After a long wait, Snowpiercer season four is finally very nearly here, with a premiere date just days away on Sunday, July 21.
We've also been given a first look with a teaser trailer, which has got fans excited – particularly after that season-three cliffhanger ending, which aired over two years ago.
That being said, if you happen to be a UK viewer, we don't yet know if, when or where you might get to watch the fourth season of the show.
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So what exactly is going on? Join us as we journey on to discover what's happening with Snowpiercer season four.
When will Snowpiercer season 4 be available?
While it looked like all was lost for Snowpiercer's fourth and final season, with the show cancelled despite all episodes already filmed, it has since been picked up by another network and confirmed for a July release.
AMC confirmed it had picked up the final season of Snowpiercer after TNT dropped it.
Sharing a long-awaited update in March this year, AMC's executive vice president of original programming Ben Davis said: "Snowpiercer is an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride with a loyal fanbase – similar to the passionate fandoms we serve across our biggest franchise series – and a welcome addition to AMC and AMC+."
While it was originally announced that we might have to wait until 2025 to see the new episodes, a Deadline report revealed that the fourth and final season will premiere on AMC and AMC+ on Sunday, July 21 at 9pm ET/PT.
Who is in the Snowpiercer season 4 cast?
Snowpiercer spoilers follow as we delve into the cast news.
The show's cast is dwindling faster than humanity did when this everlasting winter first hit. But saying that, there are a few safe bets set to return, including Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Alison Wright, Rowan Blanchard, Iddo Goldberg, Lena Hall, Mickey Sumner, Sam Otto, Sheila Vand, Mike O'Malley, Roberto Urbina, and Jaylin Fletcher.
In the season-three finale, there was only one major death, with LJ Folger accidentally choking on her late father's artificial eye. As you do. So that means Annalise Basso won't return, but what about Mr Wilford?
We also now know that Sean Bean will be back, thanks to some first look teasers.
Snowpiercer has added two new cast members to season four: Agents of SHIELD's Clark Gregg and The Americans star Michael Aronov. Will one fill that villainous gap left by Mr Wilford's absence?
What will happen in Snowpiercer season 4?
For a show set in just one location, Snowpiercer sure does love to mix up the status quo, continually surprising us with game-changing twists that change everything we know about the show.
Season three's finale split the 1,029-cars-long train between the passengers who wanted to stay with Melanie and those who decided to follow Andre for a new start in New Eden. Instead of instigating another war, the passengers could choose their own future, which is hopeful for such an apocalyptic show.
Speaking about this decision, Connelly told Newsweek: "They found a way forward that gave the people a choice. I think that that's the thing that she really wanted. I think it was it was a fair solution.
"There are those people who were willing to take the risk. I think that for Melanie, the issue was they don't know the risk they're taking, and they don't know the odds of survival. So, unless we give them that information, where we're keeping the power and we need to shift and let them share in that responsibility of that decision."
The final episode then ends with a time jump that takes us forward three months, where Melanie spots a missile launch from an unknown point on the horizon.
Did it come from Big Alice, which should hopefully now be in New Eden? That seems unlikely because Andre's group should be much further away by now. It's more likely that the missile was sent from a new, unknown location where more survivors live.
In fact, that's how the show will probably introduce Clark Gregg and Michael Aronov's new characters. And we wouldn't be surprised if Wilford is caught up in all this somehow too.
But what is the missile for, exactly? Is it a beacon of some sort? Does it represent another attempt to warm the Earth up from the atmosphere?
Whatever happens, Snowpiercer's new showrunner Paul Zbyszewski has promised us that season four will introduce "new worlds" and create "new mysteries" for us to obsess over.
We now know that the premiere episode for season four is titled 'Snakes in the Garden', and the synopsis reads (via Deadline): "Nine months after Snowpiercer and Big Alice parted ways, Till and Ben encounter unforeseen enemies when Melanie sends them off the train on a reconnaissance mission.
"Meanwhile, the residents of New Eden face uncertain times and unknown adversaries, compelling them to further confront the complexities of their new reality."
Is there a trailer for Snowpiercer season 4?
Yes, thanks to AMC we have had our first look trailer for the brand-new episodes, which promises both "The Closing Act" and "A New Beginning".
You can watch it at the top of this article.
A voiceover at the start sets the scene, telling us: "Now, the closing act. I’ll never forget our first revolution. The deafening silence of a frozen world. No one said a word for what felt like weeks. And in the quiet, we faced the choices we had made.
"This is a new beginning, a new Eden filled with survivors looking for a second chance". We can't wait.
Snowpiercer seasons 1-3 aired on TNT in the US, and season 4 will debut on AMC in the US in July. UK viewers can catch up with each season on Netflix.
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