During the Brazil Comic-Con held over the weekend, Amazon had an unusual announcement.

A new show reveal - an animated series based on The Boys, titled Diabolical - and rather than this being some title just now going into production with a distant or no ETA, this one is coming soon.

Eric Kripke, The Boys showrunner and one of Diabolical's executive producers had this to say:

We’re almost finished with eight episodes of our animated series, Diabolical. We gathered together some incredible creators and we gave them one rule…just kidding, there’s no rules. They blew the doors off it.

During the short accompanying video, Karl Urban who plays Billy Butcher in The Boys, says it will release early next year.

Very exciting news. The Boys is one of Amazon's best originals.

Strange timing.

Perhaps Amazon always intended to reveal this one at a comic-con and had to wait for those to come out of COVID lockdown.

[ Main Image: The Boys: Diabolical Title Reveal. Credit: Amazon via YouTube. ]

References

Amazon Prime Video (December 6, 2021). The Boys: Diabolical - Title Reveal | Prime Video. YouTube.

Choe, Brandon (December 5, 2021). ‘The Boys’ Animated Anthology Series Offshoot ‘Diabolical’ Ordered By Prime Video. Deadline.