From Season 4: All Major Character Deaths Explained

From has never been a safe show for its characters, but Season 4 made the danger feel more personal than ever. If you have finished the season and want a clear rundown of who died, how it happened and what each loss means for the final season, this guide walks through every major death in one place.

Spoiler warning: this article discusses deaths from across From Season 4, including the finale, “If a Tree Falls in the Forest…”.

For anyone new to the show, From is the MGM+ horror mystery about a town in the woods that nobody can leave. Every road loops back, smiling creatures come out at night, and carved stone talismans are the only thing that keeps them out of the houses. Harold Perrineau leads the cast as Boyd Stevens, the sheriff trying to keep the residents alive while they search for a way home.

Season 4 picked up straight after the Season 3 finale, with the Man in Yellow out in the open and a newcomer named Sophia arriving in town with a secret. Creator John Griffin told TV Insider that the theme of the season is “knowledge comes at a cost”. That idea runs through every death on this list. People die because they find something out, get too close to the truth or simply stand in the way of a villain who is now living among them.

This guide covers four major deaths: the pastor who arrives with Sophia in the premiere, Roger at the lake settlement, Marielle Sinclair in the clinic and Elgin Williams in the diner. They are listed in chronological order by episode, not ranked. For each one, you will find what happens on screen, how the moment is set up, why it matters for the story and what the cast and creative team have said about it, where they have discussed it publicly.

Two other characters come up a lot in conversations about Season 4 deaths, so they deserve a quick note here. Jim Matthews dies in the opening minutes of the premiere, but his fatal encounter with the Man in Yellow began in the Season 3 finale, which is why we treat him as the end of last season’s story rather than a separate entry here. And Fatima Hassan is not on this list, because the finale does not confirm that she has died. We explain why her fate remains uncertain later in the article.

The deaths of Season 4 are not just shock value. Each one shows a different side of the town’s cruelty: a stranger killed for a disguise, a resident taken by a new kind of monster, a love story cut short and a good man punished for saying no.

Here is everything you need to know.

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1. The Pastor (Episode 1, “The Arrival”)

Julia Doyle as Sophia with her hands clasped in prayer in From Season 4 — Julia Doyle in *From* Season 4. Credit: MGM+

Early in the premiere, a lone pastor finds the fallen tree on the road and becomes the latest person to arrive in the town. Not long afterwards, his car crashes into the sheriff’s station, and he is no longer alone. A young woman named Sophia is with him, apparently his daughter. The pastor is left unconscious after the crash. That night, Sophia visits him while he lies helpless, reveals that she is actually the Man in Yellow in disguise and suffocates him.

The pastor never gets a name, a backstory or a single real conversation with the residents, and that is part of what makes his death so unsettling. He exists only long enough to give the Man in Yellow a cover story. His death also tells the audience, right from the start, that this season’s villain is willing to kill quietly and up close, not just send monsters from the woods.

Griffin told TV Insider that the creative team wanted to introduce the Man in Yellow “as this unassuming pastor’s daughter” who could disrupt the town from the inside. Julia Doyle, who plays Sophia, told ScreenRant that the persona offers a “veneer of innocence”, adding that “there are a lot of bad people who use religion as a shield”. The pastor’s death is what makes that disguise possible: with him gone, there is nobody to question who Sophia really is.

The residents hold a joint funeral for Jim and the pastor in Episode 3, “Merrily We Go”, where a flock of crows unsettles everyone. It is a sad scene, made sadder by the fact that the person responsible is standing among the mourners.

Why it matters: this death sets up the entire season’s dramatic irony. From this point on, viewers know who Sophia is while the residents do not, and every friendly conversation she has carries a sense of dread. It is also the first sign that the Man in Yellow has changed tactics, moving from the shadows into the heart of the community.

Who it hits hardest: there is no grieving family for the pastor in town, which is the point. The death matters most to viewers, who are left carrying the secret.

Where to watch: Episode 1 streams on MGM+ in the US, where MGM+ is also available as a Prime Video channel. In the UK, it is on Sky One and NOW.

