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“Six Feet Under” Season Four Preview

One marriage has come to a tragic end, another is beginning, and a third is on the rocks. At Fisher & Diaz, formerly known as Fisher & Sons, lives are in flux, as Nate, David, Ruth, Claire and Rico struggle to find their way.

Welcome to the sweetly twisted world of HBO’s highly acclaimed original series Six Feet Under, where at Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home, tending to dead bodies is all in a day’s work.

The award-winning show was created by Alan Ball, the Oscar-winning writer of American Beauty. Using dramatic irony and dark, situational humor, the show approaches the subject of death through the eyes of the Fisher family, who own and operate a funeral home in Los Angeles.

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With a bevy of Emmys as well as Golden Globes, including a win for Frances Conroy for best actress in a television series, under its belt, Six Feet Under heads into its fourth season Sunday, June 13.

If you need a refresher course on the characters and events of the first three seasons, you can get it here:

Season One
Season Two
Season Three

Here’s a bit of what’s next for the Fisher family.

What We’ll See in Season 4

  • Episode #40–“Falling Into Place”: In an attempt to honor Lisa’s last wishes, Nate (Peter Krause) finds himself at odds with her family; David (Michael C. Hall) and Keith (Mathew St. Patrick) look for “genuinely new” ways to start over; Federico (Freddy Rodriguez) seeks out a priest for absolution; Vanessa (Justina Machado) gets tired of her sister, Angelica (Melissa Marsala); Claire (Lauren Ambrose) shares a secret with Russell (Ben Foster); Brenda (Rachel Griffiths) does “the neighbor thing” with Joe (Justin Theroux); and Ruth (Frances Conroy) sings the praises of her new husband, George (James Cromwell).
  • Episode #41–“In Case of Rapture”: George puts his stamp on the Fisher home, settling into domestic routines that irk Arthur (Rainn Wilson); David cautions Nate about projecting his grief onto clients; Keith applies for a glamorous new job; Joe challenges the logic of Brenda’s 12-step plan; Claire reawakens her artistic muse after meeting Edie (Mena Suvari), a free spirit; and Federico proves that charity doesn’t always begin at home.
  • Episode #42: “Parallel Play”: The Fishers hold a yard sale; David grooms Arthur for a new role; Nate gets intimately involved in Maya’s afternoon playgroup; Claire attends an art party; Ruth and George receive some unwanted wedding gifts; Federico gets caught up in family responsibilities; Keith adjusts to his new job; Joe isn’t thrilled by Brenda’s yearning for normalcy; and some important memories go up in smoke.

    Find out more when Six Feet Under kicks off its fourth season 9 p.m. Sunday, June 13, followed by other editions on subsequent Sundays at the same time, exclusively on HBO. In addition, the first three episodes of this season will air back-to-back on Sunday, July 4, beginning at 8 p.m.

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    Returning directors this season include Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl), Dan Attias (HBO’s The Sopranos), Alan Ball, Michael Cuesta (L.I.E.), Michael Engler (HBO’s Sex and the City), Nicole Holofcener (Lovely & Amazing), Dan Minahan (Series 7: The Contenders) and Jeremy Podeswa (The Five Senses).

    For more information on Six Feet Under, please visit the official site at http://www.hbo.com/sixfeetunder/.

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