No official renewal has been announced, but Season 4 is very much in motion behind the scenes. Executive producer Akiva Schaffer confirmed in August 2025 that Robinson and Kanin have an active deal with Netflix, have already written new sketches, and that both sides want it to happen. The holdup is The Chair Company, their new HBO series. Based on the current timeline, a late 2026 release window is the most realistic target.
Staying on top of I Think You Should Leave news is genuinely tricky because Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin rarely do press, and updates come in fragments through third parties. I’ve been tracking this closely since Season 3 dropped in May 2023, piecing together every Collider interview and production announcement to give you the clearest picture possible of where things actually stand.
Has Netflix Officially Renewed I Think You Should Leave Season 4?
Netflix has not issued a formal green light for Season 4, which is unusual given the show’s track record. That said, Schaffer’s August 2025 Collider interview made it clear this is a scheduling issue, not a cancellation risk. He stressed the point bluntly: “It is not dead yet. They want to do it, and Netflix wants it, so it will happen.” The deal is in place. Sketches exist. The show just has to get back in the queue.
What Is the Expected Release Date for Season 4?
No release date has been announced, but the trajectory points toward late 2026. Robinson and Kanin need to wrap The Chair Company’s first season on HBO, then pivot back to Netflix. Previous seasons followed roughly two-year gaps: Season 1 premiered April 2019, Season 2 in July 2021, Season 3 in May 2023. If post-Chair Company production begins in late 2025 or early 2026, a fall 2026 window aligns with the show’s historical pace.
Why Is Season 4 Taking So Long?
The short answer is The Chair Company. Robinson and Kanin are fully committed to finishing their HBO series before returning to Netflix. Schaffer put it plainly in his Collider interview: “They’ve got to wrap that up, and then, I’m assuming, they’ll switch gears back to it.” Robinson also starred in A24’s Friendship alongside Paul Rudd in 2024, directed by Andrew DeYoung, who also helmed The Chair Company pilot. His calendar has been unusually full for a sketch comedy creator.
What Is The Chair Company and How Does It Affect Season 4?
The Chair Company is a half-hour HBO comedy ordered to series in September 2024, with Robinson starring as William Ronald Trosper, a man who investigates a far-reaching conspiracy after an embarrassing incident at work. The cast includes Lake Bell as Barb Trosper, Sophia Lillis as Natalie Trosper, and Lou Diamond Phillips as a pilot guest star. Adam McKay and Todd Schulman executive produce via HyperObject Industries. It was teased in HBO’s November 2024 promotional slate reel for 2025.
Will Tim Robinson and the Regular Cast Return for Season 4?
Tim Robinson is a certainty, as the show is built entirely around him. Beyond that, the sketch format means no one has a locked recurring role, but Biff Wiff, Sam Richardson, Patti Harrison, Conner O’Malley, Tim Heidecker, and Will Forte have all appeared in at least two of the three seasons and are the closest thing the show has to a repertory company. Guest stars across all three seasons have included Ayo Edebiri, Bob Odenkirk, Paul Walter Hauser, Steven Yeun, and Cecily Strong.
How Many Episodes Will Season 4 Have?
Every season of I Think You Should Leave has run exactly six episodes, and there’s no indication Season 4 will break that pattern. The format actively works against longer seasons. Each episode runs roughly 15 to 17 minutes and contains three to four sketches, meaning a full season clocks in at under two hours of content. That compact structure is part of why the show has won three Emmys despite its short runtime, including Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in 2023.
What Awards Has I Think You Should Leave Won and Why Does It Matter for Season 4?
The show has won three Emmy Awards total, and Robinson personally won back-to-back Emmys for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Season 1 holds a 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 25 reviews. That critical credibility, combined with the show’s extraordinary grip on meme culture from sketches like Coffin Flop and Dan Flashes, makes Netflix extremely unlikely to let it go dormant permanently. Awards history and streaming cultural impact are the two biggest guarantees Season 4 gets made.
Who Are the Producers Behind I Think You Should Leave?
The show is produced under three banners: Lonely Island Classics (Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone), Irony Point (Alex Bach and Daniel Powell), and Zanin Corp, which is Zach Kanin’s production company. Akiva Schaffer, the third Lonely Island member, serves as executive producer and director, though his 2025 focus shifted to The Naked Gun, which he co-wrote and directed and earned a Certified Fresh 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. The entire Lonely Island ecosystem is deeply invested in seeing Season 4 happen.
What Did Tim Robinson Say About Season 4 in His Own Words?
In a September 2024 Collider interview, Robinson was asked directly about Season 4. His response was characteristically oblique but meaningful: “It’s not over. I don’t think it’s over.” When pressed on whether he and Kanin were actively writing, he said “I can’t really say anything now, but… yeah.” For a creator who rarely hypes his own projects publicly, that level of confirmation is about as close to a guarantee as fans are going to get before Netflix makes it official.
Where Can You Watch I Think You Should Leave?
All three seasons are available exclusively on Netflix. The show is not on any other platform, which is partly why its cultural footprint punches so far above its actual viewership numbers. It spread almost entirely through clips, social media, and word of mouth, not algorithm-driven autoplay. Robinson and Kanin also took the show on a live tour, I Think You Should Leave Live: Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, where previously unseen sketches were performed for audiences, confirming the creative engine was still running well before any official announcement.
The Honest Bottom Line on I Think You Should Leave Season 4
Covering this show for a while has taught me one thing: Tim Robinson moves on his own timeline, and the lack of a formal renewal announcement means very little. Every data point available, from the active Netflix deal to the written sketches to Schaffer’s unambiguous August 2025 statement, points to Season 4 being a question of when, not if. The Chair Company finishing its first HBO run is the single unlock event everything depends on. Once that wraps, the gears turn back toward Netflix, and the most singular sketch comedy of its generation gets another six episodes to make the internet collectively lose its mind.
