The Boys
The Name of the Game
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2019-07-26
Synopsis
In a world where super-powered "Supes" exist and can do whatever they want with the help of the corporation that supports them, normal men are powerless. But one man, Hughie Campbell, vows to fight back after a Supe accidentally kills his girlfriend. A shadowy figure, Billy Butcher, contacts Hughie and recruits the younger man to help him.
From the desk: The Boys opens its catalog run with “The Name of the Game” (2019-07-26). Streaming's defining anti-superhero hit; satire that kept escalating with the culture. Homelander discourse, spinoff sprawl, and "too gross or too real?" weekly takes.
In the series
This episode is part of The Boys (2019–present) on Prime Video.
Supes as celebrity-corporate monsters — cape genre with the safety off.
Key cast
- Karl Urban as Billy Butcher
- Jack Quaid as Hughie Campbell
- Antony Starr as Homelander
- Erin Moriarty as Starlight
- Dominique McElligott as Queen Maeve
- Tomer Capone as Frenchie