Key Takeaways
- The Boys Season 5 will feature Grammy-winning artist Daveed Diggs in a prominent role, raising anticipation for the final episodes.
- Daveed Diggs joins returning cast members, potentially attracting new fans and enhancing the show’s complexity.
- With no release date, the final season’s arrival is speculated for late 2025 or early 2026, continuing the series’ success on Prime Video.
A major casting update for The Boys Season 5 has just been announced, adding to the anticipation as the show gears up for its final episodes.
The Boys has been a force to be reckoned with since its inception and changed the landscape of storytelling in the superhero genre. The first three editions turned out to be super-successful and broke several viewership records for Prime Video. However, the previous season couldn’t reach the heights of its predecessors but managed to keep viewers glued to their screens and eagerly wait for the final chapter to arrive. With season 5 being the show’s last outing, the makers are making sure that the series goes out with a bang and added a Grammy-winning artist to its already star-studded line-up.
The official Twitter account of The Boys announced that Grammy-winning artist Daveed Diggs will be playing a prominent role in the fifth and final season of the Prime Video series. As of now, no details have been shared about Diggs’ role in season 5. However, it has been reported that he will serve as a series regular. The Twitter account shared a picture of Diggs and welcomed him with a post that read, “New S5 crumbs… let’s all welcome Daveed Diggs to The Boys family, shall we? He’ll be playing a character in the show. That’s all ya get for now.” Diggs joins the cast alongside returning series regulars such as Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Jack Quaid, and Erin Moriarty, among others.
Diggs began his career as a theater actor and performed on stage in the initial part of his acting career. He kept on performing well on stage and transitioned to TV in 2014. For years, he played supporting roles in several highly acclaimed TV shows, such as Hobbes and Me, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Black-ish, Star Wars: Resistance, and more. However, he achieved a lot of success while playing the lead role of Andre Layton in the TNT series Snowpiercer. The series made him earn the Best Actor in an Action Series accolade at the Critics’ Choice Super Awards. Meanwhile, his role in the Broadway musical Hamilton made him a worldwide sensation. The actor went on to win a Tony Award for his performance in the musical and a Grammy for the album of the same title. Additionally, Diggs voiced Sebastian in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid and has contributed his voice to popular series like Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–2024), Invincible (2021–), and Solar Opposites (2020–).
The inclusion of Diggs in The Boys might turn out to be a great thing for the series, potentially attracting a fresh wave of fans and expanding its audience. While it’s still uncertain who Diggs will portray, The Boys cast keeps expanding each season, especially with the introduction of new superhero characters. Although Diggs might play a normal human role on the show, he might also take on the role of a superhero character, sparking curiosity about whether he’ll align with Vought and Homelander or join forces with Butcher and The Boys. Nevertheless, Diggs can bring depth to the show with his character and add complexity to the narrative. Moreover, it would be interesting to see powerful actors like Diggs, Starr, Urban, Quaid, Moriarty, and more sharing a frame. Currently, there’s no release date for The Boys season 5, but it is speculated that it might arrive in late 2025 or early 2026.
All four seasons of The Boys are available for streaming on Prime Video.
