Season 4 -- What We Know

The new season will be, according to Hollywood Hiccups, "The show’s fourth season will focus on Teresa making life-changing decisions. She will meet new enemies and face trust issues within her family."

## From Interviews

* Dailyn Rodriguez: Teresa’s becoming the CEO of her “company” in an odd way. She’s going to have to contend with new antagonists in a new city, New Orleans. She’s going to have a bar that is her legitimate business.
* Ben Lobato: This season, she’s taking over the whole Vargas cartel in Mexico and we’re playing thematically with “heavy is the head that wears the crown.” Teresa slowly starts to realize that her abilities aren’t always going to solve the problem. She’ll see that being at the top may mean having to break her own moral code.
	+ Rodriguez: That really is her struggle this season. She’s trying to present herself as a legitimate business owner and she’ll realize that’s not possible.
* "Teresa’s becoming the CEO of her ‘company’ in an odd way. She’s going to have to contend with new antagonists in a new city,” executive producers Dailyn Rodriguez and Ben Lobato told *Soap Hub*. "She’s going to have a bar that is her legitimate business.”
* Dailyn and Ben told the outlet that building a network of people around Teresa will be at the forefront of the season. "There’s been a thematic element since the beginning of the show – that love can’t survive in this world," Ben shared. "You don’t get to be the head of a cartel and have this wonderful love affair. She’s always been someone who feels she can have both."
* Season 4 will see Teresa taking over the entire Vargas cartel in Mexico. However, with great power comes great responsibility for Teresa. "Teresa slowly starts to realize that her abilities aren’t always going to solve the problem,"  Ben shared. "She’ll see that being at the top may mean having to break her own moral code."

## Filming

* Season four is being filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States, as reported by NOLA and by the casting calls. Ryan O'Nan, who plays King George, confirmed via Twitter that they were in New Orleans filming on March 21, 2019.
* There was a warning issued for residents in Holy Cross that the show would be filming on the 400 block of Tupelo Street and doing a moving vehicle stunt and using fake gunfire throughout the day.
* Filming also included simulated gunfire in a Westwego neighborhood on June 14, 2019. Day to night-time scenes for the show were shot at 2141 River Rd. between 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m.

## Notable Casting

* David Andrews
	+ David Andrews has been on Netflix's *House of Cards* and USA's *Shooter*. Andrews portrays Judge Cecil Lafayette, a member of one of the oldest blue blood families in Louisiana who may prove to be one of the most dangerous adversaries Teresa has ever encountered.
* Bailey Chase
	+ Chase has worked on A&E and Netflix's *Longmire* and TNT's *Saving Grace*. He will be playing Eddie Brucks, a musician attempting to overcome his personal demons who crosses paths with Teresa. It was suggested by Dailyn Rodriguez that he would be a new love interest for Teresa this season.
* Pepe Rapozote
	+ Rapazote has been in Netflix's *Narcos* series. He will play Raul “El Gordo” Rodriguez, a Cuban drug dealer out of Miami who has ties to all the kingpins on the East Coast .
* Alimi Ballard
	+ Ballard is known for being in *Queen Sugar* and in *Numb3rs.* He will portray Marcel Dumas, a slick and measured Creole leader of a New Orleans street gang and owner of a hip jazz club .
* Chris Greene
	+ Greene will play Bobby Leroux, a trusted business associate and friend of Marcel Dumas .
* Sofia Lamas
	+ Lama will portray Emilia, Boaz Jimenez’s nervous & frightened former fiancee with a secret that could cause things to turn ugly fast .
* David Bianchi
	+ Bianchi will be playing Manny, one of Teresa's key henchmen, alongside Alejandro Barrios . He is known for his role in *Westworld.*
* Alejandro Barrios
	+ Barrios will be playing Chicho, one of Teresa's key henchmen, alongside David Bianchi . He is known for his work on *S.W.A.T.* on CBS*.*

