Summary

• Snowpiercer season 4 was canceled by TNT but has now been renewed by AMC.
• AMC has acquired the rights to all four seasons of Snowpiercer and will air seasons 1-3 in before debuting season 4 on July 21.
• The core cast from season 3 is expected to return for season 4, but it's unclear if Sean Bean's character will be back. Two new actors have been added to the cast. The story will likely take a wild new direction in season 4.

Snowpiercer season 4 was due to return on TNT, but was canceled by parent company WBD in January 2023 — now it has found a new home on AMC. Snowpiercer season 3 was a monumental chapter that saw the return of Melanie Cavill (Jennifer Connelly), who was believed dead. In an incredible twist, Melanie turned on Andre Layton (Daveed Diggs) and sabotaged his plan to bring the train to New Eden in the Horn of Africa, which is believed to be a warm spot on the frozen Earth where they can settle.

Life on Snowpiercer is never static and season 3 ended with the most seismic shift of the show's status quo heading into Snowpiercer season 4. This made the cancelation of Snowpiercer by TNT especially shocking as the story was by no means done when the show came to its abrupt unplanned conclusion. However, neither the fans nor the cast of Snowpiercer have given up on the show, and the popular dystopian sci-fi hi has landed a new home for its final season.

The Latest Snowpiercer Season 4 News

A Release Date Is Revealed

AMC has no plans to continue the show past season 4, and it will serve as the finale.

Not long after it was announced that AMC acquired the rights to the show, the latest news confirms the release date for Snowpiecer season 4. AMC will take a unique approach to their newly-acquired series, airing seasons 1 -3 linearly before finally debuting season 4 on July 21, 2024. The series will not be available to stream on AMC+ until season 1 and 2 premiere on June 1, followed by season 3 on June 8. AMC has no plans to continue the show past season 4, and it will serve as the finale.

Read AMC’s executive vice president of streaming, Courtney Thomasma's comments below:

We can’t wait to share the final season of this thrill ride of a series with this vibrant fan community and new viewers starting July 21 on AMC and AMC+, with plenty of time built in to catch up on previous seasons on a variety of on demand platforms and AMC+ before then. ‘Snowpiercer’ is an entertaining drama with a great cast and seeing how the ride ends will be a highlight of summer viewing worthy of a 1001-car train.

The episodes of Snowpiercer season 4 were completed before the series was canceled on TNT.

Snowpiercer Season 4 Release Date

The Final Season Debuts In July

After a long delay, the final season of Snowpiercer is finally set to debut on AMC and AMC+ on July 21, 2024. The premium cable network also plans to re-release the older seasons of the show starting with seasons 1 and 2 which will hit the platform on June 1. Season 3 will follow close behind on June 8 allowing fans to get caught up before the beginning of the end on July 21.

Snowpiercer is currently not available to stream but will be available on AMC+ starting June 1, June 8, and July 21,

Snowpiercer Season 4 Cast

Who Will Return For The Final Time?

Snowpiercer's core season 3 cast is expected to return for season 4, and that includes Jennifer Connelly as Malanie Cavill, who was absent for most of seasons 2 and 3. However, after the events of Snowpiercer season 3's finale, it's unclear what the status of Sean Bean's Mr. Wilford will be or if he returns in season 4. Many other cast members exited Snowpiercer in season 3, including Archie Panjabi, Annalise Basso, and Steven Ogg. While anything can happen in Snowpiercer, it's unlikely their characters will return.

It is known that Snowpiercer season 4 is adding two new actors, Michael Aronov and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Clark Gregg. Outside the new cast members and confirmed character exits, the cast for Snowpiercer season 4 is likely to be the same as that of prior seasons. With the episodes already shot, it's also unlikely that there will be any last-minute recasts.

The presumed cast for Snowpiercer season 4 includes:

Snowpiercer Season 4 Story

How Will The Series Wrap Up?

The Snowpiercer season 4 story is likely to be a wild new direction. Snowpiercer's paradigm is constantly evolving and, by the end of Snowpiercer season 3, it completely changed again. After Layton killed Pike, he fell into a coma and realized he made up New Eden. Meanwhile, Wilford deduced that Melanie was alive and Snowpiercer mounted a rescue operation to bring their Head Engineer back aboard. Melanie decided that Layton's New Eden plan was dangerous and she exposed his lie.

She took control of the train and set up another conflict between herself, Layton, and Wilford. Snowpiercer season 3 ended with half of the train's passengers following Andre Layton, while the rest remained aboard under Melanie Cavill's guidance. Snowpiercer season 3's final scene jumped ahead three months to show Melanie seeing a missile launched into the atmosphere, which could mean there's another previously unknown pocket of human survivors in the world. What this could mean for Snowpiercer season 4 is unknown, but now fans will get a chance to find out.