This Is Us season 4 explained

Season Number:	4
Bgcolour:	9A9596
Num Episodes:	18
Network:	NBC
Episode List:	List of This Is Us episodes

The fourth season of the American television series This Is Us continues to follow the lives and connections of the Pearson family across several time periods. The season is produced by Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Century Fox Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners.

The series was renewed for a fourth, fifth, and sixth season in May 2019, with production for season four beginning that July. The season stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Jon Huertas, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, Lonnie Chavis, Lyric Ross, Asante Blackk and Griffin Dunne.

The fourth season premiered on September 24, 2019 and concluded on March 24, 2020. The season consisted of 18 episodes.

This was the first season not to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

Cast and characters

Main

• Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson
• Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson
• Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson
  • Niles Fitch as teenage Randall Pearson
  • Lonnie Chavis as young Randall Pearson
• Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson
  • Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate Pearson
  • Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate Pearson
• Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson
  • Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin Pearson
  • Parker Bates as young Kevin Pearson
• Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson
• Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon
• Jon Huertas as Miguel Rivas
• Eris Baker as Tess Pearson
• Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson
• Lyric Ross as Deja Andrews
• Griffin Dunne as Nicholas "Nicky" Pearson
• Asante Blackk as Malik Hodges

Recurring

• Jennifer Morrison as Cassidy Sharp
• Tim Matheson as Dave Malone
• Timothy Omundson as Gregory
• Brandon Scott as Cory Lawrence
• Tim Jo as Jae-Won Yoo
• Austin Abrams as Marc

Guest

• Marsha Stephanie Blake as Kelly Hodges, Malik's mother
• Omar Epps as Darnell Hodges, Malik's father
• M. Night Shyamalan as himself
• Auden Thornton as Lucy
• Nick Wechsler as Ryan Sharp, Cassidy's husband
• Ron Cephas Jones as William H. "Shakespeare" Hill
• Phylicia Rashad as Carol Clarke
• Elizabeth Perkins as Janet Malone
• Caitlin Thompson as Madison
• Blake Stadnik as Adult Jack Damon
• Sophia Bush as Lizzy
• John Legend as himself
• Pamela Adlon as Dr. Leigh, Randall’s therapist.
• Adelaide Kane as Adult Hailey Damon
• Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie

Episodes

See also: List of This Is Us episodes.

Production

Development

On May 12, 2019, NBC renewed the series for a fourth, fifth and sixth season of 18 episodes each, for a total of 54 additional episodes. Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serve as the season's showrunners.

Filming

Production on the season officially began on July 9, 2019, in Los Angeles.

Reception

Ratings

References

General references

• Web site: This Is Us Season 4 Episode Guide. TV Guide. September 21, 2019.
• Web site: Shows A-Z – This Is Us on NBC. The Futon Critic. September 21, 2019.