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Three mysterious and terrifying seasons in, MGM's popular series From continues to put its unwitting residents through unimaginable horrors. The town, known to fans as Fromville, has a sick way of teasing hope and taking it away, with characters seeming to escape or kill one of its monsters only to end up right back where they were before.
Last season, town sheriff and decision-maker Boyd Stevens, played by Harold Perrineau, watched as one of Fromville's seemingly dead creatures returned with its signature creepy grin intact.
"I think it splintered his brain," Perrineau told CNET. "I think when we start at the beginning of season 4, that's where Boyd is. Like, I think his mind is splintered into pieces and he's either got to pick up those pieces or just lay down and give up because it's just unfathomable."
Perrineau's Boyd is a source of hope and resilience for the people in Fromville, but monsters torture him continuously, and he revealed in season 3 that he's dealing with worsening Parkinson's while stuck in the nightmarish town. According to Perrineau, Boyd and the other characters we root for in From are in for a "really hard" fourth season.
"In season 4, the town becomes more present as a character, if that makes sense," Perrineau said. "You actually recognize, 'Oh, this town is pushing back ... and it is so mean and so ruthless, and it's doing things that are, I mean, just despicable."
From as a character study
From is the most-viewed series in MGM Plus' (formerly Epix) history, according to the network. Perrineau said while From is billed as a horror series, "I think at the end of the day it's more of a character study."
"It doesn't surprise me that people will ... find characters that they identify with and they think, 'Oh my God, what would I do if I were in that position?' If I were Donna, what, would I just go and drink?" Perrineau said. "I think that's the thing that we want from our entertainment, from art, and all those kind of things."
Earlier this week, fans learned that From has a confirmed final season, with season 4 as the penultimate. From will end with season 5, which is expected to debut in 2027.
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