The fourth season of the American comedy television series ''

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'' premiered in the United States on

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on April 23, 2017. The season contained 10 episodes, and concluded on June 25, 2017. This is the final season to feature T.J. Miller as Erlich Bachman.

Cast

Main

Thomas Middleditch Thomas Steven Middleditch (born March 10, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Richard Hendricks in the HBO series ''Silicon Valley'' (2014–2019), earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in ...

as Richard Hendricks * T.J. Miller as Erlich Bachman *

Josh Brener Josh Brener (born October 1, 1984) is an American actor. He played the roles of Kyle on the IFC series ''Maron'', Nelson "Big Head" Bighetti on the HBO series ''Silicon Valley'', and Alan Zweibel in the film '' Saturday Night''. In animation, ...

as Nelson "Big Head" Bighetti *

Martin Starr Martin James Pflieger Schienle (born July 30, 1982), known professionally as Martin Starr, is an American actor. He is known for the television roles of Bill Haverchuck on the comedy drama '' Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), Roman DeBeers on t ...

as Bertram Gilfoyle *

Kumail Nanjiani Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; ; Urdu: کمیل علی نانجیانی; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series ''Silicon Valley'' (2014–2019) and for co-writi ...

as Dinesh Chugtai *

Amanda Crew Amanda Crew (born June 5, 1986) is a Canadian actress. Following her film debut in '' Final Destination 3'' (2006), Crew had lead roles in films such as ''Sex Drive'' (2008), '' Charlie St. Cloud'', ''Repeaters'' (both 2010), '' Charlie Zone'' (20 ...

as Monica Hall *

Zach Woods Zach Woods (born September 25, 1984) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as a series regular for three seasons as Gabe Lewis on the NBC sitcom '' The Office'', as Jared Dunn on the HBO comedy series ''Silicon Valley ...

as Donald "Jared" Dunn * Matt Ross as Gavin Belson *

Suzanne Cryer Suzanne Rossell Cryer (born January 13, 1967) is an American actress known for her roles as Ashley on the ABC sitcom '' Two Guys and a Girl'' and as Laurie Bream on the HBO original series ''Silicon Valley''. She featured in " The Yada Yada", a ...

as Laurie Bream * Jimmy O. Yang as Jian-Yang *

Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor and writer. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ''Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television ch ...

as Jack Barker *

Chris Diamantopoulos Christopher Diamantopoulos ( (''Khristóforos Diamantópoulos''); born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He played Russ Hanneman in the HBO series ''Silicon Valley'' and starred in the film ''The Three Stooges'' as Moe Howard, and the TV series ...

as Russ Hanneman

Recurring

Episodes

Production

In April 2016, the series was renewed for a fourth season. The fourth season promotional poster was designed by visual artist and graphic novelist

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, who was commissioned by HBO to produce a poster in his iconic style.

Reception

Critical response

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, the season holds a 94% approval rating. It holds an average score of 7.6/10 based on 36 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads "''Silicon Valley''s fourth season advances the veteran comedy's overall arc while adding enough new wrinkles – and delivering more than enough laughs – to stay fresh." Similarly, on

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, which uses a weighted average, holds a score of 85 out of 100, based on reviews from 10 critics. Giving the season a B+ grade, Ben Travers of '' IndieWire'' praised the show's "renewed focus on the dangers of ambition", and writes that the fourth season "becomes a bit more thoughtful and bit more ambitious". In ''Vulture'', Odie Henderson called the season the show's funniest yet. Most of the season's criticisms noticed the show's repetitiveness, but often found the series funny nonetheless. Verne Gay of ''

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'' wrote, "There's a sense that we've traveled down this road paved with silicon once or twice before, but the ride is still smart, engaging, and highly informative." Still, when reviewing the season finale, Alex Riviello of

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expressed disappointment that "the season squandered any forward momentum it promised with the premiere" Similarly, ''

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''s Alyssa Rosenberg wrote that "The biggest problem with he season finale episodeis obviously that it repeats the series' pattern of ending seasons".

Home media

The fourth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 12, 2017; bonus features include deleted scenes.

References

External links

* * {{Silicon Valley (TV series) 2017 American television seasons Silicon Valley (TV series)