How to watch 'The Boys' — Amazon's dark comic book adaptation is now streaming

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• Season two of "The Boys" premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 4, 2020.
• "The Boys" is a dark parody set in a world of corrupt superheroes. 
• Led by Billy Butcher, the Boys want to expose the world's super-powered people as evil, corporate frauds.
• Amazon Prime Video is included as part of an Amazon Prime subscription for $139 a year.

You can now stream two full seasons of Amazon's "The Boys" on Prime Video.

Based on a comic book by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, "The Boys" depicts the darker side of the superhero genre. Billy Butcher, a former CIA operative played by "Star Trek" and "Doom" star Karl Urban, leads a group of vigilantes dedicated to exposing the world's biggest secret — that the superpowered heroes worshipped by the public are actually morally corrupt frauds working for an international corporation.

Antony Starr plays Homelander, the cruel and arrogant leader of Vought International's leading superhero team, the Seven. Season one of "The Boys" reveals just how depraved the superhero group can be, causing the deaths of innocent people without remorse, manipulating the public, and attacking their fellow teammates.

Season two sees a new hero named Stormfront challenging Homelander for leadership over the Seven and advocating for an army of one million superpowered soldiers. Meanwhile, Butcher's reason for revenge has been called into question just as the Boys have become the world's most wanted criminals.

The first season of "The Boys" received critical acclaim, and currently holds an "84% Fresh" rating on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. Reviews for season two have been positive as well, as the second season currently holds an even higher "97% Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 

How to watch 'The Boys'

Seasons one and two of "The Boys" are now available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. While Amazon Prime costs $15 a month or $139 per year, you can subscribe to Prime Video alone for $9 per month.

You can watch Amazon Prime Video on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon's Fire TV and Fire tablet devices, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, most smart TV brands, and your home computer. Prime Video will let you download original shows like "The Boys" for offline viewing as well

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Along with "The Boys," you can find a large collection of originals series and films on Amazon Prime Video, including award-winning shows like "Fleabag," "Transparent," and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."

We've put together a full list of the best original shows you can find on Amazon Prime Video, and if you're looking for more TV shows based on comic books like "The Boys," you can check out this list of the 20 best comic book TV shows of all-time.