▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁fourth ▁season ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Chris ▁Rock ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁ 1 2 ▁actors ▁were ▁announced ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁cast , ▁including ▁Francesco ▁Ac qu ar oli , ▁Andrew ▁Bird , ▁Jess ie ▁Buck ley , ▁Salv atore ▁Esp os ito , ▁Jer em ie ▁Harris , ▁Jack ▁H ust on , ▁Am ber ▁M idth under , ▁Jason ▁Schw art z man , ▁and ▁Ben ▁Wh ish aw . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁U zo ▁Ad uba ▁had ▁been ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Z elm are ▁Rou lette , ▁however , ▁Ad uba ▁had ▁to ▁drop ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁due ▁to ▁" some ▁personal ▁family ▁issues ". ▁The ▁role ▁was ▁rec ast ▁with ▁Kar en ▁Ald ridge ▁in ▁December . ▁ ▁Production ▁began ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁with ▁Haw ley ▁direct ing ▁the ▁first ▁block ▁of ▁episodes . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁F X ▁susp ended ▁production ▁on ▁the ▁series ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁weeks ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁The ▁original ▁premi ere ▁date ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁was ▁also ▁pushed ▁back ▁due ▁to ▁production ▁del ays . ▁The ▁series ▁completed