Silicon Valley - Season 4 Apr 2026

After the team regains control of Pied Piper at the end of Season 3, internal conflicts lead to a significant "pivot":

Remains fiercely loyal to Richard, even as Richard's ethics become questionable. Gavin Belson

: The technical core of the season focuses on the concept of a peer-to-peer network that bypasses traditional mainframes. Silicon Valley - Season 4

: Richard Hendricks decides he can no longer be CEO of a project he doesn't believe in (PiperChat). He quits to pursue a decentralized, peer-to-peer internet based on smartphones.

Becomes CEO of PiperChat; faces legal disaster over user privacy laws. Erlich Bachman After the team regains control of Pied Piper

: Richard becomes more cutthroat, showing a willingness to lie and manipulate to achieve his "New Internet" vision, often straining his relationship with Jared.

: Dinesh becomes the CEO of PiperChat, a video chat app. However, he quickly runs the company into the ground due to massive COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) violations because most of the app's users are under 13. He quits to pursue a decentralized, peer-to-peer internet

Season 4 of marks a major shift in the series as the Pied Piper team moves away from their original file-compression focus to pursue a "New Internet". This season consists of 10 episodes and originally aired on HBO from April to June 2017. Plot Overview