15 TV Shows That Are The Current Best Of Every Genre

8. Superhero: The Boys

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Calling this a genre may be a bit of a reach but there is no denying that since the success of the MCU, more superhero properties have been popping up than ever before.

The CW has had a healthy crop of DC projects with a loyal following for years and now Netflix has been trying to replicate that kind of success. Disney have begun putting their movie icons into shows and although they're not without merits, it is Amazon's The Boys that is far and away the best superhero show around.

In a world where being a superhero is monetised, with marketing and public relations taking importance over actually saving lives, the superheroes are the villains of this story as they take their extreme power and squander it selfishly.

With a shockingly delicious performance from Anthony Starr as Homelander at the forefront, The Boys has one of the best antagonists in all of television right now and Starr steals every scene he is in as his immature spite controls his every decision.

Outrageously surreal and horrifyingly violent at times, The Boys is the perfect balance of superhero madness and self-aware satire that makes it the most individual addition in a bloated roster of superhero shows.

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