According to producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, The Boys Presents: Diabolical is unique in that it uses different animation styles across its eight episodes. Since its premiere on Amazon Prime Video in 2019, The Boys has become one of the streamer’s biggest draws and was even nominated for Outstanding Drama at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic of the same name, The Boys follows a group of dysfunctional civilians who team up to bring down Vought International, the multi-billion-dollar conglomerate famous for founding The Seven and managing licensed superheroes, aka Supes.
The eponymous “boys” are led by Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), who has an affinity for two words, one of which is “diabolical.” In December, Urban himself announced The Boys Presents: Diabolical, an animated anthology set to that takes place in the world of the flagship series. From The Boys showrunner/executive producer Eric Kripke and producer Rogen and Goldberg, the eight-episode series will feature voice actors in Awkwafina, Garth Ennis, Eliot Ilana Glazer, Simon Racioppa, Justin Roiland, Eilot and Ben Bayouth, Andy Samberg, Aisha Tyler, along with Goldberg and Rogen themselves.
Goldberg and Rogen recently spoke with Fanology Prime Video about Diabolical. In the short clip, the producing and writing duo discusses how the show’s different animation styles help separate it from other shows (like Invincible on the streamer) in the adult animation landscape. According to Goldberg and Rogen, one of the episodes’ animation styles is so unique, it’ll make you "sh-t yourself." Check out the clip below:
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The first trailer for Diabolical shows off animation from the episode, which is comparable to a TV-MA version of something seen on Nickelodeon. The video introduces an infant Supe who escapes the lab she was being kept at before going on an impromptu rampage via her laser eyes. The Boys season 1 revealed that Frederick Vought, and in turn, Vought, experimented on test subjects to develop Compound-V. Most Supes are injected with the drug when they are children and then develop their abilities over time, which was revealed to the general public in The Boys season 2. That being said, it would be interesting if the baby in The Boys Presents: Diabolical episode 1’s baby is the same one Butcher used to escape a hospital in The Boys season 1.
Diabolical isn’t only The Boys spinoff on the horizon. The adaptation is also growing with a show that parodies the X-Men. That series will follow America’s only college for Supes run by Vought. Its plot will examine the lives of hormonal characters as they compete for contracts “saving” cities across the country. Both spinoffs are indicative of an intent to capitalize on The Boys’ popularity and ever-growing universe and mythology. Diabolical’s animated format and a revolving door of creatives should push the boundaries of what is possible in said universe, effectively serving as a litmus tube for what could come. The Boys Presents: Diabolical premieres on Prime Video on March 4, followed by The Boys season 3 in June.
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