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It's time to clear your calendar for another year of vacations with one of the most dysfunctional friend groups on television! As part of its Upfronts presentation in May 2025, Netflix announced the exciting renewal of The Four Seasons season 2. The new breakout hit comedy series debuted on May 1 and shot off like a rocket, picking up impressive viewership stats right out of the gate.

As Netflix boasts in its renewal announcement, The Four Seasons has stayed put in the No. 1 spot of the weekly Top 10 English TV Shows ranking. Across its first two weeks of release, the comedy series has grabbed 24.4 million views so far, which is an amazing figure for not only a comedy series on Netflix but a new comedy series on Netflix. Of course, the star power doesn't hurt.

The Four Seasons was co-created by Tina Fey, who also stars in the series, executive produces, and wrote...

NBC’s lineup underwent a bloodbath ahead of welcoming back the NBA this fall, when “Found,” “Suits: LA,” “The Irrational,” “Night Court” and “Lopez vs Lopez” were all canceled. While fans of the series lamented the cancellations, a closer look at the ratings explains why freshman shows “Brilliant Minds” and “The Hunting Party” joined the ranks of renewed series while others didn’t make the cut.

NBC’s three “Chicago” series, all of which scored renewals, were the network’s most-watched shows of the season, according to multiplatform live-plus-35-day viewing figures, with “Chicago Fire” averaging 10.36 million viewers, and “Chicago P.D.” and “Chicago Med” at 10.05 million and 9.59 million, respectively. Like past years, the “Chicagos” and two “Law & Order” shows were consistent hits, with “Law & Order: Svu” and the original “Law & Order” bringing in 8.92 million and 6.76 million average viewers.

Notably, “Brilliant Minds” and “The Hunting Party” — the only...

Netflix has revealed the future of The Four Seasons on the streaming platform. The news comes two weeks after the show premiered on Netflix on May 1.

On Wednesday, Netflix announced that The Four Seasons has officially been renewed for Season 2. The first season, which consisted of eight episodes, was an instant streaming hit, leading to the speedy renewal decision. Following its premiere, the show has held onto the No. 1 spot on Netflix's English TV Shows list, bringing in a total of 24.4 million views. While "potential new cast members" were teased to join the show in Season 2, no additional names were announced, and it's unclear when the series will return.

The Four Seasons was created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield. It is based on the 1981 movie of the same name, which was written and directed by Alan Alda. The series follows three couples and longtime friends whose group...

Another, um, season of The Four Seasons? Although in this case, wouldn't it technically be four? Whatever way you slice it, the news remains the same: we're getting more of The Four Seasons! That's right, Netflix has renewed the Tina Fey, Tracey Wigfield, and Lang Fisher-created series adaptation of the 1981 Alan Alda film of the same name. That brings the number of seasons up to two — or eight. But who's counting?

The news was announced on Wednesday, May 14, at Netflix's Upfronts Presentation at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York City. "We are so grateful that audiences worldwide share our love of cozy sweaters, drinks by the ocean, and picking fights in a hot tub," said series co-creators Fey, Fisher, and Wigfield (according to a report). "See you on our next vacation together!" The series was originally billed as a miniseries (which generally indicates something as intended to...

Demi Moore and Colman Domingo are set to star in Strange Arrivals, an alien abduction-themed romance inspired by the true story of Betty and Barney Hill and based on the podcast by Toby Ball.

Betty and Barney Hill were “an interracial couple who, in 1961, became the first reported case of an alien abduction, as they journeyed back from their honeymoon in Niagara Falls. Their experience catapulted them to fame and celebrity, but underneath that notoriety simmered the truth of what really happened that night, which would test even the most epic of romances.“

Roger Ross Williams (Stamped from the Beginning) will direct Strange Arrivals for See-Saw Films, based on a screenplay by Jane Anderson (Olive Kitteridge).

In a statement, Williams said, “As a director, to be able to work with actors at the top of their craft, is a dream. Demi and Colman coming together for the first time to...

The Four Seasons is getting a second season!

The Tina Fey–led series has been renewed for a second season, the streamer confirmed on Wednesday (May 14).

The first season was adapted from the 1981 Alan Alda film of the same name, and follows three couples comprising a long-time friend group that’s upended when one of the couples breaks up.

Season 1 of the show stars Tina, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, Erika Henningsen, with Colman Domingo and Steve Carell.

