Ben Travers

Ben Travers is a TV critic and Deputy Editor at IndieWire. He has been writing reviews, analyzing industry trends, and interviewing key figures since 2014. Ben won the Best Entertainment Commentary award at the Southern California Journalism Awards in 2021 and was a finalist for Best TV Critic at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards in 2020. He helped launch IndieWire's Consider This series, which advocates for each year's most deserving awards contenders. Ben is an experienced moderator, having led conversations for the Television Academy, Screen Actors Guild, PaleyFest, SXSW, ATX TV Festival, and San Diego Comic-Con. Prior to joining IndieWire, Ben served as an editor and critic at PopMatters and a production assistant on major motion pictures. He holds degrees in journalism and cinema from the University of Iowa.

Biography:  https://www.indiewire.com/author/ben-travers/

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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  • Showrunner Eric Kripke's Prime Video series The Boys explores the insidious yet treacherous nature of Hollywood's superheroes.
  • The Boys will end with Season 5

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Recent Articles

The Boys: Showrunner Eric Kripke Announces Final Season for Amazon Original Series

The Boys: Showrunner Eric Kripke Announces Final Season for Amazon Original Series

Broke On: Tuesday, 11 June 2024 Amazon's hit original series 'The Boys', led by Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and focusing on vigilante fighters against rogue superheroes, will conclude with its fifth season. Showrunner Eric Kripke announced the news, met with fan reactions. Season 5 was planned since inception, currently being written for shooting from November 2024 to mid-2025. The Boys universe expands with spinoffs like Gen V and Diabolical.