HBO has announced a premiere date for the fourth season of Big Love. The show will start airing new episodes on January 10, 2010.

As previous spoilers have revealed, Sissy Spacek has been added to the cast. She'll start as a Washington, D.C., lobbyist and her character's arc will begin in the third episode.

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