Keep reading to find out more…

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

Since it premiered on May 1, Season 1 of the comedy series has maintained the No. 1 spot on the English TV list for its first two weeks with a total of 24.4 million views, Netflix reports.

Fans will note that after Episode 8, the show ended on a massive cliffhanger, as Nick died in a car accident while on a ski trip with Ginny.

When the...

Netflix is usually in the headlines for cancelling a bunch of shows, but today, the streaming giant has much better news—it’s dishing out renewals instead. During Netflix’s upfronts presentation, it was announced that Bridgerton has been renewed for seasons 5 and 6; that’s right, gentle reader, it’s a double renewal. It was also revealed that the upcoming fourth season will debut in 2026.

The fourth season of Bridgerton will center on Benedict (Luke Thompson), the bohemian second son of the Bridgerton brood. Unwilling to settle down like his brothers, his perspective changes when he encounters a captivating Lady in Silver (Yerin Ha) at his mother’s masquerade ball.

The Four Seasons, Tina Fey’s adaptation of Alan Alda’s 1981 film of the same name, is also returning for a second season. The first season stars Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Colman Domingo, and Marco Calvani...

There’s more “Four Seasons” to come.

Netflix has granted a Season 2 renewal to “The Four Seasons,” the TV adaptation of Alan Alda’s 1981 movie of the same name, Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria announced during Netflix’s upfront presentation on Wednesday. Like Season 1, the second installment will consist of eight episodes.

News of the renewal comes less than two weeks after the show, which hails from Tina Fey, Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, launched on May 1. “The Four Seasons” debuted as Netflix’s most-watched English-language TV show during the week of April 28 with 11.9 million views, and grew the following week to reach 12.5 million views.

In “The Four Seasons,” Fey stars alongside Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, Erika Henningsen, Colman Domingo and Steve Carell.

Like Alda’s 1981 movie, the show centers on six old friends who head for a relaxing weekend away only to learn that one couple...

Netflix has renewed The Four Seasons for a second installment.

The eight-episode first season, which landed on the streamer May 1, is based on the 1981 feature film of the same name directed by Alan Alda, who also starred.

Alda has a cameo in the show, co-created by star Tina Fey, Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield. The main cast includes Fey as Kate, Will Forte as Jack, Colman Domingo as Danny, Marco Calvani as Claude, Steve Carell as Nick, Erika Henningsen as Ginny and Kerri Kenney-Silver as Anne.

Described as “a love letter to long marriages and old friendships,” the show follows a group of six friends who are heading on a vacation together when Carrell’s Nick drops the bomb that he wants to leave his wife Anne. From there, the three couples — one split up — navigate the new dynamic of splitting time between Nick and Anne while the other two...

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It’s time to pack your bags, as we’re going on vacation again. Netflix has just announced that The Four Seasons has been renewed for a second season!

Thanks to the show’s strong start to life on Netflix, the renewal of The Four Seasons was to be expected, which we predicted in our preview for the second season, ahead of the renewal announcement. In the first week, the series amassed 11.9 million views, and momentum was maintained in week 2 with 24.4 million views in the first two weeks.

When compared to other comedy shows that achieved renewal, The Four Seasons is only just behind Nobody Wants This, but has outperformed Running Point and A Man on the Inside.

Co-creators and co-showrunners Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield shared their excitement in a joint statement:

“We are so grateful that audiences worldwide...

Settle in for another winter, spring, summer, and fall with The Four Seasons: The Tina Fey–led series has been renewed for a second season.

The first season, which Fey, Tracey Wigfield, and Lang Fisher adapted from 1981 Alan Alda film of the same name, follows three couples comprising a long-time friend group that’s upended when one of the couples breaks up. Over eight delectable episodes, the series takes its starry cast — Kate (Fey) and Jack (Will Forte), Nick (Steve Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani), and Ginny (Erika Henningsen) — on four enviable vacations.

When we first meet the crew, they’re headed to Nick and Anne’s lake house for some R&r before being blindsided by Nick announcing that he’s leaving Anne in pursuit of more adventure in his empty-nester stage of life. Months later, the group heads to a...

There’s a sequence in Alan Alda’s 1981 movie The Four Seasons in which all of the main characters converge on a classic Connecticut college for a parents' weekend and end up playing a friendly game of soccer.

Alda uses the game to highlight the competitiveness of the two primary players. The set piece is the same in Tina Fey’s new interpretation – now playing on Netflix – but the sport has changed. Now they are all playing ultimate frisbee.

