‘The Boys’ Casts Teenage Kix, New Supe The Worm For 5th & Final Season

As the The Boys winds down with its upcoming fifth and final season, which premieres tomorrow, we’ll be seeing some new key characters in the mix. Ely Henry (NCIS: Origins) has joined the cast as new supe The Worm, and Dylan Colton (56 Days), Emma Elle Paterson (Bet) and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever) will portray members of Teenage Kix, Vought International’s teen superhero team from the original The Boys graphic novel. You can see the actors in character above.

In the fifth and final season, it’s Homelander’s (Antony Starr) world, completely subject to his erratic, egomaniacal whims. Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz (Alonso) and Frenchie (Tomer Capone) are imprisoned in a ‘Freedom Camp’. Annie (Erin Moriarty) struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force. Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) is nowhere to be found. But when Butcher (Karl Urban) reappears, ready and willing to use a virus that will wipe all Supes off the map, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change the world and everyone in it. It’s the climax, people. Big stuff’s gonna happen.

Colton will play Jetstreak, Paterson is Sheline and Ramakrishnan is Countess Crow.

Developed by exec producer and showrunner Eric Kripke, The Boys is based on Garth Ennis’ and Darick Robertson’s bestselling comic. Ennis and Robertson executive produce alongside Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Phil Sgriccia, Michaela Starr, Paul Grellong, David Reed, Judalina Neira, Jessica Chou, Gabriel Garcia, Ori Marmur, Ken F. Levin and Jason Netter. The Boys is produced by Sony Pictures Television, Amazon MGM Studios with Kripke Enterprises, Original Film, and Point Grey Pictures.

The Boys Season 5 premieres Wednesday, April 8 with two episodes, followed by a new episode each week, culminating in the epic series finale on May 20 The season will stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Henry can currently be seen as NIS Junior Chemist Phil Elertson on CBS’ NCIS: Origins. His other recent credits include Peacock’s Mrs. Davis, HBO Max’s Hacks, Apple’s For All Mankind, ABC’s Station 19, CBS’ S.W.A.T. and Jake Johnson’s film Self Reliance on Hulu. He’s repped by Insurge-Ent and Underwood Management. 

Actor and musician Colton most recently portrayed Linus Finch on Amazon’s 56 Days. Other recent credits include NBC’s Debris and Roku’s The Spiderwick Chronicles. He is repped by Barb Godfrey at The Arthur Agency

Toronto-based actress Paterson is best known for her roles in Netflix’s teen drama series Bet and If I Go Missing at Tubi. She also starred in the bilingual feature film Rien de Mal, which premiered at the RVQC Film Festival. She’s repped by Play Management and Canopy Media Partners.

Known for her work on Netflix’s Never Have I Ever, Ramakrishnan will next lead the streamer’s upcoming Bollywood-inspired comedy dance feature Best of the Best slated for release later this year. She is currently filming Season 2 of Prime Video’s Legally Blonde prequel series Elle. Ramakrishnan is repped by CAA, Premier Artists Management, and Felker McGinnis & Ryan.