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"The Good Place" Season 4: "Disco Janet" and the Secret to Stonehenge Would Impress Us, Linda [SNEAK PREVIEW]

With The Good Place set to return for its fourth and final season on Thursday, September 26, NBC has released a sneak preview of the upcoming season.

In the clip below, Eleanor (Kristen Bell) is getting comfortable in her role as the architect – at least until she meets Linda (Rachel Winfree), who doesn't seem too phased by being in The Good Place. How unfazed? Even Michael (Ted Danson) can't charm her.

For a less-than-two-minute clip, fans learn a lot: Linda's from Norway – which might be The Bad Place's version of the opposite of Florida; there once was a "Disco Janet" that Michael thought was fun but a bit much; and a baby elephant made of light reveals the secret to Stonehenge (which didn't surprise us as much as that whole "Kennedy assassination" thing):

"The Good Place" season 4, episode 1 "A Girl From Arizona": With Eleanor assuming the role of the architect, the group adapts to the challenges facing them when four test subjects inhabit a new neighborhood under their supervision.

Bell, Danson, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto, and William Jackson Harper give you a first look at the fourth and final season of The Good Place, premiering Thursday, September 26, at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.

Here's a look at preview images released for "A Girl From Arizona," offering a fresh take on what looks to be the most challenging season for Michael (Danson), Eleanor (Bell), Chidi (Harper), Tahani (Jamil), Jason (Jacinto), and Janet (Carden):

And yes… you will get "the feels," folks…

"The thing that I like about the whole season is we're following through on the idea of the show. People who have liked the show will feel like we didn't pull our punch."

– Michael Schur

Here's a look at what Schur had to say about the show's departure, as well as how the decision to end the series came about:

"After 'The Good Place' was picked up for season two, the writing staff and I began to map out, as best we could, the trajectory of the show. Given the ideas we wanted to explore, and the pace at which we wanted to present those ideas, I began to feel like four seasons – just over 50 episodes – was the right lifespan. At times over the past few years we've been tempted to go beyond four seasons, but mostly because making this show is a rare, creatively fulfilling joy, and at the end of the day, we don't want to tread water just because the water is so warm and pleasant. As such, the upcoming fourth season will be our last.

"I will be forever grateful to NBC and Universal TV for letting us make 'The Good Place,' and for letting us end it on our own schedule. I will also be forever grateful to the creative team, both on-screen and off, for their hard work and dedication to a very weird idea. We ask the question very frequently, on this show, what do we owe to each other? The answer, for me, is: I owe all of you a whole lot.

We look forward to a great final season airing this fall."

For the 2018-19 season, The Good Place averaged a 1.6 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.6 million viewers overall in "Live+7" Nielsens, and more than doubled to a 3.3 rating in 18-49 after 35 days of linear and projected non-linear viewership. Since its launch in 2016, the series has won the AFI Award for Program of the Year, TCA Award for Program of the Year, a Humanitas Award and a Peabody Award. In addition, the series has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, Writers Guild Award, Producers Guild Award and Critics' Choice Award.

From creator Michael Schur ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Parks and Recreation" and "Master of None") comes a unique comedy about what makes a good person. The show follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell, "House of Lies," "Veronica Mars"), an ordinary woman who enters the afterlife, and thanks to some kind of error, is sent to the Good Place instead of the Bad Place (which is definitely where she belongs). While hiding in plain sight from Good Place Architect Michael (Ted Danson – "Cheers," "CSI" – in an Emmy Award-nominated performance), she's determined to shed her old way of living and earn her spot.

The first two seasons featured surprise after surprise and twist after twist, including a world-upending season one finale that threw everything up in the air. At the end of season two, Michael appeared in front of the Judge (Maya Rudolph, also Emmy nominated) to argue that the humans may have been judged unfairly, and deserve a second chance. With a snap of her fingers, the Judge sent the humans back to Earth, in a new timeline where they never died.

Also seeking redemption, along with Eleanor, are Senegalese philosopher Chidi Anagonye (William Jackson Harper, "Paterson"), who is tortured by decision-making; elegant Pakistani-British socialite Tahani Al-Jamil (Jameela Jamil, "Playing It Straight") and dance-obsessed Floridian Jason Mendoza (Manny Jacinto, "The Romeo Section"). Michael is aided by Janet (D'Arcy Carden, "Broad City"), a human-esque repository for all of the knowledge in the universe.

Along with executive producing, Schur also serves as writer and showrunner. David Miner (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 30 Rock), Morgan Sackett (Parks and Recreation, Veep) and Drew Goddard (The Martian) also executive produce, with Megan Amram co-executive producing and Jen Statsky as supervising producer. Universal Television, Fremulon, and 3 Arts Entertainment produce.

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