This is just one of the many ways Fey and her co-creators – Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield – have managed to remain faithful to Alda’s original while expanding the scope.

With a writer like Tina Fey in charge, how could Four Seasons go wrong?

For instance, whereas the soccer scene in the original film primarily results in a showdown between the two alpha males in the group – Jack (Alda) and Nick (Len Cariou) – Fey,...

Warning: The following contains spoilers for The Four Seasons, including the final episode, "Fun."The Four Seasonspremiered on Netflix on May 1 to rave reviews, but fans of Steve Carell and Tina Fey's new comedy have been left in suspense after the finale ended on a shocking cliffhanger, leaving many to wonder whether they will ever get to see the drama unfold. While there is no official Season 2 renewal as yet, Fey and her fellow co-creators Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fisher are hopeful about getting a chance to cycle through the seasons — as in Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter — with the cast for a second time.

The Four Seasonsadapts the 1981 film of the same name, which was written and directed by Alan Alda. The series follows three sets of couples: Kate (Fey) and Jack (Will Forte), Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani), and Nick (Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver...

The Four Seasons, the 1981 movie written and directed by Alan Alda, is now available to watch on Netflix. The feel-good film, which follows three middle-aged couples who vacation together every season, inspired Tina Fey’s new series of the same name, which launched onMay 1.

Read on to learn more about the series, and the classic movie that inspired it.

When co-creators Fey, Lang Fisher (Never Have I Ever), and Tracey Wigfield (30 Rock) set out to collaborate on a new project together, they kept coming back to Alda’s The Four Seasons. “Tina loved how cozy and fun the original film was, and she kept saying, ‘I want it to be like The Four Seasons. I love that movie,’ ” says Fisher of their initial brainstorming. “Finally we were like, ‘Should we just watch The Four Seasons?’ And we did, and then we were like, ‘Oh, we should just do...

The series finale of Netflix's You may have been one of the most anticipated in recent memory, but it was no match for the comedic genius of Steve Carell and Tina Fey. After just one week, You Season 5 has been dethroned from the top of the Netflix charts by The Four Seasons, the comedic drama created by Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield that adapts the 1981 film that starred Alan Alda and Carol Burnett.

Per Variety, The Four Seasons racked up 11.9 million views in its first four days, which was enough to dethrone You Season 5 and take the top spot at #1, where it's remained ever since. By contrast, the Penn Badgley thriller amassed 10.1 million views in its first four days, and just 10.9 million views in its first full week of availability.

Starring not only Carell and Fey, The Four Seasons also features Colman Domingo and Will Forte, and tells...

The Four Seasons is No. 1.

Netflix’s new comedy series from cocreator Tina Fey topped the streaming platform’s viewing charts between April 28 and May 4, taking down the buzzy final season of thriller series You. That The Four Seasons only premiered on May 1, while You was available in full for the entire week, further buttresses its bona fides as a budding hit for Netflix.

“We are beyond thrilled at how many people have watched and loved The Four Seasons,’” cocreator Lang Fisher said in a statement to Gold Derby. “Thank you to everyone who wrapped themselves up in a blanket, got cozy, and binge-watched the whole thing in one sitting. We love you!”

The Four Seasons has long been expected to factor heavily into the Emmy Awards race, although some pundits have expressed slight concern over its May release date. In recent years, shows that arrived during the final month...

Cue up Pachelbel’s Canon in D, because The Four Seasons is a hit indeed! The series, which stars Tina Fey, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Steve Carell, and Kerri Kenney-Silver as three emotionally messy couples who regularly vacation together, is currently number one globally on Netflix with 11.9 million views and counting. Not too shabby for a project based on a 44-year-old feature — Alan Alda’s 1981 big-screen rom-com of the same name — that doesn’t rely on heavy special effects, reality-show screaming, overheated teens, or serial killer Joe Goldberg, whose final season of You was bumped from the top spot. Instead, Tfs manages to mine eight instantly bingeable episodes out of razor-sharp dialogue, off-the-charts chemistry among the entire ensemble, and universally relatable situations. Whether it’s how the group reformulates after Carell’s Nick divorces Kenney-Silver’s Anne and takes up with a younger woman (played by Hazbin Hotel...

