Expect Even More Filthiness Now That Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joined The Boys
It's raunchy, it's perverted, it's grotesquely violent and refuses to pull any punches.
Amazon Prime Video's The Boys burst onto the scene in 2019 as the polar opposite of the traditionally family-friendly superhero genre – the single most popular genre in today's entertainment. With Jeffrey Dean Morgan soon to appear in the upcoming Season 4, prepare for it to get a whole lot nastier.
The Boys lives up to the standard set by its comic source material. It's some of the filthiest content on TV. Some of it is fun, like the smashed skulls and relentless gore. Some of it is dark, like the sexual assault of Billy Butcher's wife. Some of it is just plain weird – like the Supe orgy and the entirety of Termite's early Season 3 scene.
Going forward, is it possible for The Boys to up the insanity? With the presence of Supernatural actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, that might be in the cards.
Fans of gloomy superhero content know Morgan from Watchmen, playing the deranged "superhero," the Comedian. The Comedian was a hero the likes of which Billy would seek vigilante justice upon. He was an absolutely terrible person – abusive, cruel, and even attempted to rape a fellow hero. He'd get along fine with The Boys' supes.
What made him excel in that role was the natural charisma Morgan exudes mixed with the cold, dead eyes that allow him to thrive in villainous roles. He's just cool enough to be lovable; just creepy enough to terrify the audience. Sounds just like Antony Starr, who plays the demented Homelander in The Boys.
It's not yet been announced who Morgan will be playing, nor do we know if he'll be a hero, a villain, or something in between.
One character that fans have theorized would be a good fit is Tek Knight, the Boys' parody version of Batman. As a villainous supe, Morgan could easily play the role of "virtuous hero" for his in-universe fans while having a dark and twisted side that makes him a target for Butcher.
On the other hand, he could be introduced as an ally of Butcher. He could just be a regular human who's seeking to bring the supes down a peg.
If that's the case, he could work as a complement to Butcher – he'd be a brutal killer full of twisted, sarcastic comments who toes the line between good and evil.
The Boys has consistently made references to other superhero films – both their content and real-life reactions. From the Wonder Twins parody to Homelander's version of the Snyder Cut to the "Thanus" fan theory, the show has been willing to reference and mock their competition.
Because of that, the most likely type of character we see Morgan play is an even more psychotic, brutal version of the Comedian. And if that's the case, The Boys is about to get filthier than ever.