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Jacob Grier
Jacob Grier

@Jake · Jul 1, 2024

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The New Yorker on how a dark superhero adaptation became an apt satire for current American politics.

“The Boys” Gets Too Close for Comfort

“The Boys” Gets Too Close for Comfort

The Amazon Prime series started as a fantastical, darkly funny sendup of the superhero genre. Now it’s set in a political landscape that looks distressingly like our own.

newyorker.com

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