If you're expecting the fast-paced outright absurdity of "30 Rock" or "Girls5Eva" when you queue up Tina Fey's new Netflix series "The Four Seasons," you might be caught off guard. But while this project is a bit different from a lot of Fey's small-screen work, it's still yet another worthy effort from the multi-talented "Saturday Night Live" veteran. Based on Alan Alda's 1981 movie "The Four Seasons," which was written, directed, and led by Alda alongside Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, and Len Cariou, this Netflix miniseries of the same name reimagines the story for modern times. Fey, who created the show with her longtime collaborators Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, stars as Kate, who's married to Jack (Will Forte), and every "season," they vacation with their friends Danny (Colman Domingo), Danny's husband Claude (Marco Calvani), Nick (Steve Carell), and his wife Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver). According to FlixPatrol, the...

There were more surprises and a big turnover as updated lists of the most viewed Netflix movies and shows were revealed on Tudum. We’ve lost the rom-coms that were holding firm. Also gone are some superb shows and movies that have made a big impact over recent weeks.

On the top five movies list, there is one huge blockbuster drawing in large numbers of viewers. It’s accompanied by a package of past films that have proved popular again. They aren’t top quality in terms of great cinema, but they bring plenty of thrills, spills, and suspense.

The top five shows see Adolescence finally drop out of the top five after its tremendous run. We do have some strong competition there, with another new release arriving and a new season drawing the viewers to the franchise. Another Netflix live event proves this type of show could be a...

There may not be any guests on this week's Pilot TV Podcast, but there's still stars in abundance across the shows James Dyer, Boyd Hilton, and Kay Ribeiro are casting their critical eye over here. For starters, Alan Alda’s The Four Seasons gets a modern glow-up with Steve Carell, Tina Fey, and Colman Domingo on Netflix this week. There's also Season 2 of Rian Johnson’s Sky and Now bound murder mystery Poker Face, which sees Natasha Lyonne's bullshit detecting amateur sleuth Charlie Cale return alongside a stacked guest star line-up — including multiple Cynthia Erivos, John Mulaney, Awkwafina, Taylor Schilling, and Justin Theroux. And last but by no means least, Malpractice returns with more embattled medics on ITV, bringing us a new leading trio comprising Tom Hughes, Selin Hizli, and Zoë Telford.

Elsewhere, back in the podbooth, Kay manages to completely hijack the listener question with a stealthy soap...

Anyone else ready to book a return trip to The Four Seasons on Netflix? The new Netflix original comedy series, which made its debut on May 1, has already managed to make an excellent case for a second season, and that goes beyond even its shocking season finale cliffhanger. After its opening weekend, the comedy series has proven itself a hit with audiences.

In its first four days of availability on Netflix, The Four Seasons made quite the unforgettable debut as the most-watched title on the English TV ranking for the week of April 28. The eight-episode series came in hot with 11.9 million views, which translates to over 51 million hours viewed. The quaint comedy-that-could bested You season 5's first full week total of 10.9 million views/92.4 million hours.

Honestly, The Four Seasons performed much better in the ratings than I expected, and this is coming from someone who loves the show. It's that...

You didn't become an immediate success after its release in 2018, but it found success once Netflix acquired the series and released it on the platform. However, the fifth and final season opened to lukewarm receptions, and the show failed to hold on to the No. 1 spot following its debut week.

You Season 5 brought Joe Goldberg's story to an end after multiple seasons of getting away with murder and enchanting the audience. However, the show didn't manage to charm the critics or the audience the way it used to in earlier seasons. In its second week,You Season 5 fell to the second spot and was dethroned by Tina Fey and Steve Carell's new showThe Four Seasons, per Tudum.

In its second week on Netflix, You Season 5 added 10.9 million views and 92.4 million hours viewed. This is slightly above its initial numbers during its debut weekend, where You's Joe Goldberg attracted...

Netflix had a new TV Top 10 leader last week with the debut of The Four Seasons.

The eight-episode adaptation of Alan Alda and Carol Burnett’s 1981 romantic comedy scored 11.9M views in its first weekend of availability, after premiering on May 1. That’s a strong start for the The Four Seasons, which faced some tough competition due to the return of one of Netflix’s incredibly popular series, You.

However, it seems You has been off to a much slower start since it returned for its fifth and final season. Season 5 racked up 10.9M views from April 28 to May 4, which marked its first full week on the streamer. That’s up only slightly from its debut weekend, when it managed 10.1M views. As Deadline pointed out last week, Season 5’s premiere weekend was down compared to Season 4A and 4B. That remains true as Season 5 continues to track below the previous season.

Bright skies are ahead for The Four Seasons, the eight-episode adaptation of Alan Alda and Carol Burnett’s beloved 1981 romantic comedy of the same name.

