The Boys showrunner, Eric Kripke, has teased that a seperate short film will be released in the middle of the eight new episodes of season two. A companion piece will explore the events between season one and two of lead character Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), who was last seen in the clutches of Anthony Starr’s Homelander. Originally these events were set to be revealed in the second episode of season two, but pacing and logic issues forced them to be cut.
Kripke explained to Collider “We strung the [scenes] into a short film called ‘Butcher,’ and we’re going to release that. It’ll work as a companion piece to the show. There’s actually references in the show that you won’t understand unless you see this thing because it was really tied into our plot.”
This news comes as an added bonus for The Boys fans who will now get even more extra content come season two’s release. Many have questions surrounding Butcher’s fate in the cliffhanger finale and it seems the release of the Butcher short film will bring all the answers.
Source: Collider
