Do You Need To Watch The Boys: Diabolical Before Season 3?
Should you watch The Boys Presents: Diabolical before The Boys season 3? Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg spent many years getting a live-action The Boys adaptation off the ground. Two successful seasons on Amazon have justified their faith, and The Boys season 3 is highly anticipated ahead of a June 3, 2022 premiere date. Before that, we've got The Boys: Diabolical to attend to — the first of several planned spinoffs for Homelander and his pals.
Unlike the main show, The Boys: Diabolical is an animated anthology, with each standalone story animated in a different style and written by a different name from a pool of talented individuals that includes Awkwafina, Andy Samberg, and Aisha Tyler. As each of the 8 episodes clocks in around the 12-minute mark, The Boys: Diabolical cannot be accused of outstaying its welcome. Nevertheless, many fans of The Boys will be wondering how directly the spinoff connects to Amazon's main show — and, more specifically, whether it'll have any significant bearing upon The Boys season 3.
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The short answer is no, The Boys: Diabolical is not required viewing to properly understand The Boys season 3. Although most of the spinoff's 8 episodes take place within the same continuity as Amazon's live-action TV series — and also contain familiar faces such as Homelander and The Deep — each diabolical tale exists in isolation. Some are inspired by moments from The Boys seasons 1 and 2 (such as Vought's Compound-V secret going public), others are connected by only the loosest, most tenuous thread, but none overtly develop The Boys' overarching story in a way that could prove imperative come season 3.
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