"You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby” – Pictured John Noble in ELEMENTARY on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Best Possible Screen Grab /CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Lord of the Rings Star John Noble is Butcher’s Dad in The Boys Season 2

October 1, 2020

The Boys star Karl Urban took to Instagram to reveal that fellow The Lord of the Rings alum John Noble has joined the second season of Amazon’s fan-favorite superhero series for a guest-starring role as Billy Butcher’s dad. Noble’s character is expected to make his appearance in episode 2.07 titled “Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker,” which will be available for streaming on Friday, October 2.

The official synopsis of the new episode reads: “To help Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) make a case against Vought, Mallory and The Boys look to an unlikely source for answers. Hughie gets terrifying news about Starlight. Meanwhile, Homelander and Stormfront further their master plan for Compound V.”

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WTF! #lordoftherings @theboystv Mashup John Noble …aka Denethor Is Butchers dad ep7 Loved working with John His Sam Butcher is a brutal force of nature! #nextepisode #friday #fringe @amazonprimevideo

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In Season 2, The Boys are on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought. In hiding, Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon), and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) try to adjust to a new normal, with Butcher (Karl Urban) nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander (Antony Starr) sets his sights on taking complete control. His power is threatened with the addition of Stormfront (Aya Cash), a social-media-savvy new Supe, who has an agenda of her own. On top of that, the Supervillain threat takes center stage and makes waves as Vought seeks to capitalize on the nation’s paranoia.

The Boys is an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes, who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as gods, abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about the supergroup known as “The Seven.” The show retains most of the comics (available for purchase here) boundary-pushing violence and sexuality while exploring the dark side of superhero celebrity and fame.

The series was created by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, who are responsible for another subversive comic book-inspired series, AMC’s Preacher, and Supernatural creator Eric Kripke.

Season 1 is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.