The series, created and written by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield, debuted at No. 1 (11.9 million views) on the English TV list. It follows the lives of three middle-aged couples, many of them friends since college, over the course of a single year. Beginning in spring and ending the following winter, we observe their trials and tribulations as they grapple with growing older — and growing apart.

In film, audiences continued to crave Havoc. The gritty Tom Hardy action thriller set in a criminal underworld clocked another 26.5 million views, keeping its No. 1 spot on the English film list and bringing its...

What happens when two comedy legends finally team up? Turns out, it’s not always fireworks and improv gold. Tina Fey and Steve Carell—our favorite chaotic TV bosses—lit up screens as Liz Lemon and Michael Scott, but their off-screen chemistry never quite sparked the same way. Their first collab, 2010’s Date Night, had all the makings of a comedy classic…except their relationship stayed strictly “co-star zone” for over a decade.

Now, they’re back—this time in a star-packed series with Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Marco Calvani, and Kerri Kenney-Silver. The story? Three longtime couple-friends hit a breaking point when one pair calls it quits. Think The Office meets 30 Rock, but with the emotional chaos of Marriage Story.

Sounds like the making of Carell and Tina Fey’s Date Night was, well, like an awkward date, perhaps a first one.

Inside Tina Fey and Steve Carell...

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The Four Seasons is a comedy-drama miniseries created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield. Based on the 1981 film of the same name by Alan Alda, the Netflix series revolves around three couples, who are longtime friends and go on a weekend getaway together each season of the year. When one of the couple breaks and the man begins bringing a much younger woman to the getaways, everything gets weird. The Four Seasons stars Tina Fey, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, Erka Henningsen, Colman Domingo, and Steve Carell. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, biting drama, and compelling characters in The Four Seasons, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Friends from College (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Friends from College is a comedy-drama series created by Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller. The Netflix...

Steve Carell’s new comedy series hit Netflix this past weekend, and after immediately jumping to the #1 spot on the streamer’s chart, everyone is already asking questions about a potential Season 2. Carell stars alongside Colman Domingo and Tina Fey in The Four Seasons, the romantic comedy series following three couples who go on a vacation together. The show is based on the 1981 film of the same name from Alan Alda, with Fey adapting the new series to TV with Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield. Wigfield recently sat down for an interview with TV Insider to talk about the new series, and when asked about a potential Season 2, she expressed where she would like to see the show go:

“If we did another season, we would want the same group of friends, and we’d want Ginny to really be tied in there because she and Anne are going to have children who are siblings.

The Four Seasons creators opened up about the possibility of doing another season of Netflix’s newest comedy drama series, which is being led by Golden Globe winners Tina Fey and Steve Carell. This marks the comedic duo’s latest collaboration, after previously starring in 2010’s Date Night movie and 2013’s Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues movie.

During a recent interview with TV Insider, Fey and Tracey Wigfield shared their potential plans for The Four Seasons’ future should they be given the chance to make a second season. They confirmed that the next installment would definitely bring back the main cast. “If we did another season, we would want the same group of friends, and we’d want Ginny to really be tied in there because she and Anne are going to have children who are siblings. And it just gives us a lot to play with in their relationship,...

While M*A*S*Hremains a classic TV show, nothing compares to the experience of watching the finale when it was first released. Having premiered in 1983, season 11, episode 16, "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" was a feature-length episode that detailed the end of the Korean War as the 4077th strike camp and prepare to go home. The episode remains the most-watched episode of broadcast TV in history. While discussions of a potential M*A*S*H reboot have been ongoing since its ending, CBS has never revived the franchise, outside of a failed 1983 show.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, 89-year-old actor Alan Alda (Hawkeye) explored his legacy in Hollywood, especially when it came to his 1972 TV show. While Alda is not especially "proud" of his performance in M*A*S*H or of anything in his life, he believes that he "got better" as an actor, director, and writer, and the...

In a rare feat for a streamer as beloved for its onslaught of acquisitions as its original productions, the best new shows on Netflix’s May release calendar are all exclusive to the service. While I balk at calling Conan O’Brien’s Mark Twain Prize ceremony a full-on Netflix original, the most powerful streaming service in the world was smart enough to snag the rights — and schedule the premiere during yet another period of peak appreciation for our favorite late-night Irishman — so they deserve ample credit.

