Titans (season 4)

The fourth and final season of the American superhero streaming television series Titans premiered on HBO Max on November 3, 2022, and will consist of 12 episodes. It was executive produced by Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, Greg Walker, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Richard Hatem, with Walker serving as showrunner for the fourth consecutive season. Developed by Goldsman, Johns, and Berlanti, the series is based on the DC Comics team Teen Titans. Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Teagan Croft, Ryan Potter, and Joshua Orpin return to the main cast from the previous season, joined by season three guest star Jay Lycurgo and series newcomers Franka Potente and Joseph Morgan.

Titans
Season 4
Promotional poster
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkHBO Max
Original releaseNovember 3, 2022 (2022-11-03) –
present (present)
Season chronology

Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten by [1]Original release date [2]Prod.
code
Part 1
381"Lex Luthor"Nick CopusRichard HatemNovember 3, 2022 (2022-11-03)T13.23551
Lex Luthor meets with archeologist May Bennett at a ritual site, but Bennett is dismissed as Luthor asks her to never disclose their contract. After leaving Gotham City, the Titans are invited to S.T.A.R. Labs in Metropolis, where the team receive new equipment courtesy of Bruce Wayne, while Conner is expected to meet with Superman. Bernard Fitzmartin informs Conner that Superman couldn't appear due to unexpected duties involving a collapsing star in another galaxy. Afterwards, Conner is contacted by Luthor, who wishes to meet him personally. Kory goes to LexCorp Tower and confronts Luthor, while also planting a bug to allow Dick and Tim to recover information from Luthor's laptop. Luthor dispatches several ninjas to fight Dick and Tim, but they manage to fend them off. Later, Dick and Kory reveal to Conner that Luthor is dying due to kryptonite poisoning, and he wishes for Conner to take over as the new president of LexCorp. Conner goes to meet Luthor and agrees to stay with him in order to learn more about him, but Luthor begins to cough up blood and die as a magic serpent crawls out of his body. As Conner is arrested by Luthor's security guards, Rachel begins to experience seizures while taxidermy shop worker Sebastian Sanger begins to hallucinate.
392"Mother Mayhem"Nick CopusBryan Edward HillNovember 3, 2022 (2022-11-03)T13.23552
As Conner is detained at Metropolis Detention Center, Dick and Kory begin to investigate Luthor's death. Dick and Rachel go to LexCorp Tower to track down the real killer, while Kory pursues one of Luthor's associates, who reveals to her that Luthor has been dealing with the occult to evade death. Meanwhile, Sanger struggles with his life as his business deal is rejected, and his mother passes away. Rachel's vision leads the team to a civilian household, where they rescue a young girl named Aria Murphy who was trapped in a nightmare. Their pursuit leads them to an abandoned slaughterhouse, where Rachel confronts the raven-masked killer, revealed to be Luthor's personal physician Arthur Holmwood, who sets himself on fire while the team rescues Aria's father and several other men whose blood was being drained. Afterwards, Conner is released from detention as his innocence is proven. Later, Sanger begins to hear chanting while sitting alone. As the Titans leave Metropolis, they are confronted by Bennett who wields a magical staff as she begins to cause havoc. Bennett defeats the Titans with ease until Kory steps in and uses her powers, forcing her to retreat. However, she manages to drain Rachel's power causing the gem on her forehead to disappear and her hair to turn white.
403"Jinx"Boris MojsovskiJamie GorenbergNovember 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)T13.23553
Dick and Kory go to Bludhaven Penitentiary to meet with one of Dick's old contacts named Jinx in order to ask her for help with Rachel's problem. Jinx escapes captivity, but Dick tracks her down to a high-security vault, where she was attempting to steal a dark elf's heart. Kory touches the heart, causing her to turn into stone. Dick and Jinx go to meet with the dark elf Lironne in order to ask her to revert the spell, but Dick learns that Jinx can revert the spell herself, and she used him to steal one of Lironne's artifacts. They return to the vault and free Kory, who had a vision of Zadira, her trainer on Tamaran, advising her of her imminent destiny. Conner and Tim go to S.T.A.R. Labs to help Tim begin his training. While there, Conner discovers a connection between Holmwood's victims and Sanger, who all share a genetic mutation. Meanwhile, Sanger is lured by Bennett into a trap, and is arrested by the police on suspicion of murder. Bennett confronts Sanger in detention, but the Titans manage to free the latter and escape. While looking after Rachel, Gar begins to hear the voices again, and walks into the woods with Rachel accompanying him. They discover the tree in Gar's vision and Gar hears a warning from the voices.
414"Super Super Mart"Boris MojsovskiTom PabstNovember 17, 2022 (2022-11-17)T13.23554
The Titans, joined by Sanger and Jinx, discover that Trigon's cult the Organization is still active and is attempting to recruit Sanger. The team returns to the asylum where they originally found Rachel's mother Angela to investigate, only to find a supermarket has been built on top of the old ruins. The team finds an entrance to the asylum basement, and discovers several recording, detailing Bennett's life as a member of the cult. They learn that in 1998, Bennett gave birth to a baby boy who was rejected, as he was not the prophesied child; the baby is implied to be Sanger, as Bennett called out to her son using his name. Bennett summons an army of undead zombies to attack the Titans, including their former foe Deathstroke, but they manage to escape, though Conner is wounded by Zombie Deathstroke in the process of escaping. The Titans take Sanger to S.T.A.R. Labs to seek refuge, but Conner begins to cough up blood, and vomits a serpent. However, he keeps this a secret from the rest of the team.
425"Inside Man"Jen McGowanJoshua Levy & Prathi SrinivasanNovember 24, 2022 (2022-11-24)T13.23555
After hearing from an acolyte that Gina and Confessor claimed was dissenting, Bennett summons the serpent to infiltrate S.T.A.R. Labs which catches the attention of the Titans. They split up to search for the serpent, but Conner ends up being possessed by it. The Titans prevent Conner from taking Sanger to Bennett and Jinx subdue him. As Rachel and Kory take Sanger away from the lab to find a new safe place, Dick and the others try to figure out how to restore Conner back to normal. After getting an unheard response from Trigon, Bennett sacrifices Gina to further her plot. When they find the serpent inside Conner's body, Gar proposes that he turn himself into a virus and infiltrate Conner's body in order to replicate and infect the serpent. He succeeds in doing so, forcing the serpent to escape Conner's body, while Tim kills it with his staff, saving Bernard in the process. The two of them later share a kiss, then extract Gar from Conner's blood and restore him to normal. Meanwhile, Rachel and Kory take Sanger to an Elko Diner in Metropolis where they meet with Zadira. After concealing themselves, Zadira warns Kory of Sanger's imminent destiny as a threat to the world, and implores her to kill him. Kory refuses, prompting Zadira to leave. Bennett appears in the diner and fights Kory, but Sanger surrenders himself to protect her and Rachel. Bennett takes Sanger back to the cult, where they hail him as "Brother Blood".
436"Brother Blood"Jen McGowanRichard HatemDecember 1, 2022 (2022-12-01)T13.23556
As they return to S.T.A.R. Labs, Rachel reveals to Kory that she also saw her vision, as well as Dick back in Gotham. At the labs, the Titans begin to devise a plan to stop the Blood Moon ritual. Conner, whose personality becomes more aggressive and resembling Luthor, uses LexCorp's satellites to reflect the sunlight into the moon, temporarily preventing the ritual from taking place. Later, he notices a hacking attempt on LexCorp's servers, and deduces Bennett's location. Conner goes off alone to confront Bennett, but is quickly defeated. Meanwhile, Gar continues to experience visions, and meets a mysterious man who tells him to "go to the Red" when he sees "the tower split". Jinx, Rachel and Kory conduct a ritual to locate Sanger in an attempt to teleport him back to S.T.A.R. Labs, but finds Conner captured. The team decides to enter the cult's hideout to rescue both Conner and Sanger. Bennett uses Sanger's memories to manipulate him into willingly performing the ritual, but it is cut short by the Titans' entrance. They manage to break the crystal containing Rachel's energy, restoring her abilities in full, but Jinx is stabbed when attempting to stop Bennett. Sanger completes the ritual and unleashes a scream, causing Gar's vision to become real. Gar asks to be taken to the Red, while the entire team vanish.
Part 2
447TBATBATBAApril 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)TBA
458TBATBAMelissa BridesApril 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)TBA
469TBATBATom PabstApril 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)TBA
4710TBATBABryan Edward HillApril 27, 2023 (2023-04-27)TBA
4811TBATBAJamie GorenbergMay 4, 2023 (2023-05-04)TBA
4912TBATBARichard HatemMay 11, 2023 (2023-05-11)TBA

