Filming for the fifth and closing season of The Boys, a present that blends heroes and villains, has lately wrapped, and now, actor Antony Starr has shared a enjoyable but moderately peculiar picture that entails the concept of the present coming to a detailed. The Boys season 5 is predicted to premiere someday in 2026.

The Prime Video collection is developed by Eric Kripke and is predicated on a comic book of the identical title by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. In The Boys, Starr portrays Homelander, a sociopathic “supe” who makes use of his powers for evil whereas tricking the general public into idolizing him.

Along with Starr, The Boys stars Karl City, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Colby Minifie, Jensen Ackles, and lots of extra. Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins, and Seth Rogen will all guest-star in season 5.

Earlier this week, Starr uploaded two pictures to Instagram, with one that includes his hair in a sealed plastic bag dated 8/20/25. Within the second photograph, Starr dons a considerably shorter coiffure, insinuating he has lower the hairdo that Homelander was recognized for.

In a caption, Starr opened up about leaving The Boys behind since season 5 wrapped, and the way reducing the hair was an enormous a part of that. Try Starr’s feedback beneath:

“I’m going to maintain these secure and maybe sooner or later I’ll consider one thing enjoyable to do with them. Maybe too, I’ll have the ability to discover the phrases to specific the expertise we had collectively. However I doubt it.

Additionally, Possibly they’re a ‘this’ not a ‘these.’ There’s a whole lot of them in any case. Anyhow they’re not on my head, the place they spent the previous seven years. Exhausting to consider that is it. They’re leaving us.

#Homelandershair is formally wrapped. RIP John’s hair. You have been epic. Thanks for not falling out. And being so actual. You have been the perfect hairs a man may ask for. You may be missed, candy mane of mine.

God solely is aware of how I’ll transfer on from you, hair.

Goodbye previous pal. Goodbye.”

What This Means For Antony Starr And The Boys

Starr’s Instagram submit signifies that The Boys season 5 has simply wrapped, marking the tip of an period. Which means Starr can have extra time to seem in several movies and TV reveals. Starr was lately in an motion movie titled G20, indicating that the actor might flock in direction of extra movies like this now that he has extra time for brand spanking new roles.

The Boys’ first season initially premiered on Prime Video on July 26, 2019.

The Boys could also be ending, however followers will have the ability to sleep peacefully understanding that there are at the moment a number of spin-offs of the bloody satire collection. The second season of the primary live-action The Boys spin-off, Gen V, is scheduled to premiere on Prime Video on September 17, 2025, and several other different spin-offs, together with The Boys: Mexico and Vought Rising, are at the moment in growth.

Our Take On Starr’s Instagram Put up

Homelander (Anthony Starr) wanting offended in entrance of a film display in The Boys.

Whereas the pictures may come throughout as unusual, Starr’s submit relating to his hair and the tip of The Boys is oddly emotional and heartwarming. These pictures showcase how a lot engaged on the present meant to him and the way a lot the character really impacted him.

It’s a constructive factor for actors to be so moved by their work that they really feel the necessity to bear in mind the expertise ceaselessly. Additionally, this sort of constructive expertise interprets over to the display as effectively, and might be a serious purpose as to why Starr’s efficiency as Homelander on this thrilling superhero parody is so nice.

The Boys

7/10

Launch Date

July 25, 2019

Showrunner

Eric Kripke