As of July 2026, Californication Season 4 aired in 2011 with 12 episodes — streaming now on Paramount Plus. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Californication Season 4

2011 12 Episodes Comedy · Drama ⭐ 8/10

Californication Season 4 is currently streaming on and , and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 1,326 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for David Duchovny — stay for everyone else around them. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Californication Season 4 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate Californication Season 4 from the crowd. Hank Moody is back and he couldn’t be more screwed. A one-night misunderstanding has landed him in serious hot water, but his troubles don’t end there. Hank's literary sex scandal has caused a sensation, even as he prepares to defend himself in court and tries to get Karen and Becca to speak to him, and a movie based on his stolen book begins production. David Duchovny and Natascha McElhone lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2011. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Californication Season 4 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Californication Season 4 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. David Duchovny anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 Californication Season 4 — Episode Guide

E1
Exile on Main St.
2011-01-09
Just as Hank is released from a 72 hour jail period for assault he is picked up by Charlie and dragged off to show the recent events of F&P with Mia becoming public and dropped into a meeting with a young actress that wants to capitalize on the publicity, and make a movie out of F&P. whom which he l...
E2
Suicide Solution
2011-01-16
Hank is told he faces 3 years in prison because the DA wants to make an example of him. There are signs Marcy is pregnant. Hank tries to fix things with Becca. The episode ends as Hank high on drugs and liquor writes a letter to Becca and then passes out.
E3
Home Sweet Home
2011-01-23
Hank takes advantage of the misperception that he tried to commit suicide and moves back home with Karen and Becca, but his daughter knows the truth; Charlie sets out to reach a sexual benchmark while a wealthy producer pursues Marcy.
E4
Monkey Business
2011-01-30
Hank Moody is notified by his attorney Abby that he will be going to trial for statutory rape. But not before Hank hands the completed F&P script to Charlie, who promptly drags him to a meeting with the Director, producer Stu Beggs and eccentric financier Zig Samitaur, setting off a chain of events ...
E5
Freeze-Frame
2011-02-06
After a personal grooming mishap, Charlie discovers that his vasectomy was botched and that Marcy's baby could be his; Hank's relationship with lawyer Abby gets more personal but a good deed yields a compromising photo that could ruin Hank's life.
E6
Lawyers, Guns and Money
2011-02-13
A sensational photo derails Hank's case and threatens to destroy his movie project until his sincere love for Becca rescues his career, while Karen resuscitates her ex-husband's relationship with his beautiful lawyer.
E7
The Recused
2011-02-20
Forced by her relationship with Hank to recuse herself as his lawyer, Abby pitches the case to a senior partner on the golf course; Hank is dismayed by Karen's growing relationship with artist Ben; Marcy and Stu ask Charlie to help them pitch a TV project.
E8
Lights, Camera, Asshole
2011-02-27
Hank takes a gig rewriting dialogue on a zombie sequel but threatens his job when he hooks up with a sexy woman with close ties to the film's female lead; Marcy tells Stu she's pregnant but not that the baby may be Charlie's.
E9
Another Perfect Day
2011-03-06
Evicted from his apartment, Hank moves back in with Karen and Becca while he prepares for his trial and teaches his daughter to drive; while Karen's out on a date with Ben, Becca and Pearl steal the Porsche and wreck it.
E10
The Trial
2011-03-13
A nervous Hank discovers that he's got good reason to panic when his trial turns into an all-out character assassination, with even friendly witnesses Charlie and Karen unable to portray him as anything other than a drunken, oversexed lout.
E11
The Last Supper
2011-03-20
Found guilty of statutory rape, Hank buys a used Porsche and considers fleeing from Los Angeles, but instead enjoys one last night in the company of his friends and family.
E12
...And Justice for All
2011-03-27
As Hank awaits sentencing, the lines between his real life and the movie based on his life blur as the film's star hits on his ex-wife and he feels stirrings of passion for the actress hired to play Karen.

🎭 Cast of Californication Season 4

David Duchovny
David Duchovny
Hank Moody
Natascha McElhone
Natascha McElhone
Karen van der Beek
Evan Handler
Evan Handler
Charlie Runkle
Pamela Adlon
Pamela Adlon
Marcy Runkle
Madeleine Martin
Madeleine Martin
Becca Moody

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