Amazon Prime Video has added a disclaimer to the season four finale of 'The Boys,' as it contains similarities to the recent assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. When the episode was released at midnight on Friday... the streamer posted a statement on social media that read, "The season finale of 'The Boys' contains scenes of fictional political violence, which some viewers may find disturbing, especially in light of the injuries and tragic loss of life sustained during the assassination attempt on former President Trump."
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00:00Amazon Prime Video has added a disclaimer to the Season 4 finale of The Boys,
00:04as it contains similarities to the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
00:09When the episode was released at midnight on Friday,
00:12the streamer posted a statement on social media that read,
00:15The season finale of The Boys contains scenes of fictional political violence,
00:19which some viewers may find disturbing,
00:21especially in light of the injuries and tragic loss of life sustained during the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
00:27The statement continued,
00:29The Boys is a fictitious series that was filmed in 2023,
00:32and any scene or plotline similarities to these real-world events are coincidental and unintentional.
00:37Amazon, Sony Pictures Television, and the producers of The Boys reject, in the strongest terms, real-world violence of any kind.
00:44A similar statement also appeared on screen at the beginning of the eighth episode of Season 4,
00:48along with the words,
00:49Viewer discretion advised.
00:51Prime Video also changed the name of the episode.
00:53It was previously titled Assassination Run,
00:56but is now simply titled Season 4 Finale.
00:58Creator and showrunner Eric Kripke previously told The Hollywood Reporter that they write the seasons close to two years before they are released.
01:05For much more on this story and the latest news,
01:07as well as our interview with Claudia Dumit, the actress behind character Victoria Newman,
01:12head to THR.com.
01:13This is The Hollywood Reporter News.