The Boys season 3 release date: How Amazon’s filming schedule hints at 2022 arrival

The Boys has become a must-watch series on Amazon Prime Video but when is the release date for season 3? Amazon’s filming schedule might provide a clue.

Since it arrived on Amazon Prime Video in 2019, The Boys has become one of TV’s must-watch shows.

Following the conclusion of season 2 in October 2020, fans have been eagerly awaiting the show’s return.

But just when is The Boys season 3 due to come out, has a release date been announced?

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The Boys season 3 on Amazon Prime Video

Season 3 of The Boys was announced by Amazon on July 19th, 2020, two months before season 2 even started.

The upcoming instalment promises to be explosive after Billy Butcher’s wife, Becca, was killed (for real this time) in the season 2 finale which could very well see Butcher go even further off the rails than before,

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The Boys season 3 release date

• The release date for The Boys season 3 has not been announced at the time of writing.

However, if we take a look at the show’s previous release dates and season 3’s filming schedule, we can get some idea of when the new instalment might arrive.

Between seasons 1 and 2, there was a gap of 14 months and if there was a similar wait for season 3 then, in theory, it should arrive in December 2021.

However, the filming schedule for season 3, which was delayed in part thanks to Covid-19, would suggest otherwise.

The Boys season 3 filming schedule

Filming on the Boys season 3 began in February 2021 and is scheduled to continue until September 2021 which would make the potential December release date a little ambitious.

If we look at The Boys’ second season, filming concluded in November 2019 only for the season itself to be released in September 2020, that’s a gap of 10 months for post-production to take place.

If there’s a similar wait for season 3 then it could be as late as July 2022 before Billy Butcher’s next adventure begins.

The Boys season 3 is awaiting a release date while seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream now on Amazon Prime Video.

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