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The Boys Season 5 Casts Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in Teenage Kix Superhero Team

The Boys cast three actors for its new teenage superhero team called Teenage Kix in the show's fifth and final season. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Emma Elle Paterson and Dylan Colton will play the young superheroes when the Prime Video series returns.

April 7, 20264 sourcesGood news2 min read

Amazon's hit superhero show The Boys has found its teenage superhero team for the upcoming fifth season. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Emma Elle Paterson and Dylan Colton will star as members of Teenage Kix, a youth superhero group joining the show's universe.

Ramakrishnan is best known for starring in Netflix's Never Have I Ever. The casting adds fresh faces to the show as it prepares for its final season.

The show also cast Ely Henry as a new superhero character called The Worm. Season 5 will be the final season of the popular Prime Video series.

Teenage Kix gets its own episode in the new season, titled after the superhero team. The episode is set to air as the second episode when Season 5 premieres.

The Boys has built a reputation for its brutal and satirical take on superhero stories, following a group of vigilantes fighting corrupt superheroes. The addition of teenage characters suggests the final season will explore how young people fit into this dark superhero world.

Why this matters

The Boys is one of Prime Video's biggest hits, known for its dark take on superheroes. Adding a teenage superhero team could attract younger viewers while the show wraps up its main storyline.

What to watch

The Boys Season 5 premieres April 8, 2026 on Prime Video with the Teenage Kix episode.

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