Season 5 of The Boys started strong on Prime Videowith a double opening episode which directly relaunches the confrontation between Billy Butcher and Homelander. Between an anti-Supes virus in preparation and internment camps for Butcher’s allies, the tension rises a notch.
As it is the final season, each week becomes a key event for fans. Episode 4 is approaching, and many want to know precisely its date and time of posting online to avoid spoilers on the networks: here is what you need to know about the release of The Boys season 5 episode 4 and on the complete calendar.
The Boys season 5 episode 4: what release date and time on Prime Video?
Episode 4 of season 5 of The Boys will be available on Prime Video THE Wednesday April 22, 2026. As usual with Amazon series, it goes online at midnight Pacific time, i.e. 12 a.m. in the United States on the West Coast.
Concretely for France, this means that The Boys season 5 episode 4 will appear on Prime Video on Wednesday, April 22 around 9 a.m. (Paris time, CEST). This corresponds to 3 a.m. on the American East Coast and 8 a.m. in the United Kingdom. The episode should last around an hour, continuing with previous chapters.
To watch it legally in France, only one option: Amazon Prime Videoincluded in the Amazon Prime subscription. The episode is available in VOSTFR upon release, with the French version generally arriving very quickly.
The Boys season 5: what is the full schedule of episodes on Prime Video?
There season 5 of The Boys has 8 episodes in total, all broadcast on Wednesdays on Prime Video after a fanfare launch with two episodes at once. Here is the official schedule:
- Episode 1 – Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite: Wednesday April 8, 2026
- Episode 2 – Teenage Kix: Wednesday April 8, 2026
- Episode 3 – title to be confirmed: Wednesday April 15, 2026
- Episode 4 – title to be confirmed: Wednesday April 22, 2026
- Episode 5 – title to be confirmed: Wednesday April 29, 2026
- Episode 6 – title to be confirmed: Wednesday May 6, 2026
- Episode 7 – title to be confirmed: Wednesday May 13, 2026
- Episode 8 – series finale: Wednesday May 20, 2026
All episodes are therefore released on a Wednesday morning in France, around 9 a.m. on the Prime Video application and site. Episode 4 marks the middle of the season, just before the final sprint towards the conclusion.
Season 5 of The Boys: how many episodes, what context and what does Eric Kripke promise?
This season 5 is officially the final season of The Boys. We find Karl Urban in the shoes of Billy Butcherobsessed with a virus capable of killing all Supes, while Annie fights alone after his group, the Starlighters, is labeled as terrorists. For his part, Homelander searches for the first version of Compound V and even joins forces with Soldier Boy.
The showrunner Eric Kripke warned that we should not expect big Game of Thrones-style battles due to lack of budget, but he promises “a lot of very direct confrontations”. He adds that he hopes for a “cathartic and emotionally satisfying” ending, while calling himself “a tiny bit terrified”, as he confided to the American press.
With only 8 episodes to complete the Homelander vs. The Boys arc, every weekly release counts. If you want to follow each other’s fall or victory live, block the Wednesday April 22, 2026 at 9 a.m. for episode 4 is almost obligatory.