Crazy Ex-Girlfriend season 4

The fourth and final season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premiered on The CW on October 12, 2018 and ran for 18 episodes until April 5, 2019. The season stars Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch, a distraught young woman, dealing with the consequences of pleading guilty to attempted murder at the end of the previous season. Co-stars include Vincent Rodriguez III, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner, Vella Lovell, Gabrielle Ruiz, Scott Michael Foster, and Skylar Astin.

Cast

Main

Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch
Vincent Rodriguez III as Josh Chan
Donna Lynne Champlin as Paula Proctor
Pete Gardner as Darryl Whitefeather
Vella Lovell as Heather Davis
Gabrielle Ruiz as Valencia Perez
Scott Michael Foster as Nathaniel Plimpton III
Skylar Astin as Greg Serrano

Recurring

Erick Lopez as Hector
Danny Jolles as George
Britney Young as Samantha "Nicky" Warner
Pam Murphy as Cybil
David Hull as Josh "White Josh" Wilson
Michael Hitchcock as Bert Buttenweiser
Michael Hyatt as Dr. Noelle Akopian
Esther Povitsky as Maya
Michael McMillian as Tim
Olivia Edward as Madison Whitefeather
David Grant Wright as Nathaniel Plimpton II
Parvesh Cheena as Sunil Odhav
Rene Gube as Father Joseph Brah
Burl Moseley as Jim
Clark Moore as AJ
Emma Willmann as Beth
Zayne Emory as Brendan Proctor
Gina Gallego as Mrs. Hernandez
Steele Stebbins as Tommy Proctor
Steve Monroe as Scott Proctor
Fernando Rivera as Vic
Rachel Grate as Audra Levine
Dan Gregor as Dr. Roth
Maribeth Monroe as April

Guest

Paul Welsh as Trent Maddock
Piter Marek as Dr. Davit Akopian
Benjamin Siemon as Brody
Aline Brosh McKenna as Prosecutor
Kathy Najimy as herself
Patton Oswalt as Castleman
Allison Dunbar as Stacy Whitefeather
Nia Vardalos as Wendy Legrand
Natasha Behnam as Courtney Amjadi
P.L. Brown as Mr. Davis
Christine Estabrook as Patricia Davis
Joanna Sotomura as Zoe
Anjali Bhimani as Director
Luca Padovan as Tucker Bunch
Tan France as Fett Ragoso
Carlease Burke as Mrs. Beattie
Sharon Sachs as Evelyn
Elayne Boosler as herself
Judy Kain as Marilyn Levine
Damian Gomez as Emilio
Tovah Feldshuh as Naomi Bunch
Megan Amram as Nostalgia Cat
Fred Armisen as Itchy Cat
Todrick Hall as Funky Cat
Riki Lindhome as Hungry Cat
Rebekka Johnson as Elated Cat
Grant Rosenmeyer as Jason
Robin Thomas as Marco Serrano
Alberto Isaac as Joseph Chan
Jayden Lund as Guardrail
Phoebe Neidhardt as Joanne Perkins
Jay Hayden as Dr. Daniel Shin
Kunal Dudheker as Gynecologist
Cheri Oteri as Connie
Jacob Guenther as Chris
Toks Olagundoye as Julia
Juan Alfonso as Rusty
Carmela Zumbado as Denise Martinez
Alfred Yankovic as Bernie
Michael McDonald as Open mic emcee

Episodes

Every song listed is performed by Rebecca, except where indicated. This season, at the end of the theme song, the woman who is "mistaken" for Rebecca has a different line.

Special

A 42-minute documentary about the making of the series finale, entitled Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It's Over, was released on the CW Seed app on March 30, 2019.

Production

The series was renewed for a fourth season on April 2, 2018. Along with the renewal announcement, creator and star Rachel Bloom stated that the fourth season would be the series' last. On July 13, it was announced that The CW had ordered 18 episodes for the final season, up from the past two seasons, which both contained 13 episodes. On August 6, it was reported that the role of Greg, played by Santino Fontana during the show's first two seasons, was recast with Skylar Astin in order to "explore how perception changes."

Music

The full season four soundtrack was released on August 7, 2019. Included bonus tracks include demo versions of "Trapped in a Car", "Eleven O'Clock", "Hello, Nice to Meet You" and "Sports Analogies", and a demo version of a parody of "The Telephone Hour" from Bye Bye Birdie called "Josh Chan Is Single". Also included are seven tracks from the score by Jerome Kurtenbach, Tom Polce and Frank Ciampi.

Reception

Critical reception

The fourth season received critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a rating of 100%, with an average rating of 9.50/10. The critical consensus reads "Carried by the exceptional Rachel Bloom and her equally talented castmates, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's final season further explores the depths of Rebecca's mental illness with humor, heart, and humanity."