Abbott Elementary season 4 explained

Season Number:	4
Bgcolour:	DCDCC3
Last Aired:	present
Num Episodes:	8
Episode List:	List of Abbott Elementary episodes

The fourth season of the American television comedy Abbott Elementary was announced on February 10, 2024. Like the previous seasons, the season stars Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis and Sheryl Lee Ralph. The season premiered on ABC on October 9, 2024.^[1]

Abbott Elementary is presented in a mockumentary format similar to one of The Office and Modern Family, and follows a documentary crew recording the lives of teachers working in underfunded schools including the fictional Willard R. Abbott Elementary School, a predominantly Black Philadelphia public school.

Cast and characters

See main article: List of Abbott Elementary characters.

Main

• Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues, a second-grade teacher at Abbott and hopes to improve the lives of her students by making the best of the poor situation the school district makes teachers work in.
• Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie, a first-grade teacher who was initially hired as a substitute replacement, and who is dating Janine.
• Janelle James as Ava Coleman, the school's tone-deaf principal who consistently bullies Janine and gives the staff reasons to believe she is poor at her job; a job in which she received after blackmailing the superintendent.
• Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti, a second-grade teacher at Abbott who has questionable connections with the Philly locals, but uses them to help the school.
• Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill, an eighth-grade history teacher who tries his best to help Janine with her plans to improve Abbott.
• William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson, the school's janitor who is seen as lazy, but consistent with his job.
• Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard, a religious kindergarten teacher, adamant about keeping with tradition, and a mother-figure whom Janine looks up to.

Recurring

• Zack Fox as Tariq Temple, Janine's ex-boyfriend who is now the president of the PTA.

Guest

• Jerry Minor as Mr. Morton, a colleague of Jacob whom he shares a complicated relationship with.^[2]
• Ben Onyx Dowdy as Warren, an HR Employee who works at the district, and who dislikes Janine.^[2]
• Nikea Gamby-Turner as Chanae, a cafeteria custodian who works at the school.^[2]
• Matt Oberg as Miles Nathaniel, a PGA lawyer.^[2]
• Raven Goodwin as Krystal, the parent of a student in Barbara's class.
• Matthew Law as O'Shon, an IT representative who arrives to Abbott^[3]
• Cree Summer as Rosalyn Inez, a librarian hired for Janine's library program who now works at the school.^[3]
• Langston Kerman as Darnell, the parent of a student in Gregory's class who grows jealous of Gregory's relationship with his son.^[4]
• Orlando Jones as Martin Eddie, Gregory's father.
• X Mayo as Lisa, Darnell's wife.
• Pam Trotter as Dia, an admissions office worker at Abbott.
• Josh Segarra as Manny, the leader of a group of school district representatives for Philadelphia.
• Tyler Perez as Caleb Hill, Jacob's little brother^[5]
• Keith David as Ava's father
• Lauren Weedman as Kristen Marie Schemmenti, Melissa's sister^[6]
• Richard Brooks as Gerald, Barbara's husband^[6]
• Talia Shire as Teresa Schemmenti, Melissa and Kristen Marie's mother^[6]
• Mike O'Malley as Captain Robinson, the captain of the Philadelphia fire department who dates Melissa

Additionally, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito are set to reprise their roles from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia during the ninth episode; as Charlie Kelly, Dennis Reynolds, Ronald "Mac" McDonald, Dee Reynolds and Frank Reynolds respectively.

Episodes

Production

Development

The series was renewed for a fourth season on February 10, 2024, three days after the third-season premiere.^[7] During the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con panel for the series, creator Quinta Brunson confirmed that the series would return to its 22-episode format following a brief break during the third season due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.^[8] Additionally, it was confirmed that the series would feature a crossover episode with another series, with the series later confirmed to be It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.^{[8] [9]}

Reception

Ratings

The season premiered on October 9, 2024, following The Golden Bachelorette. The series moved to its new time slot of Wednesday nights at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abbott Elementary Season 4 Cast, News. Cosmopolitan. July 23, 2024.
2. Web site: (401) - Back to School. September 25, 2024. September 25, 2024. ABC.
3. Web site: (403) - Class Pet. October 21, 2024. September 20, 2024. ABC.
4. Web site: (405) - Dad Fight. November 1, 2024. November 1, 2024. ABC.
5. Web site: (407) - Winter Show. December 2, 2024. December 2, 2024. ABC.
6. Web site: (408) - Winter Break. December 2, 2024. December 2, 2024. ABC.
7. Web site: Campione . Katie . February 10, 2024 . Abbott Elementary Renewed For Season 4 . February 10, 2024 . Deadline Hollywood.
8. Web site: 'Abbott Elementary' Season 4 Secrets, Crossover Episode Guesses and Will Ava Find Somebody to Match Her Freak?. July 28, 2024. July 30, 2024. Variety.
9. Web site: Schneider . Michael . 2024-10-03 . ‘Abbott Elementary’ Sets Crossover Episode With ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ . 2024-10-03 . Variety . en-US.