The Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard-starring black comedy Breeders is back for its fourth and final season, giving fans one last outing to enjoy the dark antics of this troubled family.
Breeders follows Freeman and Haggard as parents who are struggling to get a grip on parenthood, and season 4 jumps the action forward by five years — now, their kids are nearly adults, bringing with it a whole host of challenges.
Season 3 of Breeders, which came out in 2022, ended on something of a cliffhanger, with Freeman and Haggard's characters close to splitting up, and the kids enduring their own kind of turmoil too, so season 4 will have to deal with these issues and also bring new ones.
Here's everything you need to know about Breeders season 4..
Breeders season 4 release date
Breeders season 4 is getting a split release between the US and UK.
In the UK, Breeders season 4 will be available to watch on Sky TV on Friday, September 20. It'll air on Sky Comedy at 10 pm (and Sky Showcase half an hour later), and will be able to watch in its entirety on Sky's streaming service.
In the US, the show debuted on Monday, July 31, and at this point every episode is available to stream on Hulu. You can also see the past three seasons there.
Breeders season 4 cast
Breeders season 4 will return some of the main cast members of the first three seasons:
- Martin Freeman as Paul
- Daisy Haggard as Ally
But, given that the action has jumped forward five years, Paul and Ally's children have been recast.
- Oscar Kennedy as Luke
- Zoë Athena as Ava
One other new cast member for Breeders has been confirmed, in the form of Jessie Williams who plays Hollie, a romantic interest for Ava, and Deepica Stephen, who plays Maya, Luke's girlfriend.
Breeders season 4 plot
Here's Sky's official synopsis for Breeders season 4:
"Series four of Breeders brings the biggest parenting challenge that Paul and Ally have ever faced, as 18-year-old Luke drops a bombshell at Christmas dinner that will change everyone’s lives forever. No longer in Luke’s shadow, 16-year-old Ava experiences her own bombshell moment as she meets and immediately falls for the charismatic Holly (Jessie Williams).
"Paul and Ally continue to try, fail and try again as they face these latest parenting challenges, while also having to support the increasingly troubled Jim and Jackie."
While we don't know what Luke's bombshell is, we imagine the one promotional image that's been shared (which you can see at the top of this article) should give it away...
