Homelander & Ryan's Relationship In The Boys Season 4 Ominously Teased By Antony Starr: "Some Horrific Parenting Choices"

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

Summary Homelander's selfishness poses a threat to his son Ryan, making their relationship shaky in The Boys season 4.

Antony Starr exclusively reveals that Homelander's parenting is controlling and mixed with genuine love, leading Ryan to reconnect with Billy Butcher.

The Boys is a dark comedy series that satirizes the world of superheroes, with one group of vigilantes fighting back against corrupt "heroes."

Homelander has never been the perfect father in The Boys, but Antony Starr expects a shaky season ahead for Ryan. The biological son of Homelander and Becca Butcher, Ryan spent most of his life hidden under Vought's protection with his mother. After Billy Butcher discovered his existence, however, Homelander embraced his son, and they learned that he has the same powers as his father. Since then, Ryan joined Homelander and is likely to be a dangerous force in The Boys season 4.

In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant's Tatiana Hullender, Starr opened up about Ryan's future and Homelander's shaky relationship with fatherhood. Driven by selfishness and his own ego, Homelander poses an existential threat to Ryan and eventually drives him to reconnect with the unpleasant Billy Butcher. Check out his full quote below:

How is Homelander treating fatherhood? I think it's an interesting thing. I just not long ago realized how selfish he is about the whole thing. I've always sort of looked at it as a desperate need for connection and all that. But really this season, if you look at it through one lens, it's very selfishly about legacy and what he wants his son to be. And it's a very controlling way; his parenting is quite controlling as much. There is a very genuine love there, but it's really mashed up with some horrific parenting choices. Father of the year he is never going to be, but it is interesting to watch, and it's really good. What it does that is really interesting is it really puts Ryan into an interesting position where he reaches out to Butcher, and there's a lot of jeopardy around that. There's a lot of jeopardy for him around that, so it's an interesting season.

Developing...