## Casting Calls

* GANG LEADER HEAVY: "Currently taking submissions for men who appear to be 20’s – 40’s who can portray African American (18+) to work a small scene where you are the “muscle” for a Gang Leader. This role will reoccur throughout the season (filming through July). This is a director picked role! You must also be available to work 2/13, 2/18, 2/22 and 3/7 in the greater New Orleans area (including NOLA East)."
	+ REOCCURRING BG ROLE!
	+ Filming Wednesday 2/13 – in the greater New Orleans, LA
* PEDESTRIANS: "Currently taking submissions for men and women who appear to be 20’s – 60’s who can portray pedestrians (18+, any portrayable ethnicity) in an exterior scene. \*\*\*If you have a car that is not red/black/white and you are OK with it parked or driven in the scene, submit your the Year/Make/Model of your vehicle (sedans, Vans, Trucks, SUVs are OK to submit)."
	+ Filming Wednesday 2/13/19 – in the greater New Orleans, LA
* CRUISE SHIP: "Currently taking submissions for men and women who appear to be high school age – 60’s who can portray Cruise Ship Passengers (18+, any portrayable ethnicity) in an exterior scene. You must be able to bring luggage with you! \*\*\*If you have a car that is not red/black/white and you are OK with it parked or driven in the scene, submit your the Year/Make/Model of your vehicle (Sedans, Vans, Trucks, SUVs are OK to submit)."
	+ Filming Friday 2/15/19 – in New Orleans, LA
* CRUISE SHIP BAND: Currently taking submissions for men and women who appear to be high 20’s – 40’s who can portray Cruise Ship Band Members (18+, any portrayable ethnicity) in an exterior scene. You must be able to bring an instrument case! Please notate the type of instrument case that you will bring.
	+ Filming Friday 2/15/19 – in New Orleans, LA
* DINER PATRONS: "Currently taking submissions for men and women who appear to be high school looking – 60’s who can portray small town diner types (18+, any portrayable ethnicity). If you have a car that you would like to work with that is not red/white/black, please also submit current photos and year/make/model/color (Trucks, SUVs, Vans and Sedans are OK!)"
	+ Filming Monday 2/18/19 – in New Orleans, LA
* CARTEL LADIES: Currently taking submissions for women who appear to be 20s – 60s Mexican (18+) to portray Cartel Ladies in Mexico.
	+ Filming Monday 2/25/19 in New Orleans, LA
* JAZZ CLUB: Currently taking submissions for men and women who appear to be 20s – 60s (18+, any portrayable ethnicity) to work as patrons of a jazz club.
	+ Filming Tuesday 2/26/19 in New Orleans, LA
* PARTY ATTENDEES: Currently taking submissions for men and women who appear to be in their LATE 20s – EARLY 60s (18+, any portrayable ethnicity) to work as upscale attendees at an underground fight event. In your submission photo, you should look like “money”!

Tell us if you are available to attend a fitting on Friday 2/22!

* + Filming Tuesday 2/27/19 in New Orleans, LA
* BODYGUARDS: Currently taking submissions for men who appear to be 20s-40s Hispanic/Latinx (18+) to work as bodyguards for a cartel gangster.
	+ Filming in New Orleans, LA – Wednesday, 2/27/19
* LONGSHOREMEN: Currently taking submissions for men who appear to be 20s-50s (18+, any portrayble ethnicity) to work as longshoremen in a small scene.
	+ Filming in New Orleans, LA – Thursday, 2/28/19

* NEIGHBOR w/CAR: Currently taking submissions for a small group of men and women (18+, any ethnicity) to work as neighbors with their cars!
	+ Tuesday, 3/19/19 – New Orleans, LA
* GANG – Friday 3/22: Currently taking submissions for men who appear to be Asian (18+) to work as gangsters at an underground poker game!
	+ Filming in New Orleans, LA - Friday 3/22/19
* BAR PATRONS – 3/29: Currently taking submissions for men and women who appear to be 20s-early 50s (18+, any ethnicity) to work as bar patrons at the queen’s bar!
	+ Filming in New Orleans, LA – Friday 3/29/19

* MUSCLE – 4/4: Currently taking submissions for men who appear to be 20s-early 40s African American (18+) to work as the guards of a principal actor!
	+ Filming in New Orleans, LA – Thursday 4/4/19
* BAR PATRONS: Currently taking submissions for men and women who appear to be 20s-60s (18+, any portrayble ethnicity) to work as patrons of the “queen’s” bar.
	+ Filming in New Orleans, LA – Thursday, 3/14
* A tan female actor, aged 18–39, is wanted to play a tanning salon customer in a background role. Filming will take place on June 13 in New Orleans, Lousiana. Some pay will be provided.

## References

1. ↑ https://hollywoodhiccups.com/2019/03/15/soap-alum-bailey-chase-books-key-role-in-queen-of-the-south/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://soaphub.com/entertainment/exclusive-preview-queen-of-the-south-returns-on-the-usa-network-for-season-4/
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.distractify.com/p/does-guero-die-queen-of-the-south
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/IamRyanONan/status/1108828391283789826
5. ↑ https://www.wwltv.com/article/entertainment/movies/expect-fake-gunfire-vehicle-stunts-during-filming-in-holy-cross-tuesday-city-says/289-bc6cb1cf-0363-4d56-8780-da04c285046a
6. ↑ https://www.theadvocate.com/new\_orleans/news/article\_46f59b44-8e24-11e9-a272-bb0cf063be4f.html
7. ↑ https://deadline.com/2019/03/queen-of-the-south-bailey-chase-david-andrews-season-4-cast-usa-series-1202572989/
8. ↑ https://deadline.com/2019/03/queen-of-the-south-bailey-chase-david-andrews-season-4-cast-usa-series-1202572989/
9. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/rosycordero/2019/04/17/queen-of-the-south-alice-braga-treads-lightly-in-new-orleans-series-returns-june-6/?fbclid=IwAR22LYz6w45ycXoCs803oah2i8eNlPWRdVuXboo5UPeaLUBYZYaoCDIRZJo#732f5bf5360a
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://deadline.com/2019/03/queen-of-the-south-pepe-rapazote-alimi-ballard-to-recur-in-season-4-1202578789/
11. ↑ https://deadline.com/2019/05/queen-of-the-south-chris-greene-sofia-lama-recur-season-4-1202603887/
12. ↑ https://deadline.com/2019/05/queen-of-the-south-chris-greene-sofia-lama-recur-season-4-1202603887/
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://deadline.com/2019/05/queen-of-the-south-david-bianchi-alejandro-barrios-recur-season-4-1202622107/
14. ↑ https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/now-casting-play-cindy-lou-who-tour-how-grinch-stole-christmas-68338/