Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from Outer Banks season 4, part 1.
John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, JJ, and Cleo get involved in yet another mystery inOuter Banksseason 4, and like always, they aren’t the only ones looking for treasure, asLightner and his team serve as the Pogues' opposition.Throughout every season of the Netflix action-adventure teen drama, the main characters find themselves wrapped in treasure hunt after treasure hunt. Unfortunately, for them, an outside (and typically lethal) force messes with thePogues' plans inOuterBankseverytime.
Netflix splitOuter Banksseason 4 into two parts, with five episodes each. Part 1 premieres on July 02, 2025, and part 2 drops on August 15, 2025.
As forthe story inOuter Banksseason 4, the Pogues are soaking in the bliss of their El Dorado discovery. However, JJ spends almost all their money on buying the Maybank property and a storm damages their shop, forcing the Pogues to use more of their newfound fortune to fix it. Then, JJ bets their remaining money on himself at a dirt bike race. When he loses, the group is inclined totake Wes Genrette up on his offer to find the amulet of Blackbeard’s wife, Elizabeth, in exchange for $50,000.But the Pogues aren’t the only ones searching for Blackbeard’s treasure.
Lightner’s Group Includes Mercenaries & Criminals Looking For Blackbeard’s Amulet & Blue Crown
Lightner Is The Pogues' Direct Opposition In Outer Banks Season 4, Part 1
The Netflix TV show introduces a newOuter Bankscharacter— Lightner, played by Rigo Sanchez — during the season 4 premiere. At first, Lightner is just a creepy guy who comes to the Kildare County Surf Shop. However, when JJ and Kiara dive to Blackbeard’s sunken ship and come across Lightner (who attacks them), it’s clear that he’s one of the Pogues' major adversaries in season 4. As the episodes go on, viewers learn thatLightner is working with a team of mercenaries and criminals, including a mysterious woman (Dalia)who he calls captain.
Outer Banks Season 4 Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play
Outer Banks season 4 features the Pogues searching for Blackbeard’s treasure, and all the while a great soundtrack is playing in the background.
When Dalia is introduced on the pier in episode 3, it seems as if she’s the leader of the operation to findBlackbeard’s amulet and the Blue Crown inOuter Banksseason 4.Lightner and his men are evidently working for Dalia.After Lightner steals the amulet from the Pogues (and kills Terrance), the necklace takes him and Dalia to Charleston, just like the Pogues. Sadly, Lightner and Dalia discover the coffin of Blackbeard’s navigator, Sam Bellamy, in the crypt first and retrieve a scroll. It’s unclear what’s on the scroll, but it’ll likely lead them to the Blue Crown.
What Lightner’s Connection To Wes Genrette & Chandler Groff Is In Outer Banks
Groff Is Quite Suspicious After Outer Banks Season 4, Episode 5
Lightner and his group aren’t the only villains, asthe ending ofOuter Banksseason 4, part 1,suggests Chandler Groff is also nefarious. Groff is (or was) Wes Genrette’s son-in-law and JJ’s birth father, and he’s alsothe number one suspect in Wes' murder.Since Groff is seen with realtor Hollis Robinson in episode 5, he likely wants to own or profit from Goat Island, which he could only do after Wes' death. However, Groff may also be responsible for killing the guy on the beach, who died the same way as Wes and is probably linked to Lightner.
Since Omar was strangled just like Wes, and Groff is the biggest suspect in Wes' death, Groff could have murdered Omar inOuter Banksseason 4, part 1, too.
After Lightner retrievesBlackbeard’s treasure inOuter Banksseason 4, Dalia and their men set course for Charleston, where the amulet opens up a door to the aforementioned crypt. Before leaving, though, one of the men is upset that they are leaving without avenging Omar’s death.Omar, who is likely the man found dead on the beach, was a part of their crew,and they know who killed him. Since Omar was strangled just like Wes, and Groff is the biggest suspect in Wes' death, Groff could have murdered Omar inOuterBanksseason4, part 1, too.
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Outer Banks follows a group of teenagers in the Outer Banks of North Carolina as they uncover a legendary treasure linked to the mysterious disappearance of the group’s leader’s father, leading to a series of dangerous and thrilling adventures.
