‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Gets a Season 4 Premiere Date

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 4
Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Ellie Kemper, and Carol Kane star in ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ (Photo by Eric Liebowitz / Netflix)

Netflix has set a May 30, 2018 premiere date for the fourth season of the award-winning comedy series, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Netflix will release the first six episodes of the upcoming season beginning on May 30th, and then fans will have to wait until later this year to see the show’s second half of season four.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season four stars Ellie Kemper (The Office) in the title role. The cast of the award-winning half-hour comedy also includes Tituss Burgess (30 Rock, Smurfs: The Lost Village), Jane Krakowski (A Christmas Story Live!, 30 Rock), and Carol Kane (Gotham, Thanks for Sharing). Guest stars over the three seasons have included Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, Amy Sedaris, Josh Charles, David Cross, and Gil Birmingham.


Through season three, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has earned 16 Emmy nominations including nominations in the Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series categories. The popular comedy was also nominated for three Screen Actors Guild awards, seven Critics’ Choice awards (winning one), and five Writers Guild of America awards (winning one).

Tina Fey and Robert Carlock created the comedy and serve as executive producers along with Sam Means, Jeff Richmond, and David Miner. The series is a Universal Television, 3 Arts Entertainment, Little Stranger, Inc. and Bevel Gears production.

The Plot: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt follows Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) as she continues to adjust to the 21st century and learn more about who she really is. Joining Kimmy on her journey are her best friend and roommate, Titus Andromedon (Tituss Burgess); her former-employer-turned-friend Jacqueline White (Jane Krakowski); and landlord Lillian Kaushtupper (Carol Kane).