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2. Roger (Episode 5, “What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been”)

Tabitha, Ethan and Ellis weighing down a life-sized straw doll with rocks in From Season 4, Episode 5 — Tabitha, Ethan and Ellis in *From* Season 4, Episode 5. Credit: MGM+

Roger, played by Eugene Sampang, is a Colony House resident who joins a foraging party travelling to an old settlement by a lake. At the end of Episode 4, “Of Myths and Monsters”, he finds a rope leading to something bubbling up in the water. In Episode 5, the group pulls up three enormous straw dolls, then puts them back as a precaution. That night, they shelter in a cabin. When they hear singing outside, Tabitha remembers that the dolls once belonged to a girl from one of her past lives, and that a man threw them in the lake because they gave him nightmares. Moments later, a giant doll bursts through the cabin wall and kills Roger.

The attack is one of the most frightening sequences of the season. Patty is badly burned, Ellis saves her, and Donna is nearly killed before Tabitha remembers how to stop the dolls and kills one with a sharpened totem. Roger’s death is sudden and brutal, and it makes it clear that this new threat follows different rules from the creatures in town.

Roger’s story does not end there. In Episode 6, “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter”, Donna shows Boyd and Kenny that Roger’s corpse now has eyes and a mouth like the dolls, which leads the residents to wonder whether their fears are becoming part of the town. In Episode 7, “Best Laid Plans”, Sophia reanimates Roger as a creature. He attacks Colony House until Elgin kills him with a totem. In other words, Roger dies twice: once at the hands of the dolls and once more when Elgin stops the thing he has become.

Why it matters: Roger’s death expands the show’s mythology in a big way. The dolls suggest that nightmares can take shape in the town after someone dies, and Roger’s transformation shows that the dead are not necessarily at rest. His reanimation is also one of the first times we see Sophia use open, supernatural power, which hints at how dangerous she will become by the finale.

Who it hits hardest: the foraging party, especially Donna, who nearly dies alongside him and later suffers a heart attack while the residents discuss what happened. For viewers, Roger is a reminder that supporting characters are never safe.

Where to watch: Episodes 5, 6 and 7 tell Roger’s full story, on MGM+ in the US and on Sky One and NOW in the UK.

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3. Marielle Sinclair (Episode 10, “If a Tree Falls in the Forest…”)

Fatima and Marielle reacting in alarm inside the clinic in the From Season 4 finale — Pegah Ghafoori and Kaelen Ohm in *From* Season 4, Episode 10. Credit: MGM+

Marielle, played by Kaelen Ohm, had one of the show’s most unexpected happy stories: an emotional reunion with Kristi after the two believed they had lost each other. Earlier in Season 4, in Episode 5, she relives her experience in the dungeon through vivid visions and fears that something ancient will never let the residents go, even after death. In the finale, she is in the clinic with Fatima when the earthquake caused by the Bottle Tree’s removal knocks down the talisman protecting the building. Fatima has a vision of Smiley heading their way. Moments later, he gets inside, takes Marielle’s knife and fatally wounds her.

As Smiley attacks, Fatima lets out an inhuman scream, the kind associated with the creatures. Smiley pauses, says “Interesting” and walks away. A frightened Marielle resists Fatima’s attempts to help her. When Kristi arrives with the others, she finds Marielle badly hurt, and Marielle dies with Kristi beside her after sharing one last kiss.

Kaelen Ohm told Collider that she learned her character would be “protecting Fatima and going out that way”, and that the final kiss with Kristi was largely found on the day: “Mari understands that she’s about to leave, so I just asked, and she gave it to me.” Chloe Van Landschoot’s performance as Kristi in the aftermath is devastating.

Griffin told Collider that the decision was partly about how people take time for granted. He described Kristi as the town’s “rock” and asked, “What happens when your rock is broken?”, adding that the loss puts Kristi “on a path in Season 5 to struggle with things”.

