‘The Boys’ Addresses ‘Coincidental’ Assassination in Finale
The Boys producers have issued a disclaimer clarifying that the the assassination storyline in the show’s Thursday season finale—though similar to the events at Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally this past weekend where he said he was injured by a bullet as two people were injured and one was killed—are “coincidental and unintentional.”
“The season finale of The Boys contains scenes of fictional political violence, which some viewers may find disturbing, especially in light of the injuries and tragic loss of life sustained during the assassination attempt on former President Trump,” the statement says. “The Boys is a fictitious series that was filmed in 2023, and any scene or plotline similarities to these real-world events are coincidental and unintentional,” it continues, before condemning “real-world violence of any kind.”
A shortened version of the disclaimer appears on screen before the episode begins.