‘Snowpiercer’ Adds Clark Gregg & Michael Aronov With New Showrunner As Season 4 Begins Production
‘Snowpiercer‘ keeps on rolling, as production begins on Season 4 with some new additions in front of, and behind, the camera.
Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, ‘Snowpiercer’ centres on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.
As the fourth season begins production this week in Vancouver, US network TNT have announced MCU star Clark Gregg has joined the cast alongside Michael Aronov. Gregg is, of course, best known for playing Agent Coulson in the MCU movies and ‘Agents Of SHIELD’. Aronov has appeared in a multitude of roles in shows such as ‘The Americans’, ‘Madam Secretary’, ‘Billions’, and ‘The Blacklist’. He can next be seen playing Rahm Emanuel in Showtime anthology drama ‘The First Lady’.
There is also a change behind the camera, as Emmy nominee Paul Zbyszewski (‘Lost’, ‘Agents of SHIELD’) takes over the role of showrunner from Graeme Manson. Manson had been in the position since 2018, taking over from original showrunner Josh Friedman.
“We have been blessed with an abundance of riches in building the world of Snowpiercer – from the incredible cast and crew, to the loyal fanbase and the building blocks afforded from the film and graphic novel. Tonight’s finale is the culmination of several storylines, with unexpected twists and turns around every corner, and leading to an exciting fourth season with Paul’s vision and creative storytelling continuing the incredible show momentum,” said the outgoing exec producers Graeme Manson and Aubrey Nealon.
The penultimate episode of season three (**SPOILERS**) saw Layton (Daveed Diggs), Ben (Iddo Goldberg), Josie (Katie McGuinness), Alex (Rowan Blanchard) and Javi (Roberto Urbina) band together to rescue Melanie (Jennifer Connelly). Relieved to find her alive, she is brought back on board the train safely, resulting in a blowout party on the train. The celebration is short-lived however when Melanie exposes Layton for misleading the passengers by offering hope of finding a viable existence in New Eden. The season three finale episode is available today on Netflix in the UK.
‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4 will be executive produced by Paul Zbyszewski, Christoph Schrewe, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios, Matthew O’Connor, Ben Rosenblatt and Scott Derrickson, and the original film’s producers Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho, Miky Lee,?Jinnie Choi, Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun and?Dooho Choi. The show is produced by Tomorrow Studios, along with CJ Entertainment. ITV Studios handles international distribution.
“Graeme and Aubrey masterfully brought the thrilling world and unique characters of ‘Snowpiercer’ to life, and we couldn’t be more grateful for their contributions,” adds Founder/CEO Marty Adelstein and Partner/President Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios. “We are excited for fans to see Paul thrillingly propel the complex journey of ‘Snowpiercer’ even further with Christoph continuing in his role as directing executive producer, especially as Clark and Michael join our incredibly talented cast.”
‘Snowpiercer‘ Seasons 1-3 are available on Netflix UK right now.