Plus, it’s the only entry of the lot that’s not an established Netflix franchise or an anticipated Netflix original. May will welcome new seasons of “Love, Death & Robots”, “Untold” (the sports documentary series that’s proving to be a worthy addition to any “30 for 30” fan’s queue), and the final season of “Big Mouth.” (A well-reviewed Netflix original series that spans eight seasons plus a spinoff?...

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This May, we are getting a ton of great shows on various streaming services. From the much-anticipated Season 2 of Rian Johnson‘s Poker Face on Peacock to the all-new season of the adult-animation anthology series Love, Death & Robots on Netflix. So, we are here to sort out all of the brilliant upcoming shows that you might want to check out.

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The Four Seasons is a comedy-drama miniseries created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield. Based on the 1981 film of the same name by Alan Alda, the Netflix series revolves around three suburban couples who vacation together each season of the year. When one of the couple breaks up and the man begins bringing a younger woman, everything becomes a bit weird. The Four Seasons stars Tina Fey, Steve Carell,...

Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers from Season 1 of “The Four Seasons,” now streaming on Netflix.

“The Four Seasons” — the new Netflix dramedy created by Tina Fey, Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fisher — is about a group of close friends, and how one year in their lives tests them, pulling them apart and then bringing them back together. Based on the 1981 movie written and directed by Alan Alda, who also co-starred, the series has brought Fey back to series television for her first regular role since “30 Rock.” When she was a tween, Fey watched the movie, she tells Variety, “many times” after it came out “in the early days of cable, when they would have three movies in rotation.” Back then, she says, “The Four Seasons” gave her the feeling of, “‘This is what grown up life should be like’ — and it always stuck with me.”

When Fey and frequent...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Four Seasons.”

Most people would assume that the zany worlds of “30 Rock,” “Never Have I Ever” and “Great News” would be more difficult to write than a grounded relationship comedy. But that wasn’t the case for Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fischer, who created Netflix’s “The Four Seasons” alongside their longtime collaborator Tina Fey.

“We really had to police our whole room,” Fisher told TheWrap. Most of the writers for “The Four Seasons” have “30 Rock” in their past writing credits.

“It was a learning curve to understand what exactly is the tone. How do we make scenes — even if they’re not packed with jokes — feel dynamic and interesting enough so that they’re not just scenes from a Hallmark movie or something,” Wigfield told TheWrap. “You can cover up a poorly written scene with a bunch of really funny...

As we inch towards warmer weather and the winter series are officially wrapped up, May delivers some fresh new series for easy binge-watching. While there are some returning series, such as the Natasha Lyonne-starring “Poker Face,” May has a lot of new and original series on the docket. From a Tiny Fey-led comedy to a science-fiction series starring Alexander Skarsgård, to a series that follows a group of twenty-somethings trying to better themselves, there’s a little bit of everything.

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“The Four Seasons”

An adaptation of the 1981 film of the same name starring Alan Alda, the Netflix series “The Four Seasons” shifts to long form for Netflix.

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Adapted from the 1981 Alan Alda film of the same name, The Four Seasons, all eight episodes of which hit Netflix on Thursday, follows three couples as they vacation together throughout the four seasons of the year. It's currently in ninth place in Gold Derby's Best Comedy Series odds, no doubt buoyed by the names attached. Fey, who co-created the show with Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fisher, stars alongside Steve Carell, Will Forte, and Colman Domingo. Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, and Erika Henningsen round out the cast. But will its late release and solid but not spectacular reviews hinder its chances?

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At one point, The Four Seasons...

Netflix’s The Four Seasons, co-created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher (Never Have I Ever) and Tracey Wigfield, has roots in the 1981 film of the same name, starring and directed by Alan Alda. There was also a 1984 TV series in which Alda starred based on the film.

The comedy series, which landed on the streamer May 1, made some changes to the seven-character ensemble that drives the story, though the names were largely kept the same except for one character, whose gender changed from film to show.

See the characters from the film vs. the show side by side below:...

The following post contains spoilers for The Four Seasons

Steve Carell will campaign for Best Comedy Actor at the Emmys this year for The Four Seasons, Gold Derby has learned.

The 11-time Emmy nominee and six-time Best Comedy Actor nominee for The Office is one of eight actors who Netflix will submit for Emmy Awards consideration this year. As expected, star and co-creator Tina Fey will campaign in the Best Comedy Actress race, while Carell’s male costars Colman Domingo, Will Forte, and Marco Calvani will land in the supporting category. Kerri Kenney-Silver and Erika Henningsen, who play, respectively, Carell’s onscreen wife and his character’s new girlfriend, are being submitted in the supporting actress category.

