The fourth season of House, also known as House, M.D., premiered on September 25, 2007 and ended May 19, 2008. This is the last season to be produced by NBC Universal Television Studio, which was succeeded by Universal Media Studios on June 14, 2007. "Whatever It Takes" was the final episode to feature the NBC Universal Television Studio logo. Having previously fired Chase, and with Foreman and Cameron quitting, House starts a competition between 40 applicants for the vacant positions. He eventually narrows them down to seven, firing one each episode. In the episode "Games", he fires Amber Volakis (Anne Dudek), hiring Dr. Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson), Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn) and Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde) as his new team. Dr. Foreman rejoins the team after his dismissal from another hospital. Meanwhile, Amber begins a relationship with Wilson.
When production of the season was interrupted by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the number of episodes was reduced to 16 instead of the planned 24. Executive producer Katie Jacobs explained that it was hard for the writers to finish the story arcs started during the season with eight fewer episodes. Season four also introduced seven actors to the cast; in addition to Jacobson, Penn, and Wilde, who became regulars, Andy Comeau portrayed Travis Brennan, an epidemiologist; Edi Gathegi played Jeffrey Cole, a geneticist; Carmen Argenziano appeared as Henry Dobson, a former medical school admissions officer; and Anne Dudek portrayed Amber Volakis, an interventional radiologist. Each of the four departed the show after elimination, except for Volakis, who remained recurring until the finale, having started a relationship with Wilson.
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Cast and characters
Main cast
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman (episodes 2–16)
Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron (episodes 2–7, 9–11 and 13–16)
Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase (episodes 2–7, 9–10 and 12–16)
Peter Jacobson as Dr. Chris Taub (episodes 10–16, recurring episodes 2–9)
Kal Penn as Dr. Lawrence Kutner (episodes 10–16, recurring episodes 2–9)
Olivia Wilde as Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley (episodes 10–16, recurring episodes 2–9)
Recurring cast
Anne Dudek as Dr. Amber Volakis
Edi Gathegi as Dr. Jeffrey "Big Love" Cole
Andy Comeau as Dr. Travis "Grumpy" Brennan
Carmen Argenziano as Henry Dobson
Michael Michele as Dr. Samira Terzi
Meera Simhan as Dr. Jody Desai
Melinda Dahl as Doctor #15A
Caitlin Dahl as Doctor #15B
Kathryn Adams as Doctor #23
Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub
Maurice Godin as Dr. Lawrence Hourani
Guest cast
Michael Adler, Kristina Anapau, Julie Ariola, Essence Atkins, Rob Benedict, Eli Bildner, Joel Bissonnette, David Campbell, Matt DeCaro, Dan Desmond, Conor Dubin, Amy Dudgeon, Fred Durst, Laurie Fortier, Heather Fox, Jennifer Hall, Henry Hayashi, Jeff Hephner, Charlie Hofheimer, Brian Klugman, Caroline Lagerfelt, Kay Lenz, Jason Lewis, Liana Liberato, Nick McCallum, Ivana Miličević, Pat Millicano, Janel Moloney, Chad Morgan, Jason Manuel Olazabal, Holmes Osborne, Eyal Podell, Bevin Prince, Paul Rae, Jeremy Renner, Reynaldo Rosales, Jonathan Sadowski, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Azura Skye, Laura Silverman, Scott Alan Smith, Mira Sorvino, Douglas Spain, Anthony Starke, Khleo Thomas, Steve Valentine, Alex Weed, Frank Whaley, Michael Whaley, Chad Willett, Thomas F. Wilson, Tom Wright and Kathleen York.
