Nate’s Mysteries (Season 4)

Official poster for Season 4 of Nate’s Mysteries.

The **fourth season** of **Nate’s Mysteries** premiered on September 1, 2023 and aired to September 15, 2023. The season followed Nate Williams as he dealt with the resurrection of Carson Millard and a new enemy known as The Revenant. This season marked the conclusion of the first era of the show. Nate’s Mysteries was renewed for a fifth season on May 29, 2023.

## Synopsis

Nate Williams and his friend Carson Millard team up once again to stop an undead being known as The Revenant and his army of ghosts.

## Cast

### Main

* Dylan Basham as Nate Williams
* Noah Weaver as Carson Millard

### Recurring

* Jason Ramirez as Victor Morrison/The Revenant

### Guest

* Jason Ramirez, Dylan Basham as Gregory Slane
* Hayden Wicker as Issac Marshall

## Crew

* **Showrunner:** Dylan Basham, Noah Weaver
* **Writers:** Dylan Basham *(Episode 1-3)*

## Episodes

 37
 38

## Production

### Writing

Originally, the season was planned to have ten episodes. Dylan Basham envisioned the storyline to follow Nate Williams as he tracked down his friend Michael Rutherson, who had disappeared while searching for the illusive shapeshifter Gregory Slane. Nate was joined in his search by a mysteriously resurrected Carson Millard and a new friend named Joslyn. The season finale would’ve had Nate and his team catch up to Michael only to reveal that Carson was actually Gregory in disguise the entire time. However, Noah Weaver, as a new executive producer, had a different vision for the season. His storyline was what was ultimately used in the final product. After the storyline had been decided, the season was shortened to three episodes plus a special. This was done because of the limited time to complete this season when compared to the last. The first three episodes were written by Dylan Basham and the special that was set to follow in December was written by Noah Weaver. Later in production, the special was cancelled midway through filming because of the change in direction from this season to the next and the new production team taking hold of the series.

### Casting

Dylan Basham returned as the main character Nate Williams for the entirety of the season. He was joined by Noah Weaver, who returned to the role of Carson Millard. This is his first time being a season regular since the second season. Jason Ramirez did not return as his character Michael Rutherson in the first three episodes. Instead, he played the role of the main villain. New cast members included Hayden Wicker as Issac Marshall.

### Filming

The season premiere, Beyond the Grave, began filming in early June 2022. This was only several months after the last episode of Season 3 was filmed. Several new locations were used for this episode.

Destiny Lies Beyond began filming in late June and completed in early July. This episode was notable for being the first to have elaborate stunts.

Beyond All Evil began filming in late July and concluded in early August.

The special began filming in late November, but production was cancelled for it a month later.

### Music

Despite being absent from the preceding special in Season 3, Andrew Kopacz returned as the composer for this season. This marked the third season that he composed for overall.

However, in a similar fashion to Season 2 and Season 3, Dylan Basham composed the main title themes for the season and some additional music in the finale. This season featured a new opening track for the first two episodes and another new track for the last episode. However, the ending theme remained the same as it has been since the first season.

### Cinematography

Dylan Basham returned as cinematographer for the premiere and finale. The second episode’s cinematography, however, was done by Evan Loo, a new addition to the crew. A couple new assistant camera operators were present for the second episode as well.

### Making the New Villain

The Revenant’s costume consisted of a leather jacket and a mask which was painted a black and red color.

### Promotion

Despite being produced under Nexus Film Productions, the series was acquired by Denwelco Studios, who handled all of the promotional material for the season.

## Notes

* Like Season 1 and Season 2, this season did not feature a special episode.
* This is the shortest season of the series in terms of episode count.
* The budget of the fourth season added up to around $50.