'The Boys' Season 5: When Does the Series Finale Premiere?

This is it: The final episode of The Boys is around the corner. Everything is coming to an end with Amazon's hit comic book satire. The series, inspired by the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comics and created by Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, airs the final episode of season 5 this week, which is the show's last season.

But that doesn't mean the story ends here. The Boys universe is still expanding, with past spin-offs like Gen V and the animated The Boys Presents: Diabolical, plus more on the way, including Vought Rising, focused on Soldier Boy's backstory, and The Boys: Mexico, starring Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal.

All the familiar faces are back in the fifth season of The Boys, including Antony Starr, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Chace Crawford, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso and Tomer Capone. Jensen Ackles makes his return as Soldier Boy; his Supernatural co-stars Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins appeared in the fifth episode of the new season.

Scroll on to learn when and where to watch Season 5 of The Boys, along with more streaming details.

When does The Boys Season 5, episode 7 come out?

The series finale of The Boys, titled Blood and Bone, will drop on Wednesday at 12 a.m. PT (3 a.m. ET) on Prime Video.

You'll also be able to watch the episode in theaters a day early. Screenings for the series finale will take place at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on Tuesday at 4DX-enabled theaters across the US and Canada. With 4DX technology, theaters can enhance the movie-going experience with features like motion-activated seats, wind and fog and strobe lighting, bringing the world of the big-screen story into the theater.

Here's the complete episode schedule:

Episode 1: Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite -- April 8
Episode 2: Teenage Kix -- April 8
Episode 3: Every One of You Sons of Bitches -- April 15
Episode 4: Though the Heavens Fall -- April 22
Episode 5: One-Shots -- April 29
Episode 6: King of Hell -- May 6
Episode 7: The Frenchman, the Female and the Man Called Mother's Milk -- May 13
Episode 8: Blood and Bone -- May 20

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