{"id":4137,"date":"2026-05-21T12:18:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=4137"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:20:47","slug":"the-boys-season-5-episode-9-secret-finale-rumours-are-they-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/21\/the-boys-season-5-episode-9-secret-finale-rumours-are-they-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Are the rumours true? The Boys fans are convinced a \u2018secret\u2019 finale is dropping very soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boys is having its Stranger Things \u2018conformity gate\u2019 moment, as fans are claiming that a \u201csecret\u201d season five finale is going to drop and tell the story from a different perspective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all its faults, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/20\/all-the-gory-deaths-in-the-boys-season-five-ranked-by-the-sheer-emotional-damage-they-inflicted\/\">season five episode eight<\/a> wasn\u2019t the worst show ending we\u2019ve seen. Sure, it was a tad rushed, but the most dissatisfaction stemmed from the overall season rather than the finale itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/20\/the-boys-finale-was-messy-but-one-reason-butcher-ending-death-is-so-perfect\/\">Butcher\u2019s ending was kind of perfect<\/a>. Still, there\u2019s plenty of backlash, leading to theories spreading online that episode eight wasn\u2019t the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">real<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finale at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Boys \u2018secret\u2019 finale rumours explained<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A number of social media posts have been going viral claiming that episode nine is coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/tag\/prime-video\/\">Prime Video<\/a>, with one suggesting it\u2019ll be told from Soldier Boy\u2019s POV.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eric Kripke reveals there is a secret episode of \u2018THE BOYS\u2019 told from Soldier Boy&#39;s POV after the events of the finale.  <\/p>\n<p>Releasing May 27 on Prime Video. <\/p>\n<p>(via: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bo7pzbcOBW\">https:\/\/t.co\/bo7pzbcOBW<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RAqVFKnG7n\">pic.twitter.com\/RAqVFKnG7n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wong Updates (@WongUpdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WongUpdates\/status\/2057123808918835319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In one tweet that\u2019s had more than 400,000 views, a fan wrote, \u201cGood secret final episode drops June 7 2026.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another claimed, \u201cEric Kripke reveals there is a secret episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/tag\/the-boys\/\">The Boys<\/a> told from <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/20\/sneaky-cinema-people-have-shared-the-trailer-for-the-boys-spin-off-and-its-not-what-we-expected\/\">Soldier Boy&#8217;s POV<\/a> after the events of the finale. Releasing May 27 on Prime Video.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also shared a link to an interview in which Kripke talks about the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/21\/nine-abysmal-final-seasons-of-shows-as-the-boys-dies-harder-than-a-supe-at-herogasm\/\">backlash to season five<\/a> but does not mention a secret finale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, the post has received thousands of likes. Elsewhere, someone wrote, \u201cThe Boys fans coming up with the theory that the finale wasn&#8217;t really the finale and that we will have a ninth secret episode dropping next week.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Boys fans coming up with the theory that the finale wasn&#39;t really the finale and that we will have a ninth  secret episode dropping next week <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0COwumQdrJ\">pic.twitter.com\/0COwumQdrJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; autist (@litteralyme0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/litteralyme0\/status\/2057388222368395626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The claims have sparked plenty of discussion, with one asking, \u201cSeen a tweet Eric Kripke saying there\u2019s a secret episode releasing on May 27th of Solder Boy POV after the finale of The Boys. Is that true?\u201d It\u2019s a good question.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>So, is any of it true?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4016\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4016\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4016\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-boys-homelander-finale-ending-2.jpg\" alt=\"Butcher in The Boys\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-boys-homelander-finale-ending-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-boys-homelander-finale-ending-2-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-boys-homelander-finale-ending-2-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Prime Video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, nope. No one involved in the making of the show &#8211; including Kripke himself &#8211; have said anything about a ninth episode dropping later down the line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It appears a similar situation to Stranger Things has unfolded whereby the fans who feel disappointed in the ending are convincing themselves (or others) that there\u2019s still more to come.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of speculation also comes from the date May 27th. As said by one <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jlinzombie\/status\/2057017784731636172\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cAmazon reveals that we will have a big announcement next Wednesday, May 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJust like what happened with Stranger Things, fans are speculating that it might be the secret episode of The Boys with the true ending.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, this \u201cbig announcement\u201d is most likely tied to the fact that Spider-Noir premieres on Prime Video that day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 URGENTE: Amazon revela que teremos um grande an\u00fancio na pr\u00f3xima quarta-feira, dia 27 de maio.<\/p>\n<p>Assim como aconteceu com Stranger Things, os f\u00e3s especulam que seja o epis\u00f3dio secreto de The Boys com o verdadeiro final.<\/p>\n<p>Mais not\u00edcias em breve. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hJcxuskGsY\">pic.twitter.com\/hJcxuskGsY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lindley | Final Boy \ud83d\udc7b (@jlinzombie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jlinzombie\/status\/2057017784731636172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then there\u2019s the Soldier Boy POV situation. The article referenced in the rumours actually mentions <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/20\/whats-the-deal-with-the-boys-season-six-and-new-shows-vought-rising-and-the-boys-mexico\/\">Vought Rising<\/a>, the already-confirmed spinoff series starring Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash, which is expected to release in 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set in the 1950s, the prequel will explore the early days of Vought International and <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/13\/the-boys-season-5-episode-7-is-soldier-boy-dead-homelander-moment-explained\/\">Soldier Boy<\/a> long before the events of The Boys. In other words, it\u2019s a real project &#8211; just not a secret alternate finale episode that Prime Video is hiding from viewers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Not everyone is buying it<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite this widespread copium, there are just as many fans who aren\u2019t falling for it again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">who the hell is speculating a secret episode of the boys. we did not get a stranger things finale we have no reason to be delusional that this isn\u2019t the end of the show <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9y0ss83PSR\">https:\/\/t.co\/9y0ss83PSR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u2605 addison || the boys s5 \u2606 (@kittywesker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kittywesker\/status\/2057116416529092802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWho the hell is speculating a secret episode of The Boys? We did not get a Stranger Things finale. We have no reason to be delusional that this isn\u2019t the end of the show,\u201d said one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another commented, \u201cImagine getting disappointed twice. The way the season went, there\u2019s no better ending we could get than this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Kripke hasn\u2019t commented on the secret finale claims (and he likely won\u2019t), he did recently address the intense online reaction to the ending while discussing the incredible ratings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/the-boys-season-5-prime-video-ratings-record-1236598788\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he explained, \u201cI\u2019ve gone through a journey when I first started to read everything &#8211; like on social media or online &#8211; and it starts to feel like that\u2019s the whole universe, and it feels scary, and you have a pit in your stomach.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4048\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4048\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h78gSAHjLjHCDeQje6Br5n.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Amazon Studios\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h78gSAHjLjHCDeQje6Br5n.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h78gSAHjLjHCDeQje6Br5n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h78gSAHjLjHCDeQje6Br5n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h78gSAHjLjHCDeQje6Br5n-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Prime Video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo then [you see the ratings and] you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, obviously, how many times do I have to relearn the lesson that the online world is not the actual world?\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[The online reaction is] a fraction of very loud, opinionated people, and God love them. They\u2019re welcome to have that opinion. But it\u2019s actually not reflecting what\u2019s happening out in the world. And once I saw [the numbers], I calmed right down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes,\u00a0<\/i><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FilmShrine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">like our Facebook page<\/a><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured images credit: Prime Video<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s like Conformity Gate all over again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[15,33,32,11],"coauthors":[17],"class_list":["post-4137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explained","tag-now-showing","tag-prime-video","tag-the-boys","tag-tv"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Are the rumours true? 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