Prime Video has dropped the first trailer for The Boys Presents: Diabolical, an eight-episode animated anthology series set in the same universe as the Emmy-nominated hit The Boys.
The trailer plunges viewers into the unseen crevices of The Boys Universe, presenting snippets of the show's most twisted tales while spotlighting the exceptional voice cast helping to bring those stories to life — with Awkwafina, Michael Cera, Don Cheadle, Kieran Culkin, and Giancarlo Esposito amongst the many, many stars lending their voices to the project.
The Diabolical world glimpsed in the trailer will unravel across eight "fun-size" episodes, running 12-14 minutes and each with its own animation style. The show's first animated teaser saw Laser Baby causing carnage as the perpetrator of some very gory scenes, which we'll see more of when the show debuts on March 4.
Laser Baby's Day Out, written by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, was directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson and Derek Thompson. The first clip released to tease the episode displayed a colorful cartoon reminiscent of classic American animated shorts, particularly Looney Tunes, though various other styles will be present throughout the series.
Other stories featured in The Boys: Diabolical include "An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents," written by Justin Roiland and Ben Bayouth, with direction from Parker Simmons in the style of Justin Roiland's aesthetic, and "I'm Your Pusher," written by Garth Ennis and directed by Giancarlo Volpe as a homage to the original The Boys comics.
"Boyd in 3D," penned by Eliot Glazer from a story that he plotted with Ilana Glazer, takes inspiration from French comics and animation, with Naz Ghodrati-Azadi directing. "BFFs," written by Awkwafina and directed by Madeleine Flores, resembles Saturday morning animation imports while "Nubian vs Nubian," written by Aisha Tyler and directed by Matthew Bordenave, is presented in an anime style.
Rounding out the series, "John and Sun-Hee" from writer Andy Samberg and director Steve Ahn takes its influences from Korean drama and horror, while "One Plus One Equals Two," written by Simon Racioppa, presents a darker side of American superhero animation, with direction from Jae Kim and Giancarlo Volpe. These tales can be glimpsed in the poster below:
In addition to the previously announced cast members and those highlighted on the poster, The Boys: Diabolical will also feature the vocal talents of Kimberly Brooks, Nicole Byer, Frances Conroy, Asjha Cooper, Chris Diamantopolous, John DiMaggio, Jermaine Fowler, Emily Gordon, Grey Griffin, Randall Duk Kim, David Marciano, Xolo Maridueña, Dominique McElligott, Caleb McLaughlin, Colby Minifie, Eugene Mirman, Retta, Kevin Michael Richardson, Somali Rose, Parker Simmons, Ursula Taherian, Fred Tatasciore, Sean Patrick Thomas, Angela Marie Volpe, Gary Antony Williams, and Jenny Yokobori.
The Boys Presents: Diabolical will premiere all episodes on March 4 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. It is being released ahead of The Boys Season 3, which is due to drop its first three episodes on June 3, with the remaining five episodes of that series airing every Friday through July 8.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