Cast and characters
Main article: List of Titans characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

An uncredited stunt double portrays a zombified Slade Wilson / Deathstroke.[3]

Production

Development

The fourth season was announced at DC FanDome in October 2021.[4] In January 2023, it was reported that the series is to end with the fourth season.[5]

Casting

Series regulars Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Teagan Croft, Ryan Potter, and Joshua Orpin return from the previous season. Jay Lycurgo who was recurring in season three was added to the main cast. Former main cast members Conor Leslie, Minka Kelly, Alan Ritchson, Curran Walters, Damaris Lewis, Savannah Welch and Vincent Kartheiser do not return. In January 2022, Joseph Morgan, Franka Potente, and Lisa Ambalavanar were announced as season four villains Brother Blood, Mother Mayhem, and Jinx, respectively.[6] Titus Welliver was revealed to be playing Lex Luthor in September 2022.[7]

Filming

Filming for the fourth season began on February 28, 2022, and concluded on September 30, 2022.[8][9]

Release

The fourth season premiered on November 3, 2022.[10] It will be split into two parts of six episodes for a total of 12 episodes.[11] The second part is set to premiere on April 13, 2023.[2]

References
  1. "Titans". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  2. Mitovich, Matt Webb (March 22, 2023). "Final Titans Episodes Get Release Date — Trailer Teases Domestic #Dickory, New Robin and a Super-Bloody Alliance". TVLine. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  3. Mer Eclarinal, Aeron (October 19, 2022). "Titans Season 4 Reveals New Lex Luthor, Deathstroke & More DC Villains (Video)".
  4. White, Peter (October 16, 2021). "'Titans' Renewed For Season 4 At HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (January 25, 2023). "'Titans' & 'Doom Patrol' To End With Seasons 4 On HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  6. Andreeva, Nellie (January 31, 2022). "Titans Sets Season 4 Villains: Joseph Morgan As Brother Blood, Franka Potente As Mother Mayhem, Lisa Ambalavanar As Jinx". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  7. Holub, Christian (September 11, 2022). "Titans showrunner previews Titus Welliver's arrival as Lex Luthor". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  8. "Current Productions & News". August 7, 2017.
  9. Luchies, Adam (February 28, 2022). "'Titans' Season 4 Has Begun Filming at HBO Max". Collider. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  10. Tinoco, Armando (October 9, 2022). "'Titans' Season 4 Teaser Trailer: HBO Max Confirms Premiere Date & Previews Beast Boy's Supersuit". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  11. Dominguez, Noah (March 3, 2022). "Titans Season 4's Episode Count Revealed". CBR. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
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