The fourth season of the American television comedy series Louie premiered on May 5, 2014,
and concluded on June 16, 2014.
It consists of fourteen episodes, each running approximately 23 minutes in length.
FX broadcast the fourth season on Mondays at 10:00 and 10:30 pm in the United States
with back-to-back episodes.
The season was produced by 3 Arts Entertainment and the executive producers were Louis C.K.,
Dave Becky and M. Blair Breard.
Louie was created by Louis C.K., who serves as the series' sole writer and director.
C.K.
stars as a fictionalized version of himself, a comedian and newly divorced father raising
his two daughters in New York City.
The show has a loose format atypical for television comedy series, consisting of largely unconnected
storylines and segments that revolve around Louie's life, punctuated by live stand-up
performances.
Production FX announced in July 2012 that it had renewed
Louie for a fourth season to consist of 13 episodes, and was later confirmed in October
2012 that the season would be delayed from airing in summer 2013 to May 2014, to give
more time for Louie C.K. to develop the season.
C.K. said, "I want season four to go somewhere new...I'm looking back to when I did the first
season and the time I took to do the show and decide which directions to go in and I
want that back again.
I want a little breathing room."
In March 2014, FX announced the season would premiere on May 5, 2014, moving to Mondays
and would air back-to-back episodes for seven consecutive weeks, containing an additional
fourteenth episode.
C.K. said that after the season's third episode, the fourth season would include a multi-part,
connected storyline.
C.K.
collaborated with comedian Steven Wright on some of the scripts for the fourth season,
and Wright is credited as a consulting producer for the season.
According to guest star Jeremy Renner, Philip Seymour Hoffman was supposed to appear in
an episode this season, however, Hoffman died in February 2014.
Episodes 11 and 12, "In the Woods" have an extended run time of an hour and a half.
Cast Main cast
Louis C.K.
as Louie Recurring cast
Guest stars
Episodes
Reception Reviews
The fourth season of Louie received universal acclaim from critics, receiving a Metacritic
score of 93 out of 100, based on 28 reviews.
Robert Llyod of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "Each [episode] stands on its own as
a TV art film, an independent work of short fiction."
Andrew Romano of The Daily Beast wrote that "Season 4 is just as brilliant as the seasons
that preceded it."
Ratings The season 4 premiere received 941,000 total
viewers, a 19 percent boost over last season's average.
Accolades For the 30th TCA Awards, Louie won for Outstanding
Achievement in Comedy and Louis C.K.
received a nomination for Individual Achievement in Comedy.
For the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards, Louie received nominations for Best Comedy
Series, C.K.
for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, and Sarah Baker for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy
Series.
For the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series,
and Louie C.K.
was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing
for a Comedy Series for the episode "Elevator, Part 6", and won for Outstanding Writing for
a Comedy Series for the episode "So Did the Fat Lady".
References
External links Official website
List of Louie episodes at the Internet Movie Database