Good news: “Miracle Workers” finally returns

“Miracle Workers” is finally returning … a half-year later than expected.
TBS has set the show to start its fourth season on Monday, July 10. This time (shown here), its stars (Daniel Radcliffe and Geraldine Viswanathan) are post-apocalyptic warriors, trying to settle into suburbia.
That follows the offbeat approach of the show. In the first season, they were in the afterlife, trying to prove humans were worth saving. In the second, he was a prince and she was expected to follow the family profession of shoveling feces. In the third, they were on a wagon train headed west.
In each of those, Steve Buscemi had a key role – as God, as a zealous shoveler and as an outlaw. Now he plays a rich junk dealer, giving them dubious guidance.
The show has also had key guest stars. In the cowboy one, Quinta Brunson (prior to “Abbott Elementary”) played Buscemi’s daughter, a notorious outlaw. She’ll have a guest role here, as will others, including Ego Nwodim and Kyle Mooney of “Saturday Night Live.”
The “SNL” connection starts with the “Miracle Workers” creator, Simon Rich, who previously wrote for the show. Lorne Michaels, the “SNL” producer, also produces this one – and the shows of other alumni, including Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson and Fred Armisen.
“Miracle Workers,” however, has faced some bumps. The first season (seven episodes) was in February of 2019 and the second (10) arrived about a year later. With the pandemic, the third (also 10) came 18 months after that, in July of 2021. The four was expected after another 18 months.
TBS scheduled it for Jan. 16 … then quietly removed it without explanation. That was in the aftermath of Discovery taking over Warner Brothers, which owns TBS. Some scripted shows – the “Batgirl” movie, the “Full Frontal” satire series, etc. – had been dumped; fans might have wondered if “Miracle Workers” would ever be back.
Now it will, in the midst of a summer slowdown, when any quirky humor is appreciated.