The 100 Season 4

If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, The 100 Season 4 is available on and right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 8,694 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Eliza Taylor leads a cast that never lets the concept overwhelm the characters. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, The 100 Season 4 is worth clearing space for. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry The 100 Season 4 through its more ambitious moments. The fight to survive has torn The 100 apart, turned them against each other, and taken the lives of their closest friends. Last season, our heroes found themselves at the epicenter of both the Grounder world and the struggle for Arkadia’s soul. Despite their best efforts, war appeared unavoidable, until a new, even more dangerous threat – one that had been quietly rising all along – exploded to the surface: ALIE, the A.I. Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2017. The rules of The 100 Season 4's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

The 100 Season 4 is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Watch for Eliza Taylor in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.