Jeffrey Dean Morgan is preparing for his role in The Boys, despite the fact that he has yet to reveal who he will portray.
Morgan participated in an exclusive IGN Live video, albeit heavily censored, to discuss his impending appearance in the fourth season of the Prime Video superhero spoof. “A lot of people have been asking me, ‘Jeff, tell us about the role you’re playing on this show.'” I’m playing a character named [censored].
Butcher and I go way back. They’re old friends from their days performing some serious [censored] at this [censored].” The Walking Dead star also hinted that Butcher only had a few months to live, prompting Morgan’s mystery character “to take him on one last [censored] full of… diabolical [censored],” though his clip became increasingly and comedically censored in terms of what Morgan could and could not reveal after that.
Butcher’s condition, a result of him continually using Compound V to fight Homelander in season 3, was recently discovered by Homelander himself in a new clip, further setting up both men’s attempts to influence Ryan Butcher’s (Cameron Crovetti) morality. The Seven leader will serve once again as The Boys‘ primary antagonist this season, going on trial for the murder of a Starlight supporter and pushing the Seven to behave more like “wrathful gods” than superheroes for the public. Per Homelander actor Antony Starr, this mindset — along with his parental approach toward Ryan — reflects “a desperate need for connection and all that. But really this season, if you look at it through one lens, it’s very selfishly about legacy and what he wants his son to be. And it’s a very controlling way; his parenting is quite controlling as much.”
Morgan’s Character and Butcher are Two Peas in a Diabolic Pod.
Although it’s unclear how Morgan relates to Butcher’s background, the couple received their own season 4 promotional poster together, portraying both as “Two peas in a diabolical pod.” Morgan, along with Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy, is the second famous actor to feature in producer Eric Kripke’s series. Kripke also hinted the potential of co-star Jared Padalecki joining them after his CW program Walker was cancelled.
Since its debut, The Boys has spawned numerous spinoffs, including the animated anthology series The Boys Presents: Diabolical and the college drama Gen V. The Boys: Mexico, created by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer and co-produced by Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, was greenlit last year. Gen V, despite losing one of its main performers, Chance Perdomo, is now filming its second season.
