The Boys Animated Series Will Finally Let Simon Pegg Voice Hughie

When Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson first published The Boys it was in the mid-2000s, around the time that Shaun of the Dead and the cult tv series Spaced had made waves in fandom circles. As a result, the creators of the comic turned rising star Simon Pegg into the lead of their new series, modeling the character Hugh Campbell after the actor and putting him in a prime position to assume the role should an adaptation ever take place. A proper live-action version of The Boys didn’t get off the ground until years later, and though it brought Pegg in as the father of Hughie for a meta-wink, the series is about to let him play the character properly

EXCITED TO REVEAL: one story takes place entirely in the universe of #TheBoys comics. Ep written by #GarthEnnis himself! Starring beardless Butcher, Jack from Jupiter, Terror & @simonpegg as WEE HUGHIE!! FINALLY!! MARCH 4 on @PrimeVideo! @TheBoysTV #Diabolical pic.twitter.com/HXJEZj3yhW