Netflix’s The Four Seasons is laugh-out-loud hilarious until it is absolutely heartbreaking, and will surely have you thinking about what is truly important in life.
The Four Seasons is a new Netflix series that is inspired by the film of the same name. Tina Fey wanted to recreate the humor and joy in the movie, while updating it just a little bit. By taking just one look at the incredible cast, it should come as no surprise that this series is something truly special.
What starts off laugh-out-loud hilarious ends up devastating. There are moments that will have you laughing until you cry, but there are also moments that will have you sobbing from a broken heart. It did not take long for me to fall in love with this show.
The Four Seasons stars Tina Fey, Will Forte, Steve Carell, Kerri Kenney, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, and Erika Henningsen. The series follows three couples who vacation together once a season. We never explore what they are like outside of these trips, which take place once every three months, which is honestly, extremely brilliant.
Sure, this is a concept from the movie, but the series should still be applauded for telling the story in this way. It keeps things fresh and exciting. One of my favorite parts about the show is catching up with what the characters have been up to over the last few months when a new season starts. Each season is two episodes, with a total of eight episodes in this season.
Each couple comes with their own drama and their own issues, which is what helps to make this series so relatable. There are certain aspects of each relationship, including the friendships between them all, that viewers are sure to see mirror things in their lives. It is nearly impossible to pick a favorite because everyone is just SO GOOD in this series. The cast has incredible chemistry, making it an absolute joy to watch them play in this world.
Things get a little crazy when one of the couples splits up, and Nick (Carell) starts to date a much younger woman (Henningsen). Of course this switches up the dynamic of the group in unexpected ways, adding a lot of humor to an already ridiculously funny show.
This series is an exploration of love, friendship, and everything in between. It plays with the idea of family, as well as found family. No one is perfect, and that is made very clear in this show. Everyone has something they are struggling with. Taking the time to shine a light on these things will do wonders for those who are actually going through them.
Because of how the finale ends, I can absolutely see this show returning for a second season. That said, I am not sure it needs another season. Yes, it is sort of a cliffhanger, but at the same time, it is a special moment, and I would not be upset for things to end there. We don’t need to know what happens next. Sometimes it is better to just have our own thoughts and predictions without a show giving answers to us.
The Four Seasons is now streaming on Netflix.
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About The Four Seasons
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 (Tina Fey) and Jack (Will Forte), Nick (Steve Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), and Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani), 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.
Co-created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield, THE FOUR SEASONS is a hilarious and heartfelt love letter to long marriages and old friendships. Based on the 1981 feature film of the same name.
The Four Seasons is now streaming on Netflix.
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