One of Prime Video’s biggest shows is the Emmy-nominatedThe Boys, a gritty and satirical take on the superhero genre. Now, we are only a few weeks away from its first spin-offThe Boys Presents: Diabolical, an animated anthology series set in the same universe. To celebrate the show’s upcoming release, Prime Video has released a trailer, descriptions of each episode, and an expanded cast list. All eight episodes of the new series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on March 4th.
The new trailer for the show gives fans exactly what they have come to expect fromThe Boysuniverse: gory violence, vulgar language, sex, nudity, and more. The trailer teases the show as being “eight stories that give heroes a bad name”, or at least that’s what the tagline claims. However, one thing from the trailer that may surprise fans is the look of the show. Each of the eight episodes is made in a different animation style, with one clearly being in the style ofRick and Mortyand another being visually inspired by anime.
The trailer also teases just some of the impressive voice cast that can be found in the series.Michael Cera,Don Cheadle,Chace Crawford,Kieran Culkin,Giancarlo Esposito,Eliot Glazer,Jason Isaacs,Kumail Nanjiani,Justin Roiland,Seth Rogen,Andy Samberg,Ben Schwartz,Nicole Byer,John DiMaggio,Jermaine Fowler,Emily Gordon, andSimon Peggare just a few of the voices the fans can expect to hear. If nothing else, this show will make for a fun game of “wait, I know that voice, who is that?”
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Each of the eight episodes will run between twelve and fourteen minutes, each with its own unique animations style, writers, and directors. The eight episodes that fans can expect, and their creative teams, can be found below:
“Laser Baby’s Day Out”
Written byEvan Goldbergand Rogen and directed byCrystal Chesney-ThompsonandDerek Thompsonin an animation style inspired by classic American animated shorts like theLooney Tunes.
“An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents”
Written by Roiland andBen Bayouthand directed byParker Simmonsin the style of Roiland’s shows likeRick and Morty.
“I’m Your Pusher”
Written byGarth Ennisand directed byGiancarlo Volpein an art style that is reminiscent of the originalThe Boyscomic book that the show is based on.
“Boyd in 3D”
Written byEliot Glazerand based on a story by Glazer andIlana Glazerand directed byNaz Ghodrati-Azadiin an animation style inspired by French animations.
Written byAwkwafinaand directed byMadeleine Floresin an animation style inspired by Saturday morning cartoons.
“Nubian vs Nubian”
Written byAisha Tylerand directed byMatthew Bordenavein an art style inspired by Anime.
“John and Sun-Hee”
Written by Samberg and directed bySteve Ahnin a style that is inspired by popular Korean horror films.
“One Plus One Equals Two”
Written bySimon Racioppaand directed byJae KimandGiancarlo Volpein a style that is meant to be a darker take on American superhero animated shows that have come before.
The Boys Presents: Diabolicalis executive produced by Racioppa,Eric Kripke, Rogen, Goldberg,James Weaver,Neal H. Moritz,Pavun Shetty,Ori Marmur,Ken F. Levin,Jason Netter, Ennis,Darick Robertson,Michaela Starr,Loreli Alanís,Chris Prynoski,Shannon Prynoski, andBen Kalina. The series is produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television Studios, with Titmouse, Kripke Enterprises, Original Film, and Point Grey Pictures.
Watch the new trailer below and stream all eight episodes ofThe Boys Presents: Diabolicalexclusively on Prime Video starting on March 4th.
