fans something to watch because the main series was delayed because of the pandemic and nobody knew what was happening.”
What The Future Of The Boys Franchise Looks Like
Since it technically wasn’t cancelled, could Diabolical ever return? Kripke’s comments on viewership make that unlikely, though Racioppa hasn’t completely shut the door on it, despite it being intended as a one-and-done, saying: “We have ideas. There’s certainly lots of space. Like Invincible [which he is the co-showrunner of], there’s lots of great stories to tell in that world, but there’s nothing I can announce about that right now, unfortunately.”
Even without Diabolical, the Supe saga looks to be in a fairly healthy place right now. Season 5 of The Boys promises to go out with the show’s biggest, boldest run of episodes yet, but there’s more to come elsewhere. Gen V Season 3 has not been officially confirmed yet, but a renewal of the college-set spinoff is widely expected.
