[TRAILER]: ‘THE BOYS’ Drops Intense Final Season Teaser Featuring Jared Padalecki and a Supernatural Reunion

By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com

Amazon’s Prime Video just dropped the first official teaser for the fifth and final season of The Boys, and it comes in hot like an actual bomb. The footage finally reveals the long-rumored arrival of Jared Padalecki, setting up a massive on-screen reunion with Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy that fans of Supernatural have been waiting over a decade to see. The teaser doesn’t hold back, teasing blood, chaos, and the beginning of the end for one of TV’s boldest shows.

Even though details about Padalecki’s character remain under wraps, the teaser makes one thing crystal clear: he’s stepping into this world at full speed. A blink-and-you-miss-it moment shows him in a tracksuit, completely drenched in blood after someone explodes right in front of him. Following close behind is Soldier Boy, confirming the reunion energy fans have been buzzing about since the casting leak. Misha Collins is also expected to join the season, though Prime is holding his full reveal close to the vest.

Meanwhile, the teaser offers the first real insight into what happened to our core team after the explosive Season 4 finale left them in Homelander’s grip. Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie appear imprisoned in what the show calls a “Freedom Camp,” a chilling glimpse at life under Homelander’s rule. Annie is on the outside trying to spark a resistance movement, while Kimiko is missing altogether. Then there’s Butcher, who returns with a deadly plan to wipe out every supe on Earth using the Godolkin virus, setting off a chain reaction that threatens to reshape the entire landscape of the series.

Showrunner Eric Kripke isn’t keeping the stakes quiet either. He describes Season 5 as the true climax of the story, the point where every character’s journey collides and tensions reach their breaking point. The teaser hints at this immediately, with visuals that lean bigger, darker, and more unhinged than anything the show has attempted before. The cast has also been fanning the flames, teasing a finale that will shock audiences and push the show’s signature satire into its wildest territory yet.

What makes this final stretch even more exciting is how directly it connects to Gen V Season 2. Kripke has already confirmed that the events of Gen V bleed straight into The Boys, especially where the rise of the underground resistance is concerned. Annie and A-Train are now leading the charge against Homelander’s government, and Jaz Sinclair’s Marie Moreau is set to play a crucial role in the uprising. With both shows now fully intertwined, the final season arrives with a level of connective chaos fans haven’t seen before.

The endgame of The Boys officially begins when Season 5 kicks off with a two-episode premiere on Prime Video on April 8, 2026, followed by new weekly episodes leading up to the series finale on May 20. Brace yourselves. It’s the last ride.