Invincible stars Steven Yeun and Gillian Jacobs on the dark days ahead for Mark and Eve in season 4 "You're watching Mark as he's coming to understand the loss of his idealism"

Invincible season 4 is almost upon us, and after a close encounter with Conquest that almost cost them their lives in the season 3 finale, things are set to go from bad to worse for Mark and Eve in season 4, according to stars Steven Yeun and Gillian Jacobs.

Speaking to GamesRadar+ over Zoom, Yeun and Jacobs say that Mark and Eve are facing hardships ahead in season 4, and not just of the Viltrumite variety. "Right now you're watching Mark as he's coming to understand maybe a little bit of the loss of his attachment to his idealism," Yeun says. As for Eve, the matter manipulator starts to experience a Spider-Man 2-style loss of power at the start of the season.

"In earlier seasons, she had her powers, but was unsure if she wanted to continue being a superhero," Jacobs says. "And I feel like she found a way, with this company that she started with Mark, to find a way to use it and feel good about it. But now, I think for the first time since she was a child, she's really having to grapple with like 'Who am I without these powers? What is happening?' And I think it's something that she's probably taken for granted. So, it's a real dilemma for her."

While season 4 is set to up the stakes significantly with the introduction of Thragg, the Grand Regent of the Viltrum Empire, and the return of Nolan/Omni-Man into his son's life, the more down to Earth story of a young man coming to terms with his new found abilities, and what he chooses to do with them, will still drive much of Mark's story in season 4.

"The thing that excites me about the process of making this show is that I get the script and then I'm very judging of Mark and where he's at, and then I do the scenes and come to realize his position," Yeun says with a smile. "I'm much older than Mark in life, and so I'm always navigating this in between, and I think the tension of where I'm at as an adult [versus] where he's at is always fun to revisit."

Invincible creator Robert Kirkman recently echoed this in a conversation with GamesRadar+, noting: "Fans are always asking for more Omni-Man, and more Coalition of Planets, and more Allen and all that stuff. It's been drips and drabs in the show thus far because it's not the focus. The focus was establishing Mark and building Mark as a character and showing what's going on on Earth. But this season is different. This season, people are finally going to get what they're asking for."

Invincible season 4 releases on Prime Video from March 18. Make sure you never miss an episode with our Invincible season 4 release schedule, and while you wait, check out our Invincible season 4 review.