The Boys

"The Boys" (Amazon series, 2019-present; 2022 likely refs S3/4) satirizes superhero tropes with corporate greed, toxic power, and fascism critiques. Diverse cast (e.g., Black A-Train, lesbian Maeve, Indian Kimiko) and arcs touch identity politics (#MeToo via Deep, anti-Nazi Stormfront plot, trans supe in S3), but messaging is cynical/subversive, mocking Vought's performative DEI rather than preaching. Strong storytelling trumps overt social justice; equal-opportunity offender with progressive leans but no prioritization of inclusion over plot. (98 words)