The fourth season of '' Chuck'' was announced on May 13, 2010. Having initially ordered 13 episodes, NBC ordered an additional 11 on October 19, 2010 for a total of 24 episodes. Throughout the season, Chuck faced individual villains:

Alexei Volkoff Alexei Volkoff () is the Pseudonym, alias and alter ego of Hartley Winterbottom (codename Agent X), a fictional character on the television series ''Chuck (TV series), Chuck''. Volkoff is the head of Volkoff Industries. For the first six episod ...

, head of Volkoff Industries, and Volkoff's daughter, Vivian McArthur.

Josh Schwartz Joshua Ian Schwartz (born August 6, 1976) is an American screenwriter and television producer. Schwartz is best known for creating and executive producing the Fox teen drama series ''The O.C.'' which ran for 4 seasons. Schwartz is also known for ...

and Chris Fedak expressed a desire to continue the series past the fourth season as early as March 2011, when it was announced that the season finale would be titled " Chuck Versus the Cliffhanger". The episode, as the title suggests, had a cliffhanger ending leading into the fifth and final season, which was ordered on May 13, 2011.

Cast and characters

Main cast

* Zachary Levi as Agent Chuck Bartowski (24 episodes) * Yvonne Strahovski as Agent Sarah Walker (24 episodes) * Adam Baldwin as Colonel John Casey (24 episodes) *

Joshua Gomez Joshua Eli Gomez (born November 20, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Morgan Grimes on ''Chuck''. Career He is the younger brother of actor Rick Gomez. Gomez appeared in a recurring role in the CBS series ''Without a Trace'' a ...

as Morgan Grimes (24 episodes) *

Ryan McPartlin Ryan John McPartlin (born July 3, 1975) is an American actor, known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on the NBC action-comedy series ''Chuck''. Early life McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Steve and Lois McPartlin. He w ...

as Dr. Devon Woodcomb (18 episodes) *

Mark Christopher Lawrence Mark Christopher Lawrence (born May 22, 1964) is an American character actor, stand-up comedian and voice-over artist. He is known for his role as esoteric D.J. Tone Def in the 1994 satirical rap mockumentary ''Fear of a Black Hat''. He has appear ...

as Michael "Big Mike" Tucker (16 episodes) * Scott Krinsky as Jeffrey Barnes (18 episodes) *

Vik Sahay Vikram Sahay is a Canadian actor best known for playing Kevin Calvin on '' Radio Active'', Lester Patel on the NBC television series ''Chuck'', and Rama in the ''Roxy Hunter'' saga. Life and career Vik Sahay was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to India ...

as Lester Patel (18 episodes) *

Bonita Friedericy Bonita Anne Friedericy (born October 10, 1961) is an American actress, best known for her role as Diane Beckman in the NBC series ''Chuck''. Her husband is actor John Billingsley. Early life Friedericy was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, wa ...

Diane Beckman Brigadier General M. Diane Beckman, USAF is a fictional character in the NBC television series ''Chuck''. Beckman is a senior official of the National Security Agency, working within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She holds h ...

(21 episodes) * Sarah Lancaster as Dr. Ellie Woodcomb (21 episodes)

Supporting cast

Mekenna Melvin Mekenna Melvin (born January 23, 1985) is an American actress best known for playing Alex McHugh in ''Chuck'', Angela in '' Three Rivers'' and Stefanie Fife in ''Lie to Me''. She also co-created and starred as Amber Hannold in ''Amber Lake'', an ...

as Alex McHugh (12 episodes) * Linda Hamilton as

Mary Elizabeth Bartowski Mary Elizabeth Bartowski (née Gunter) is a character on the television series ''Chuck''. Mary is the estranged mother of Chuck and Ellie Bartowski. She is portrayed by Linda Hamilton. Biography Few details about Mary's life have been revealed o ...

(11 episodes) *

Timothy Dalton Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama ''The Lion in Winter''. He gained international prominence as ...

(6 episodes) * Olivia Munn,

Isaiah Mustafa Isaiah Amir Mustafa (born February 11, 1974) is an American actor and former American football wide receiver. Mustafa is widely known as the main character in a series of Old Spice television commercials, "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like". He ...

, Stacy Keibler, and

Summer Glau Summer Lyn Glau (; born July 24, 1981) is an American actress best known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy television series: as River Tam in ''Firefly'' (2002) and its continuation film '' Serenity'' (2005), as Tess Doerner in ''Th ...

as "

Greta Greta may refer to: *Greta (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name Places * Greta Bridge, village in County Durham, England * Greta, New South Wales, town in Australia ** Greta railway station ** Greta Army Camp, form ...

" (5 episodes) * Lauren Cohan as Vivian McArthur (5 episodes) * Robin Givens as Jane Bentley (3 episodes) *

Ray Wise Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leland Palmer in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), Vice President Hal Gardner i ...

Riley Riley may refer to: Names * Riley (given name) * Riley (surname) Places * Riley Park–Little Mountain, a neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Riley Creek (Ontario), a tributary of the Black River in Central Ontario, Canada * Ri ...

(3 episodes) *

Richard Chamberlain George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show ''Dr. Kildare'' (1961–1966). He subsequently appeared in several TV mini-series, such as ''Shōg ...

as The Belgian (2 episodes) * Mini Anden as Carina Miller (2 episodes)

Episodes

Reception

US Nielsen ratings

UK BARB ratings

Home media release

References

External links

* {{Chuck episodes 2010 American television seasons 2011 American television seasons