In a latest interview with Variety, The Boys’ showrunner Eric Kripke was very clear: he makes tv, not motion pictures.

“As a network guy who had to get you people interested for 22 fucking hours a year, I didn’t get the benefit of, ‘Oh, just hang in there and don’t worry,” he mentioned. “The critics will tell you that by episode eight, shit really hits the fan.’ Or anyone who says, ‘Well, what I’m really making is a 10-hour movie.’ Fuck you! No you’re not! Make a TV show. You’re in the entertainment business.”

Prior to The Boys, Kripke was best-identified for creating the CW present Supernatural, which ran for 15 seasons and starred Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki. (Ackles made an influence on the latest season of The Boys as Soldier Boy.) Kripke was a showrunner for Supernatural throughout its first 5 seasons, after which he took a step again, citing a want to work on different initiatives. He’s very vocal about the advantages of streaming vs. community tv, and expresses to Variety that he’s blissful to have made the leap, as he will get to focus in on the story with out having to make makes an attempt to retcon or backtrack on storylines all through a season. He says that the power to have most of his scripts written earlier than even the primary day of taking pictures—and the truth that all of the episodes are completed earlier than the air date—puts working for a streaming service miles forward of any community.

“There are logistical benefits that would be impossible to give up because you can tell a coherent piece in a way you simply cannot with network TV,” mentioned Kripke. “It’s already aired; you threw it out the door. You’re locked in. It happens all the time: we’re in the middle of filming episode seven, and we realize there’s a different story line we need. We still have time to go back and shoot it for episode one and drop it back in.”

The Boys seasons 1-3 are at present streaming on Prime Video, with a fourth season on the way in which.

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