Drama in the city: ‘The Bold Type’ returns to finish scandalous season
They live with purpose and they write with passion — three writers and best friends experience love, heartache, success and setbacks as they work for New York City’s Scarlet magazine in Freeform’s dramatic comedy “The Bold Type.” After a midseason cliffhanger left our favorite threesome in quite a predicament, fans finally find out what happens next when Season 4 returns Thursday, June 11, on Freeform.
Through hard work, dedication and internships, these three friends made it onto the staff of Scarlet and haven’t stopped making waves since. Jane Sloan (Katie Stevens, “Faking It”) is a journalist with a knack for politics who just earned herself a vertical column in the celebrated women’s magazine. Kat Edison (Aisha Dee, “Chasing Life”) heads up Scarlet’s social media department and prides herself on being an activist for social issues. Sutton Brady (Meghann Fahy, “Miss Sloan,” 2016) has been an editorial assistant but was promoted this season to a fashion stylist for Scarlet — her dream job. This trio of fearless friends aren’t afraid to make their mark on the world.
The show also stars Matt Ward (“Upload”) as Alex Crawford, a fellow writer for the magazine, friend to Jane, and one of Sutton’s exes. The magazine itself is spearheaded by the powerful Jacqueline Carlyle (Melora Hardin, “The Office”), who feels the need to mentor the three girls as they try to navigate their careers.
The show doesn’t pull any punches and is known for tackling some serious issues. In Part 1 of Season 4 alone, “The Bold Type” took a hard look at racial inequality in the workplace and transgender struggles in sports. But this is just scratching the surface of the issues these ladies deal with.
While Sutton finally married Richard Hunter (Sam Page, “Christmas in Rome,” 2019) in the midseason finale, her promotion is keeping the two of them thousands of miles apart. Kat has faced some emotional struggles while briefly reconnecting with her ex, Adena El Amin (Nikohl Boosheri, “Rogue”). Then, after a faceoff with RJ Safford (Aidan Devine, “Suicide Squad,” 2016), Kat was fired from Scarlet.
We left Jane crushed by her breakup with Ryan Decker (Dan Jeannotte, “Good Witch”) in one of the show’s biggest shockers so far. And, after finding a lump in her breast, she chose to have a double mastectomy due in part to her mother’s early death from breast cancer. As we finish out this unique season, it will be interesting to see how Sutton handles long-distance marriage, what Kat’s next career step will be, and how Jane handles life after surgery.