Overview
- Season 4 premiered on Thursday, July 23, 2026, on Paramount+ and will roll out as a 10-episode weekly run through September 24, 2026.
- The first episode features a large-scale time-travel twist that reviewers are calling a daring move and which critics say raises questions about franchise temporal logic.
- Early critical response is broadly positive, with a 100% Tomatometer score based on the first 14 critic reviews and multiple outlets praising the season’s ambition.
- The season returns to standalone, genre-hopping stories and brings back the full principal cast while adding guest stars including Carol Kane and Paul Wesley.
- Producers have confirmed a shortened six-episode Season 5 will serve as the show’s final run, making Season 4 the penultimate chapter and narrowing room for long-form character arcs.