The Boys
This report covers the full series (Seasons 1–5, 2019–2026). The Boys is a TV-MA satirical superhero drama rated strong across every content category, featuring relentless graphic gore, explicit sexual content including nudity and sexual violence, wall-to-wall profanity, and heavy substance use. It is firmly adult entertainment and is not suitable for children or most teenagers.
Adults only; most reviewers place the floor at 17–18 even for mature viewers.
Episodes to know about
The opening episode establishes the show's gore level immediately: a civilian is struck and completely destroyed by a speeding super at street level, shown in graphic detail.
The first two episodes also depict a bomb detonation inside a person, resulting in an extremely graphic explosion of gore.
Gunshots and sudden violent impacts appear from the first episode onward and continue throughout the series.