Potential spoilers for The Boys Season 4 below...
Filming is now underway on the fourth season of the hugely popular superhero series, The Boys, and several set photos have seemingly revealed a character’s surprising return. Revealed courtesy of Twitter user Comicodigy, the image from filming, which is currently happening in Toronto, show that SPOILER ALERT — we have somehow not seen the last of The Seven member Black Noir.
The last we saw of Black Noir was in the final episode of The Boys Season 3. And his final moments were not...good. The third season revealed much more about the mysterious Black Noir, with flashbacks showing that he had a hand in giving Solider Boy over to the Russians. After spending a lot of the season in hiding, Black Noir turns to Homelander who, after finding out that he is in fact the “son” of Soldier Boy, kills Noir for withholding that vital information.
So, with Black Noir now dead, who is wearing that costume seen in these images? Could The Boys now be adapting the original origin of Black Noir from the comics? We won’t spoil that here, just in case that is indeed the plan.
Whatever the outcome, The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke has confirmed that the Black Noir we all know and love is dead. Thus, it must be someone else in the suit. "Actions have consequences," Kripke said of the character's death back in July. "We needed something really shocking and momentous, and I know he's a fan favorite, but it just came really naturally."
The Boys Season 4 Will Feature a More Prominent Role for Ryan, Homelander’s Son
Based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys takes place in a universe where super-powered individuals are recognized as heroes by the public and owned by the powerful corporation Vought International. Outside their heroic personas, most of these so-called “heroes” are arrogant and corrupt, with the series focussing on the titular Boys, a group of vigilantes looking to keep the corrupted superheroes under control.
The Boys Season 3 finds Billy Butcher in a surprising position – calm and on the straight and narrow. In fact, it’s been a year of calm. Homelander has been subdued. And Butcher is now working for the government, supervised by Hughie of all people. But both men itch to turn this peace and quiet into blood and bone. So, when The Boys learn of a mysterious anti-Supe weapon, it sends them crashing into The Seven, starting a war, and chasing the legend of the first superhero: Soldier Boy.
While details of The Boys Season 4 remain largely unknown, it has been revealed that child actor Cameron Crovetti will be bumped up to a series regular, meaning there will be lot more of Homelander’s son, Ryan, in the upcoming season. The series will also add an assortment of new heroes and cast members, including Supernatural alumni Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Starring Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Laz Alonso, Tomer Capone, and Karen Fukuhara as the titular vigilantes and Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Chace Crawford, Jessie T. Usher, and Nathan Mitchell as the main line-up of supes, the first three seasons of The Boys are now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. The Boys Season 4 has not yet been given a release date.