The fourth season of the animated television series ''

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'' premiered exclusively via

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's web streaming service on September 8, 2017.

Cast

Main

Will Arnett William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix series ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and as the titular charact ...

as BoJack Horseman and Butterscotch Horseman *

Amy Sedaris Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2020) and ''The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the ...

as Princess Carolyn *

Alison Brie Alison Brie Schermerhorn (born December 29, 1982) is an American actress. Her breakthrough came with the role of Trudy Campbell in the drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), which won her a Screen Actors Guild Award. She gained recognition fo ...

as Diane Nguyen * Paul F. Tompkins as Mr. Peanutbutter *

Aaron Paul Aaron Paul (born Aaron Paul Sturtevant; August 27, 1979) is an American actor best known for portraying Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series '' Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), for which he won several awards, including the Critics' Choice Television ...

as Todd Chavez

Recurring

Guest stars

Episodes

Reception

The fourth season of the show received critical acclaim; the review aggregator

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gave the season an approval rating of 97%, based on 29 reviews. The site's critical consensus states, "''BoJack Horseman'' fourth season finds the show continuing to traverse the emotional gamut - with results that are heartbreaking as often as they are hilarious." On

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, the season has a score of 87 out of 100, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

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gave the season an A grade, commenting that "by the end of the season, we know these characters, and this show, far better than ever before. BoJack's signature tropes — the background visual jokes, the animal puns, the brutal moments of sadness — remain reliably consistent, but turns the focus largely inward, ensuring that some of the more outlandish plots support and highlight the more emotional storylines". ''

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'' lauded the season, praising the installment as "moving and unexpected" and that "it offers hope but never ignores the sorrows that are inevitable in real life". ''

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'' also gave a positive review, commenting that the "material has the snap and the poignancy we've grown accustomed to" and that "while nothing matches the adventurousness of Season 3's underwater awards show episode, Season 4's ninth episode — narrated from the future by a distant descendant of Carolyn's — is a devastating example of what ''BoJack'' can do at its best".

References

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