‘Youth’ Episode 4 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch Sharon Horgan’s New Comedy

Sharon Horgan’s newest comedy is quickly becoming appointment viewing, and fans are already counting down to the next chapter of Alex’s chaotic midlife reinvention. ‘Youth’ follows a fifty year old divorced literary agent juggling dating, aging parents, and a son who refuses to grow up, and the show has struck a nerve with audiences who feel finally seen.

With three episodes already out in the world, viewers want to know exactly when the next installment of ‘Youth’ arrives, what time it drops, and where they can stream it. Here is everything currently known about episode 4.

‘Youth’ Episode 4 Release Date

‘Youth’ premiered on HBO with its first two episodes airing together on September 20, 2026, before shifting into a weekly rollout. Episode 4 is set to arrive on Sunday, October 4, with the season continuing through episode 5 on October 11, episode 6 on October 18, episode 7 on October 25, and the finale landing on November 1.

The eight episode season was confirmed by HBO to debut weekly on Sundays, concluding with the season finale on November 1. That means fans have a clear runway of Sunday nights left to spend with Alex and her increasingly tangled personal life.

The show’s official schedule lists Sept. 27 for episode 3 and Oct. 4 for episode 4, so the show has stuck closely to its announced pattern without any delays so far. For a series built around the messiness of midlife, the reliability of its release calendar has been a nice change of pace.

‘Youth’ Episode 4 Release Time and Schedule

New episodes of ‘Youth’ are released weekly on Sundays at 10 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT, matching HBO’s usual Sunday night comedy slot. That timing has held steady since the two episode premiere, so viewers on the East and West coasts know exactly when to tune in each week.

HBO has confirmed the 10 p.m. time slot for the series, with the network pairing it with HBO Max for simultaneous streaming access. There is no indication of any ad supported delay or staggered release across different subscription tiers, which keeps things simple for subscribers.

For international audiences, release times will vary depending on region and local distribution deals, since HBO Max rollout schedules differ by territory. In Italy, for instance, the series debuted on HBO Max with the first two episodes before continuing on a weekly cadence toward a season finale in early November, showing how the global rollout mirrors the domestic one with only minor date shifts.

What to Expect From ‘Youth’ Episode 4?

‘Youth’ centers on Alex, played by Horgan herself, a London based literary agent navigating dating, menopause, and a demanding career while also caring for her aging parents. The official logline describes the show as following a fifty year old divorcee’s search for sex and love while juggling caring for her ailing parents and parenting her should be grown up son.

Critics have noted that Horgan’s earlier work traced her twenties in ‘Pulling’ and her thirties and forties in ‘Catastrophe,’ with ‘Youth’ now turning its attention to the specific chaos of a woman’s fifties. That throughline gives the show a lived in quality that fans of her previous projects will likely recognize immediately.

Speaking about the show’s central relationship, Horgan opened up about writing from personal experience again. In comments shared with TV Insider, Horgan explained that after a long enough gap following ‘Catastrophe,’ she wanted to explore someone entering their fifties as a single person, adding that starting over is terrifying, especially when your body refuses to cooperate.

One review described the series as centering on Alex’s ongoing struggle to feel relevant and desired while also trying to sign clients and sell books amid the daily grind of publishing, so episode 4 will likely continue blending her professional ambitions with her romantic misadventures. Fans should expect the show’s trademark mix of cringe comedy and genuine tenderness to carry into the newest episode.

Where to Watch ‘Youth’ Episode 4?

‘Youth’ airs on HBO and streams on HBO Max, with new episodes debuting weekly on Sundays at the same 10 p.m. time. Anyone with a cable package or an HBO Max subscription will be able to catch episode 4 the moment it drops.

HBO’s announcement gave no indication of a broadcast rerun plan, an ad supported delay, or a separate release window for different HBO Max subscription tiers, meaning all subscribers should have access at the same time regardless of which plan they are on.

The series also comes with a strong pedigree behind the camera. ‘Youth’ is produced by Merman, the company behind ‘Amandaland,’ ‘Bad Sisters,’ and ‘Vladimir,’ with Horgan writing and executive producing alongside Faye Dorn, Jim Kleverweis, and director Dawn Shadforth.

The supporting cast rounds out with Rupert Friend as Patrick, Sharlene Whyte as Sam, Aran Murphy as Ruari, and Robbie Gee as Frank, and each has become increasingly central as Alex’s world gets more complicated with every new episode.

With three episodes already generating buzz for their unflinching look at dating after fifty, episode 4 has plenty riding on it to keep the momentum going. Given how much fans have already latched onto Alex’s messy, hilarious journey, what part of her fifty year old reinvention are you most eager to see play out next Sunday?