Co-created by Fey and her former 30 Rock collaborators, Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, The Four Seasons is based on the 1981 movie of the same name, directed by and starring Alan Alda. The series...

Netflix’s mini comedy series “The Four Seasons,” has officially landed on the streamer and it boasts a star-studded cast of longtime actors and comedians.

“The Four Seasons,” which was written by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, comes as a remake of Alan Alda’s 1981 film. The series follows three couples on their journey through the good, the bad and the ugly of relationships.

Unlike the film, the series has introduced a new character to “The Four Seasons” story. Check out the cast guide below to see everyone who stars in the series, as well as the newbie in the group.

“The Four Seasons” (Netflix) Tina Fey as Kate

Tina Fey stars Kate, the wife of Jack. The pair were the only couple from their original college friend group that decided to get hitched. She’s the heart of the gang. However, in the midst of their friend gathering,...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for The Four Seasons Season 1.] The Four Seasons is here as Tina Fey and funny friends enjoy a year of getaways in the delightful TV comedy, which is inspired by Alan Alda‘s 1981 flick of the same name. And while here’s plenty of homage going on, Fey and co-creators Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fisher are shaking some things up with this updated series adaptation. For those tuning into the Netflix offering, The Four Seasons follows three sets of couples: Kate (Fey) and Jack (Will Forte), Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani), and Nick (Steve Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver). The eight-episode season focuses on four separate vacations throughout the four different seasons, kicking off with spring at Nick and Anne’s lake house. And while their gathering initially feels like an exciting and fun time, Nick makes it clear to some of his friends that he’s planning to divorce Anne,...

If only the television critics who have given Tina Fey’s new Netflix comedy series mixed reviews had listened to Fey herself. Last month, while appearing as a guest on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, Fey explained the new series was not a joke-a-minute romp like 30 Rock or Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Lo and behold, in the few reviews that have leaned negatively on The Four Seasons, Fey has been seemingly given a demerit for not producing a comedy exactly like her other hits.

“It’s a very gentle program,” Fey told Poehler. “I can’t wait to see if people are interested in a good hang. I hope it’s the TV equivalent of a good hang. There’s story, but there’s no zombies, there’s no mysteries … for the people who want 100 jokes a minute, this is a departure. These characters are funny but it’s all completely human scale.

Tina Fey’s comedy style is well established by now: rapid-fire dialogue filled with pop culture references and surreal cutaways. Her new Netflix show The Four Seasons, though, is nothing like that. More cozy than frantic, The Four Seasons — now streaming; I’ve seen all eight episodes — is a warm, laid-back relationship comedy that offers a cast of comedy all-stars, gorgeous locations and a unique look at people facing the middle chapters of life. It may not be as laugh-out-loud funny as 30 Rock at its best, but it’s an enjoyable watch that feels like catching up with old friends.

Tina Fey is a beloved comedian, and she has created multiple successful comedies. It looks like she is now continuing the same trend with her latest Netflix limited series, The Four Seasons.

Fey created the limited series for Netflix alongside Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, her frequent collaborators on multiple projects, including the hit comedy 30 Rock. The new version of The Four Seasons puts a fresh and modern take on the classic 1981 romance of the same name, and also features Steve Carell in the star-studded cast, alongside Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, and Will Forte. The limited series just dropped on Netflix, and it comes with a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

The limited series, which consists of eight episodes, has just premiered on Netflix, and its perfect score comes from nine reviews. As more reviews come in, its score might fluctuate, but the early reaction to Fey...

It's been a long time since Tina Fey and Steve Carell shared the screen together, but the two comedy legends have finally been reunited in The Four Seasons, Netflix's new comedy miniseries that just debuted with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. Based on the 1981 film and the 1984 series of the same name, this new adaptation features an all-star cast that also includes Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Alan Alda, and Kerri Kenney-Silver.

All eight episodes of The Four Seasons hit Netflix today, May 1, 2025, and so far, everyone seems to be loving the hit comedy that has a 100% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. "Fey's remake is a comfort show that isn't afraid to pull you out of your comfort zone a bit," says David Opie of Digital Spy. Critic Anne Brodie noted in her review for What She Said that the series is "richly drawn and full of life and its ups and downs.

