Season Four

**Season Four**   Rebecca faces the music for her actions.
**Premiere date**: October 12, 2018 — **Season finale**: April 5, 2019◄

## Production

### Renewal

On April 2, 2018 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was reported as having been renewed on several media outlets such as Deadline  and Variety . Co-creator Rachel Bloom reiterated that Season Four would be the end of the show and narratively conclude the story arc started in Season One . While the two previous seasons saw the episode count reduced to 13 five more episodes were added for a total of 18 in Season Four .

### Cast

It was announced on August 6, 2018 that actor Skylar Astin (*”Pitch Perfect”*) was cast in the role of the returning character Greg Serrano  formerly played by Santino Fontana in Seasons one and two. According to Rachel Bloom: “*We are going to be playing a lot with the ideas and themes of perception, how he sees her, how other people see each other.*” Fontana was approached to reprise his role  but instead committed to play the lead in a Broadway production of "Tootsie." . He did offer his support and approved the choice of his replacement stating he and Astin were friends . Astin had previously worked alongside “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” series regular and show writer Rene Gube on the TBS sitcom “Ground Floor.” Greg will appear in the 8th episode.

On August 1 Rachel Bloom announced on her Instagram account  that co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna would be the first guest star on the show. Actor/comedian Patton Oswalt revealed his return to the show after a brief cameo in Season Two. According to a tweet he posted  he will be performing a musical number this time. Another returning character is Brody (played by Benjamin Seimon) who was confirmed in a TV Line interview with McKenna and Bloom .

On August 16, co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna tweeted  an open invitation for celebrity fans of the show to appear for its final season. Actors such as Mo Rocco and Bradley Whitfield have expressed an interest. On September 3, it was revealed that Nia Verdalos "will play Wendy, a long-term, high-powered client of Rebecca’s who is surprised by a recent turn of events in Rebecca’s life. "Wendy is a really amazing businesswoman who comes to Whitefeather and is really, really underwhelmed by the performances of anyone who isn’t Rebecca," co-creator Rachel Bloom says. "Nia takes her to a whole other level. That was a brilliant stroke of casting that was Aline’s idea and it’s just perfect."  On August 26, Tan France announced that he will guest star in an episode set to air in November.

### Songs

Rachel Bloom performed the new opening theme for Season Four at the 2018 San Diego’s Comic Con. She described it in an interview with Showbiz Junkies :

*“I actually sang it at Comic Con, our Comic Con panel, and it is kind of an almost like 1970s, 1980s typical sitcom opener, including a clip show with the kind of song sounds like a mix of a sitcom opening and not like a spearmint a Doublemint gum commercial. And, really, the essence of it is how it’s hard to boil someone down into a single theme song. We actually have an element of the theme song that you will see will be changing every episode, which will be very exciting for fans.”*

A “cell block tango number” has been confirmed by Rachel Bloom in an interview with TV Line .

## Awards and nominations

On July 16, 2019 it was announced that the "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" songs "Anti-Depressants Are So Not A Big Deal" and "Meet Rebecca!" were both nominated for Emmy awards by the Television Academy .

## Notes

### Timeline

* In "I Have To Get Out" when Rebecca checks her phone it says that it's January 9th.
* In "I Have a Date Tonight", it is said that Rebecca has to make a decision until next Thursday, which is Valentine's day.
* The episode "I'm In Love" sets on Valentine's day, exactly a year after Rebecca makes her decision.

## References

1. ↑ Twitter announcement
2. ↑ Facebook announcement
3. ↑ Deadline CW renewals
4. ↑ Variety CW renewals
5. ↑ Rachel Bloom Season Four series final
6. ↑ Additional episodes
7. ↑ Hollywood Reporter Crazy Ex-Girlfriend recasts Greg
8. ↑ Santino asked to return by showrunners
9. ↑ Fontana to play "Tootsie"
10. ↑ Santino discusses his replacement
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/alinebmckenna/status/1050038915833331712
12. ↑ Rachel Bloom Instagram announcement
13. ↑ Patton Oswalt tweet
14. ↑ Brody returning
15. ↑ Aline Brosh McKenna Tweet
16. ↑ https://www.ew.com/tv/2018/09/02/get-the-first-details-on-nia-vardalos-character-in-crazy-ex-girlfriend/
17. ↑ https://twitter.com/tanfrance/status/1033719538175471616
18. ↑ Instagram account
19. ↑ McKenna announces female directors for Season Four
20. ↑ Episide 401
21. ↑ Showbiz Junkies.com
22. ↑ Cell Block tango confirmed by Rachel Bloom
23. ↑ L.A. Times Emmy snubs and surprises