The Boys Presents: Diabolical

Name: The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Genre: Comedy, Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure
Released: March 4, 2022
Rating: 70

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Series Details & Credits

Prime Video | Release Date: March 4, 2022

Summary: The animated anthology spinoff of The Boys features short (less than 15 minutes) stories written by Awkwafina, Garth Ennis, Ilana Glazer, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, Justin Roiland, Andy Samberg, and Aisha Tyler.

Genre(s): Comedy, Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure

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S1:E8. One Plus One Equals Two
Air Date: March 4, 2022
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S1:E7. John and Sun-Hee
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S1:E6. Nubian vs Nubian
Air Date: March 4, 2022

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Collider Chase Hutchinson

Mar 1, 2022

Season 1 Review: You may be tempted to watch this ambitious package of shorts in a single sitting, though these animated appetizers are worth savoring for how rich with creativity they are. Read full review

Jordan Moreau

Mar 1, 2022

Season 1 Review: Fans of “The Boys” will certainly be entertained by the easily bingeable series, but the most sterling episodes are the ones that abandon the genre completely and tell a fascinating, human-centered story — albeit with a gory, superhero twist. Read full review

Joel Keller

Mar 4, 2022

Season 1 Review: Whether you’re a fan of The Boys or not, you’ll enjoy the animated shorts in The Boys Presents: Diabolical, mainly because they tell good stories with funny character-driven gags. Read full review

Leila Latif

Mar 1, 2022

Season 1 Review: While the standard isn’t uniform across all eight episodes, there are no calamitous “misses” in the mix. Each entry lands a couple of solid jokes and is successfully animated in its own distinct style. Read full review

Clint Worthington

Mar 1, 2022

Season 1 Review: Some of the shorts are absolutely fantastic, playing with the trappings of the show’s world to create funny or heartbreaking stories that stand on their own. Others? Well, let’s just say 12 minutes is often not enough time to tell a story. Read full review

Radio Times Huw Fullerton

Mar 1, 2022

Season 1 Review: It’s far from diabolical, but this is probably best enjoyed as an amuse-bouche before the main series eventually returns. Read full review

The Playlist Brian Tallerico

Mar 1, 2022

Season 1 Review: The show always looks phenomenal, but the storytelling in the mid-section of the season is just lackluster when compared to the creative plotting of the show itself and the best of these shorts. One could easily watch the first and seventh episodes and move on to reading the source material instead. If this animated experiment sags in the middle, it bounces back in the final trio of episodes. Read full review

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jamess

Mar 5, 2022

Given the fact that Seth Rogen admittedly is high practically 24/7, it's astounding how much he has on his plate. Must be the sativa. Not only does he have the current excellent Pam and Tommy, but the next seasons of The Boys, Invincible, and about ten other upcoming projects. Diabolical isGiven the fact that Seth Rogen admittedly is high practically 24/7, it's astounding how much he has on his plate. Must be the sativa. Not only does he have the current excellent Pam and Tommy, but the next seasons of The Boys, Invincible, and about ten other upcoming projects. Diabolical is the melding of The Boys and Invincible, an animated hyper violent look at superheroes. The first episode is like an old Warner Brothers cartoon (even with scratches on the frame) with the plot of the'90s family comedy Baby's Day Out, with lasers and ultra gore. As in, at one point, viscera splatters the entire screen. But it's presented with such joyful abandon and glee, it defuses the violence. It is a cartoon after all. Much better than the Matrix or Star Wars animated shorts.… Expand

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brockcheese

Mar 8, 2022

This is a series of mostly good BOYS spinoffs. With the final episode being a great prequel to Homelander. While there are some misses this is overall a solid project.

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Bruterake

Jul 11, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A maioria dos episódios é divertidinho e não passa disso mas sério, muita daora os episódios do cara voando a milhão e o do Homelander com o Black Noir esses foram pontos altos me lembrou até um pouco o estilo de love death and robots tentando diferentes tipos de animação.… Expand

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Samvvel

Mar 15, 2022

Mostly just a series of uninspired knockoff episodes, which doubles down on the original's excessive violence, but contains zero of its soul. None of the featured new characters are likable, and the stories serve no purpose other than to spill guts, gore and profanities onto the screen.Mostly just a series of uninspired knockoff episodes, which doubles down on the original's excessive violence, but contains zero of its soul. None of the featured new characters are likable, and the stories serve no purpose other than to spill guts, gore and profanities onto the screen.
Compared to recent excellent animated shows like Invincible this is just utter garbage. The only mildly entertaining episode is the one with the Homelander, and even that one is painfully derivative compared to both the original series/comics and to deconstructionist superhero subgenre in general.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 4, 2022
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  S1:E8. One Plus One Equals Two
  Air Date: March 4, 2022
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  S1:E7. John and Sun-Hee
  Air Date: March 4, 2022
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  S1:E6. Nubian vs Nubian
  Air Date: March 4, 2022
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  S1:E5. BFFS
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  S1:E4. Boyd in 3D
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  S1:E3. I'm Your Pusher
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  S1:E2. An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents
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  S1:E1. Laser Baby's Day Out
  Air Date: March 4, 2022