Netflix's romantic comedy series The Four Seasons made its premiere on May 1. The series based on the 1980s film of the same name, which will be available to stream on Netflix beginning May 5, makes some changes to the story and characters. But even if you haven't seen the Alan Alda movie yet, you might still be a bit confused about who's who, who's married to who, and how they're all friends.

Long story short, the series centers on a group of six friends who are all divided into three married couples. They have been friends for decades and are starting to go through some ebbs and flows. As for the cast, you have most definitely seen famous faces like Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and Colman Domingo before. We're sharing what to know about the cast and characters below!

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Plot: Six old friends head for a relaxing weekend away only to learn that one couple in the group is about to split up. The three couples, Kate and Jack, Nick and Anne, and Danny and Claude, are completely upended by the news. Over the course of a year, we follow the friends on four vacations, and watch how this shake-up affects everyone’s dynamic — sending old issues and new bubbling to the surface.

Review: If Alan Alda’s 1981 feature directorial debut, The Four Seasons, escapes your memory, you are not the only one. Despite positive reviews, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture, and ranking as one of the ten highest-grossing films of the year, The Four Seasons is remembered more for using the classic Vivaldi concertos than its unique format. Following a trio of couples across a series of vacations tied to the title, quarterly weather changes, the...

Winter, spring, summer, orfall, Tina Fey and Steve Carell bring the laughs in The Four Seasons. The Date Night co-stars reunite on screen alongside Marco Calvani, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Erika Henningsen, and Kerri Kenney-Silver in an adaptation of Alan Alda’s 1981 big-screen romantic comedy of the same name. Watch the trailer for the series above, and head to Netflix to watch all eight episodes now.

Fey and fellow 30 Rock writer-producers Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield created and wrote the upcoming eight-episode series.

“I hope audiences feel like they are inside a big sweater with us, and also having a dinner party with us, and I hope that any of the joy and warmth that we all feel for each other all transfers to them, and that we are a comfort and provide some laughs for them in their home,” Fey tells Netflix.

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Whether you first met her behind the Weekend Update desk on Saturday Night Live, as the bumbling high school math teacher in Mean Girls, or as our hapless hero Liz Lemon in 30 Rock, there's no doubt that you have watched a movie or television series starring or created/executive produced/written by Tina Fey.

The star, co-creator, and executive producer of Netflix's The Four Seasons has been making us laugh on screens big and small for two decades and counting. But what are Fey's best and funniest shows that you have to watch? From Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt to Girls5eva, we're breaking down the Tina Fey shows to watch or skip!

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Watch! Tina Fey's latest television output is Netflix's romantic comedy-drama series The Four Seasons, based on the...

In an episode of the new Netflix comedy The Four Seasons, Tina Fey’s character, Kate, compares a situation to Zelig, an obscure Woody Allen film from 1983. Kate’s husband Jack (Will Forte) sarcastically replies, “Oh, that’s a really fresh reference!”

The Four Seasons is perhaps an even less fresh reference. The story of three couples — Jack and Kate, Nick (Steve Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), and Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani) — who go on four memorable vacations together over the course of a year, it’s...

In the series premiere of 30 Rock, created by Tina Fey, TV showrunner Liz Lemon (Fey) meets Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin), Ge’s new Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming and, thus, her new boss. Most of the time, the humor of their relationship derives from the gap between Liz’s quasi-adolescent mess of a life and Jack’s suave self-assurance. Liz is the one who can (for instance) eat a foot-long sandwich in a few gigantic bites rather than abandon it at a Tsa checkpoint, whereas Jack is the one who’ll change into a full tuxedo after 6 p.m. on an average weekday because he’s not “a farmer.”

But Jack can get up to nonsense too: picking up an Eastern European sex worker and bringing her to ruin one of his stars’ Valentine’s Day plans; bringing a seemingly catatonic patient on a...

Being married is hard. While years of social constructs and reality TV prepare you to seek out love and get ready for “the big day,” there’s very little out there — entertainment-wise or otherwise — to prepare you for the realities of building and sharing a life with someone for the decades to follow. We change and morph with the coming of kids and middle-age, and the very idea of learning to live with yourself — let alone another person — can be a head-scratcher to even the most level-headed individuals.

Maybe that’s what makes Netflix’s new series “The Four Seasons” so compelling. Co-created, written, and executive produced by Tina Fey and her “30 Rock” buddies Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, “The Four Seasons” is an eight-episode adaptation of the 1981 Alan Alda film of the same name. A multi-dimensional musing on the ins-and-outs of what it’s like to be middle-aged...