Why it matters: Marielle’s death is the most direct human cost of the residents’ decision to pull out the Bottle Tree. It also triggers the first clear sign of Fatima’s transformation. Pegah Ghafoori told ScreenRant that the scene was “an awakening” for Fatima and the start of what she called a “villain origin story”, while adding that she is not saying Fatima is a villain now.

Who it hits hardest: Kristi, without question. But it also lands hard for Fatima, who is left wondering what she has become, and for viewers who loved one of the show’s few genuine love stories.

Where to watch: Episode 10, on MGM+ in the US and on Sky One and NOW in the UK.

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4. Elgin Williams (Episode 10, “If a Tree Falls in the Forest…”)

Nathan D. Simmons as Elgin facing Julia Doyle as Sophia inside the diner in the From Season 4 finale — Nathan D. Simmons and Julia Doyle in *From* Season 4, Episode 10. Credit: MGM+

Elgin, played by Nathan D. Simmons, survived a difficult Season 3, and in Season 4, he finally has a heroic moment when he kills the reanimated Roger with a totem in Episode 7. At the end of Episode 9, “The Calm Before”, he finds an old photograph showing a woman who looks exactly like Sophia and innocently shows it to her. Sophia has Clara, who has already made a deal with her, lock the diner door with them inside. In the finale, Sophia admits the woman in the photo is her and explains that she can only take the form of people who died in the town.

Sophia then offers Elgin a chance to go home if he agrees to help her, telling him they are getting close to the end and that things get very messy at the end. Elgin refuses and turns to prayer instead. Sophia uses her power to kill him, leaving him bleeding from his eyes and mouth. Afterwards, she tells Clara to get rid of the body and says, “Now I light the match, and I watch it burn”, according to TV Insider’s finale coverage.

Showrunner Jeff Pinkner told Collider that the decision to kill Elgin came down to the fact that “there needed to be consequences to the bad guy being in town”. Nathan D. Simmons told Collider that Elgin’s fatal flaw was his “very pure view of what’s good and what’s wrong”, which “overrides his will to survive and even go home”. He also said he was glad Elgin “went off on a really good note”.

Why it matters: Elgin’s death is the clearest example of the season’s theme. He discovers the truth about Sophia and pays for it immediately. It also shows that Sophia is willing to kill anyone who threatens her plan, and it makes Clara’s choice to serve her far more troubling. Unlike the other deaths on this list, Elgin dies because he chooses his principles over his survival.

Who it hits hardest: viewers who have watched Elgin grow from a troubled newcomer into someone brave enough to say no to evil. His death also leaves Clara alone with her guilt and her deal.

Where to watch: Episode 9 sets up Elgin’s final scenes, and his death happens in Episode 10. Both are on MGM+ in the US and on Sky One and NOW in the UK.

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Conclusion: Every Death in From Season 4 Came With a Lesson

Looking at the major From Season 4 deaths together, a clear pattern emerges. The pastor dies so the Man in Yellow can hide. Roger dies to a new kind of monster and is then used as a weapon. Marielle dies because the residents’ boldest plan shakes the town’s protection loose. And Elgin dies because he learns the truth and refuses to be bought.

Then there is Fatima. She is not on this list because the show has not confirmed that she is dead. In the finale, she transforms into one of the creatures to hold the monsters back so Boyd, Ellis, Tabitha and Jade can escape. ScreenRant describes this as the first time a known human character has become one of the monsters. TV Insider writes that she “seems to have sacrificed her humanity”. But nobody on screen confirms she has died, and Pinkner told Collider her story is one “we’re still telling”. Until Season 5 says otherwise, her fate is a mystery, not a death.

Jim Matthews also casts a long shadow over the season. His death opens Episode 1, and the message left with his body in Episode 2, “knowledge comes at a cost”, becomes the season’s mantra.

With MGM+ confirming a fifth and final season, the question now is whether any of these losses will be revisited. Kaelen Ohm told Collider she would love to see Marielle “on that other side”, and Nathan D. Simmons joked about Elgin returning with a flamethrower. In a show where the dead do not always stay gone, anything is possible.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who dies in From Season 4?

