Amazon Prime Video officially wrapped the seven-year run of The Boys on May 20, 2026, delivering a finale titled “Blood and Bone” that closed out the show’s five-season arc. Now, Antony Starr is saying his final goodbye to the character that defined the series. The actor posted a gallery of spoiler-heavy behind-the-scenes photos and videos to Instagram on May 23, showing exactly what it took to film Homelander’s final moments.
The images prominently feature Starr ripping off heavy, gory prosthetic makeup from his face and head following the final shoot. Starr prefaced the visual breakdown with a playful warning for fans who might not have caught up yet, writing, “Ok I feel like spoilers aren’t really a thing now but… spoilers.”
The prosthetic work directly relates to the show’s intense White House climax. During the finale, Kimiko hit Homelander with an atomic blast that completely stripped away his invulnerability. Reduced to a mortal and begging for his life on live television, Homelander was killed when Billy Butcher drove a crowbar through his skull, an on-camera death that honored the original comic books alongside the subsequent demises of The Deep and Butcher himself. The Deep was killed by marine life, while Butcher was fatally shot by Hughie as he attempted to unleash a supe-killing virus.
The conclusion of the series sparked immediate debate across social media platforms. Some fans praised the raw cinematic violence and comic-accurate nature of Homelander’s end, while others criticized the pacing and the survival of several core characters despite the apocalyptic stakes. The episode closes a chapter on Amazon Prime Video’s programming history, finalizing showrunner Eric Kripke’s vision for a universe that altered the boundaries of R-rated superhero television.