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Although we have a few The Boys spin-offs to look forward to, The Deep star Chase Crawford has revealed that he once pitched his own show, and we really want to see it.
Whilst speaking on The Armchair Expert podcast, Crawford revealed that he once loosely pitched an idea for a The Boys spin-off focusing on his aquatic Supe character, The Deep. "What if he's a shitty actor and he's kicked out, a D-List actor. You see him shooting a bad movie like Tropic Thunder, but it's like Barry," said the star. "He doesn't have to be fully redeemed, but it would be fun to do a half-hour comedy."
The 2008 action comedy Tropic Thunder focuses on Ben Stiller's failing actor Tugg Speedman, who, in an attempt to put his career back on track, agrees to star in a war movie in Vietnam alongside a group of other eccentric actors. However, unknown to the stars, the warfare is real. HBO's Barry is a little different. The series follows an assassin who discovers the joy of acting, and he loves it so much that he decides to leave his old life behind.
We can see that this would have worked, as just like the characters in Tropic Thunder and Barry, The Deep is very problematic. We were first introduced to the cocky Supe back in The Boys season 1, where he tried to assault Starlight, but when she outed him, he blamed her for his downfall. All the way through the series, The Deep has displayed the effects of toxic masculinity, from putting ethics aside to blindly follow tyrannical monster Homelander, to hosting a misogynistic podcast in the final season.
However, there's little chance of Crawford's vision coming to life now, as The Deep finally met his end in The Boys season 5 finale. After Starlight flew him to the beach to fight, The Deep fell into the ocean, where a gang of sea life attacked him. This is because earlier in the season, The Deep agreed to fit an oil pipeline in the ocean, but it burst, killing millions of fish. You can read more about The Deep's ironic demise in our guide to The Boys season 5 finale ending explained.
Although The Boys' final episode wraps up each character's respective storyline nicely, showrunner Eric Kripke isn't finished with the universe yet. In 2027, The Boys spin-off Vought Rising will hit Prime Video, following the first set of Supes who were created with V-One. The show is set in the '50s, and welcomes back Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy, and Aya Cash as Clara Vought, aka Stormfront.
The Boys season 5 is available to watch in full on Prime Video now. For more, check out our guides to the best shows on Prime Video and all the other new TV shows you need to know about.