The major deaths in From Season 4 are the pastor who arrives with Sophia in Episode 1, Roger in Episode 5, and Marielle Sinclair and Elgin Williams in the finale, Episode 10. Jim Matthews also dies at the start of the premiere, completing the attack that ended Season 3. Fatima transforms into a creature in the finale, but her death is not confirmed.

Does Jim Matthews die in From?

Yes. Jim is attacked by the Man in Yellow at the end of Season 3, and the Season 4 premiere confirms his death. In Episode 2, Julie and Ethan find his body hanging in the barn with the phrase “knowledge comes at a cost”. His family’s grief shapes much of the season, and Tabitha later learns the Man in Yellow killed him.

Is Fatima dead in From Season 4?

Not confirmed. In the finale, Fatima transforms into one of the creatures to protect Boyd, Ellis, Tabitha and Jade in the tunnels. The episode does not show whether she survives or whether the change is permanent. Showrunner Jeff Pinkner told Collider that her story is one “we’re still telling”, so her fate should be addressed in Season 5.

Who killed Elgin in From?

Sophia, who is the Man in Yellow in disguise, kills Elgin in the finale. After he finds an old photograph that looks exactly like her, she reveals the truth and offers him a chance to go home if he helps her. Elgin refuses and prays instead, and Sophia uses her power to kill him, leaving him bleeding from his eyes and mouth.

How does Marielle die in From?

Marielle is fatally wounded by Smiley in the clinic during the finale. The earthquake caused by the Bottle Tree’s removal knocks down the talisman protecting the building, and Smiley gets inside, takes Marielle’s knife and attacks her. She later dies from her injuries with Kristi beside her.

How does Roger die in From?

Roger is killed in Episode 5 when a giant straw doll bursts through the wall of the cabin at the lake settlement. His corpse later changes to resemble the dolls, and in Episode 7, Sophia reanimates him as a creature. Elgin kills the reanimated Roger with a totem when he attacks Colony House.

Who was the pastor in From Season 4?

The pastor is a newcomer who finds the fallen tree on the road in the premiere and arrives in town with Sophia, presented as his daughter. He is never given a name. That night, Sophia reveals to him that she is the Man in Yellow in disguise and suffocates him while he lies unconscious. He is buried alongside Jim in Episode 3.

Does Boyd die in From Season 4?

No. Boyd Stevens survives Season 4. In the finale, he returns to the tunnels with Ellis and Fatima, finds Tabitha and Jade and helps lead them out with the children’s bones. He ends the season alive, but facing a town without its talismans and the loss of several residents.

Will dead characters come back in From Season 5?

Nothing has been confirmed. From has brought back characters such as Father Khatri and Jim in visions, so returns in some form are possible. Kaelen Ohm told Collider she would love to see Marielle “on that other side”, while Nathan D. Simmons joked about Elgin returning with a flamethrower. MGM+ has said the fifth season will be the last.

Where can I watch From Season 4?

In the US, From streams on MGM+, which can also be added as a channel through Prime Video. In the UK, Season 4 is on Sky One and NOW, according to Sky’s official From page. MGM+ expects the fifth and final season to premiere in 2027, according to its official renewal announcement.

More Places to Find Great Movies and TV Shows

Collider – interviews with Kaelen Ohm and Nathan D. Simmons about Marielle’s and Elgin’s deaths, plus the creative team’s finale Q&A.
TV Insider – a detailed breakdown of the Season 4 finale’s deaths and twists.
ScreenRant – cast interviews and explainers, including Pegah Ghafoori on Fatima.
Radio Times – UK-focused coverage, including a Season 4 ending explainer.
IMDb – cast, crew and episode listings for From.
Rotten Tomatoes – critic and audience scores for each season of From.
Deadline – industry news, including the Season 5 renewal.

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1. The Pastor (Episode 1, “The Arrival”)

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