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The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith

The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith

The Boys Season 5 Q&A - Eric Kripke

Jun 21, 2026 · 50 min · 17 segments

Host Jeff Goldsmith talks to writer and showrunner, Eric Kripke, about The Boys Season 5. Copyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2026. All rights reserved. For more great content check out Backstory…

Host Jeff Goldsmith talks to writer and showrunner, Eric Kripke, about The Boys Season 5. Copyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2026. All rights reserved. For more great content check out Backstory Magazine @ Backstory.net

Host Jeff Goldsmith talks to writer and showrunner, Eric Kripke, about The Boys Season 5. Copyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2026. All rights reserved. For more great content check out Backstory…

Speakers: Eric KripkeGuestJeff GoldsmithHost

Top entities: Eric Kripke×27 Homelander×10 Emmy Awards×12 The Boys×15 Final Draft×9

Mourning the End of The Boys0:00 – 0:15

Jeff GoldsmithHost

0:00

You know, not to be hypercritical, but my main problem with the Boys finale is that there was a Boys finale.

Jeff GoldsmithHost

0:05

There never should have been.

Jeff GoldsmithHost

0:06

The show should have gone on forever.

Jeff GoldsmithHost

0:08

So that's why I hope we can now use this moment to join together and start a petition to bring the Boys back.

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Mourning the End of The Boys0:00 – 0:15

Jeff GoldsmithHost

0:00

You know, not to be hypercritical, but my main problem with the Boys finale is that there was a Boys finale.

Jeff GoldsmithHost

0:05

There never should have been.

Jeff GoldsmithHost

0:06

The show should have gone on forever.

Jeff GoldsmithHost

0:08

So that's why I hope we can now use this moment to join together and start a petition to bring the Boys back.