Karl Urban Shares Billy Butchers Bloody Set Image

Just a few months after the premiere of the fourth installment of Boysactor Karl Urban He came out to participate a Season five A behind-the-scenes photo of the same Billy Butcher. Since the final episode of Season 4 aired, the show’s creators have mostly maintained radio silence on updates regarding the final chapter. As such, this reveal from Urban comes as a happy surprise for fans of The Boys franchise.

Karl Urban reveals an image of Billy Butcher covered in blood in BTS’s photo for season 5 of The Boys

The actor took to social media to give viewers a glimpse of Billy Butcher in season five of The Boys, showing a bloody look at his character.

In the mentioned Instagram shareUrban’s face is bloodied as he holds up five fingers to indicate The Boys’ fifth season. The faded background also displays a small source of light shining over the Urban area.

While gore-filled scenes are common in The Boys, the stakes will be higher than ever for each character in the show’s final installment. So, the sight of Billy Butcher covered in red could indicate a major death in season 5 of The Boys.

The end of Season 4 saw Antony Starr’s Homelander take a step forward in his plan to take over the world. He also succeeds in capturing all of the Boys’ members, with Erin Moriarty and Annie January, AKA Starlight, being the only escapee. Urban’s Billy Butcher, on the other hand, finally embraces his dark persona, portrayed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Joe Kessler. He then proceeds to embark on a destructive journey to commit superhero genocide.

While The Boys has mostly strayed from its source material, most of the characters that appear eventually end up meeting their creators in the comics. Moreover, showrunner Eric Kripke stated in a previous interview with TV guide that “anyone who dies in Season 5 will desperately deserve it.” This suggests that fans can expect a bloodbath in the show’s final season.