{"id":696321,"date":"2026-05-27T03:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/696321\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T03:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:48:10","slug":"antony-starrs-4-season-crime-thriller-series-is-a-must-watch-for-the-boys-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/696321\/","title":{"rendered":"Antony Starr’s 4-Season Crime Thriller Series Is A Must-Watch For The Boys Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Antony Starr knows how to play a good liar. His portrayal of the malicious supe Homelander<\/a>\u00a0on Prime Video’s “The Boys” followed his performance as a convict posing as a cop on “Banshee.”<\/p>\n

Starr took on the role of Lucas Hood on the Cinemax crime thriller from 2013 to 2016\u00a0\u2013 only a few years before joining the cast of “The Boys.”<\/a> Hood \u2014 a fresh-out-of-prison thief who adopts the identity of a dead sheriff in the town of Banshee, Pennsylvania \u2014 leads a new criminal life and reckons with old acquaintances throughout the show’s four seasons.<\/p>\n

Despite initial mixed reviews, “Banshee” went on to average a 90% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.4 IMDb user score. Critics praised the series for its unpredictable plot, dark psychological themes, and heart-racing action.\u00a0Starr is widely regarded as a highlight of “Banshee,” with many viewers praising his performance of Hood’s moral ambiguity and physical prowess in fight scenes.<\/p>\n

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Banshee shows a different side of Antony Starr<\/p>\n


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Before Antony Starr was cast as Homelander<\/a>, he showcased his acting talent in a drastically different way on “Banshee.” Starr convincingly embodied Homelander’s over-the-top villainy, but his “Banshee” role tasked him with a more subtle and complex character profile. As Hood looks to settle scores and find a path to redemption following his release from prison, he wavers between good and evil in spite of his righteous intentions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During a 2025 interview with Collider<\/a>, Starr reflected on “Banshee.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Since ‘The Boys’ has had some success, a lot of people have looked at what I’ve been doing on that and gone across [to ‘Banshee’],” he said. “It’s had a little reboot [in popularity], which has been lovely. And actually, the action scenes in that \u2014 which were brutal, I don’t think I could do them now \u2014 really prepped me well for the likes of ‘The Boys.'”<\/p>\n

At the moment, “Banshee” is streaming on HBO Max and through Cinemax\u00a0channels.<\/p>\n


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