Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D./Season Four

The Fourth Season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered on September 20, 2016 on ABC.

Ghost Rider
In light of the Sokovia Accords, and with HYDRA obliterated, S.H.I.E.L.D. has been legitimized again and no longer needs to operate in the shadows. Since the world presumes that Coulson is dead, the organization needed a new Director to be the face of the organization. Coulson finds himself back in the role as an agent and teamed with Mack, Hunter, and Bobbi, and together they are tasked with tracking down and confirming the presence of Enhanced people, aka Inhumans. They have been trying to track down and capture Daisy, aka Quake, and Lincoln, aka Sparkplug, who have gone rogue in an attempt to atone for sins from the past. But with the world believing that Daisy and Lincoln are dangerous outlaws who have taken down banks and bridges, the new Director has no qualms about taking them down for good. Agent May is tasked with training specialist strike teams, and Fitz and Simmons have taken a big step forward in their relationship. But with Simmons' new promotion as Special Advisor to the Director in Science and Technology, Fitz, as well as her former team members, finds it hard to confide in or trust her since she's now the Director's confidant.

Danny Ketch will roar into the lives of Agent Coulson and the team as a junkyard mechanic who can turn on a dime into the terrifying Ghost Rider. Will Danny be a friend or foe to S.H.I.E.L.D. – as well as the world, itself? Meanwhile, Fitz discovers that socially awkward genius and friend Dr. Radcliffe has started putting the finishing touches on a new, secret invention.

Jocasta
On the heels of their encounter with Ghost Rider, their strangest phenomenon yet, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. suddenly find themselves up against a myriad of new and ongoing threats: The anti-Inhuman Watchdogs are gaining political influence with Senator Nadeer, and uniting behind a mysterious benefactor. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the team, Jocasta has kidnapped Agent Morse and replaced her with a Life Model Decoy. Jocasta's evil plans for Bobbi and the team remain a mystery.

Agents of HYDRA
On the heels of their encounter with Ghost Rider and battling the Watchdogs to their highest ranks, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. find themselves in their most mind-bending mission yet. The heroes have been plugged into a virtual reality known as "The Framework," created by Dr. Radcliffe and Fitz. They awake to find themselves in an unrecognizable world – a world in which Hydra reigns supreme. What will become of the team as they make their way through this strange new landscape? What friends and foes will they face? And ultimately, will they ever escape and return to their real lives?

Starring Cast
1 Listed as also starring in the episodes they appear in.
 * Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson (22 episodes)
 * Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May (22 episodes)
 * Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson/Quake (22 episodes)
 * Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz (22 episodes)
 * Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons (22 episodes)
 * Nick Blood as Lance Hunter (22 episodes)
 * Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse (22 episodes)
 * Henry Simmons as Alphonse Mackenzie (22 episodes)
 * Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell (22 episodes)
 * Mallory Jansen as Jocasta/Madame Hydra/Julie Kingston (22 episodes)
 * John Hannah as Holden Radcliffe (19 episodes)
 * Jason O'Mara as Patrick Sousa (18 episodes)
 * Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Elena Rodriguez 23 (18 episodes)
 * Juan Pablo Raba as Joey Gutierrez 23 (14 episodes)
 * Gabriel Luna as Danny Ketch/Ghost Rider 2 (9 episodes)
 * Karen David as Barbara Ketch 2 (8 episodes)
 * José Zúñiga as Ray Carrigan 2 (6 episodes)
 * Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Keonig/Sam Keonig 1  (7 episodes)
 * Zach McGowan as Anton Ivanov 3 (6 episodes)
 * Constance Zimmer as Rosalind Price 4  (6 episodes)
 * Saffron Burrows as Victoria Hand 4 (6 episodes)
 * Brett Dalton as Grant Ward 4 (7 episodes)
 * Jordan Rivera as Hope Mackenzie 4 (7 episodes)
 * David O'Hara as Alistair Fitz 4 (4 episodes)

2 Listed as a series regular during Ghost Rider.

3 Listed as a series regular during Jocasta.

4 Listed as a series regular during Agents of HYDRA.

Supporting Cast

 * Adrian Pasdar as Glenn Talbot (5 episodes)
 * Axle Whitehead as JT James (7 episodes)
 * Parminder Nagra as Senator Ellen Nadeer (5 episodes)