Californication: Season 4

2011 · 12 episodes · ★ 7.3

What Season 4 of Californication

Hank Moody gets out of jail after assaulting Mia's boyfriend, his former underage girlfriend, and finds that his scandal is the talk of Hollywood. His home life is in ruins, because Karen and Becca want nothing to do with him. Still, the uproar has caught the attention of many in the industry, and Hank aims to reach the very top. Charlie, his best friend and agent, stands by him during this stage, while the novelist tries to balance his career with his family.

12episodes

Jan 9, 2011premiered

Mar 27, 2011Latest episode

5.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 Exile on Main St.
Jan 9, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.0
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 later re-enacts F&P in her hotel room. The episode ends with Hank hearing from his lawyer that the assault charges have been dropped and he is then arrested for statutory rape.
Directed by David Von Ancken · Written by Tom Kapinos · Starring Stephen Tobolowsky, Addison Timlin, Alison Becker, Jon Kasdan
4x02 Suicide Solution
Jan 16, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Directed by: David Duchovny · Written by: Tom Kapinos · Starring: Addison Timlin, Rob Lowe, Summer Crosley, Cordelia Sonnenschein
4x03 Home Sweet Home
Jan 23, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directed by Adam Bernstein · Written by Tom Kapinos · Starring Stephen Tobolowsky, Zoë Kravitz, Camille Chen, Josh Gad
4x04 Monkey Business
Jan 30, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.2
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 that leads to Hank and Charlie having to explain why there’s a dead billionaire in the bathroom.
Directed by: Bart Freundlich · Written by: Matt Patterson, Gabriel Roth · Starring: Stephen Tobolowsky, Jon Kasdan, Carla Gugino, Zoë Kravitz
4x05 Freeze-Frame
Feb 6, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller · Written by Tom Kapinos · Starring Madeline Zima, Addison Timlin, Carla Gugino, Zoë Kravitz
4x06 Lawyers, Guns and Money
Feb 13, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Directed by: John Dahl · Written by: Vanessa Reisen · Starring: Stephen Tobolowsky, Addison Timlin, Rob Lowe, Carla Gugino
4x07 The Recused
Feb 20, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Directed by Michael Weaver · Written by Tom Kapinos · Starring Stephen Tobolowsky, Carla Gugino, Zoë Kravitz, Glenna Gasparian
4x08 Lights, Camera, Asshole
Feb 27, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.0
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.
Directed by Adam Bernstein · Written by Tom Kapinos · Starring Stephen Tobolowsky, Addison Timlin, Zoë Kravitz, Stephanie Hunt
4x09 Another Perfect Day
Mar 6, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 6.8
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.
Directed by: Michael Lehmann · Written by: Tom Kapinos, Gabriel Roth · Starring: Stephen Tobolowsky, Carla Gugino, Zoë Kravitz, Michael Ealy
4x10 The Trial
Mar 13, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directed by Seith Mann · Written by Tom Kapinos · Starring Madeline Zima, Camille Langfield, Chris Williams, Damian Young
4x11 The Last Supper
Mar 20, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directed by John Dahl · Written by Tom Kapinos · Starring Judy Greer, Michele Nordin, Stephen Tobolowsky, Carla Gugino
4x12 ...And Justice for All Season Finale
Mar 27, 2011 · 28 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directed by Adam Bernstein · Written by Tom Kapinos · Starring Madeline Zima, Stephen Tobolowsky, Addison Timlin, Rob Lowe