"The Four Seasons" bring the drama and comedy in Netflix's newest series

Reel Perspectives

May 2, 2025

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Netflix's The Four Seasons is the funny middle-aged comedy for everyone going through a midlife crisis! The series dropped today with 8 episodes led by Saturday Night Live alum Tina Fey, who created, wrote, and executive-produced the dramedy starring six lifelong friends who go on seasonal trips every year however when one couple decides to split, the other friends are completely upended by the news. Throughout the year, the affluent couples are tested as each couple go through varying degrees of life's difficulties, faced with midlife crises, health issues, eccentrics, and personal reflection through the four seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter.

The series is produced by 30 Rock's Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield and was already a bonafide hit from the dynamic ensemble cast which also reunites Fey and Carell, who both starred in Date Night and Saturday Night Live. Alongside the acting duo, The Four Seasons stars Oscar nominee Coleman Domingo (who also directs episode 6), Will Forte, Erika Henningsen, Marco Calvani, and Kerri Kenney-Silver.

The series stars:

• Tina Fey as Kate Burroughs

• Steve Carell as Nick Callan

• Colman Domingo as Danny

• Marco Calvani as Claude

• Kerri Kenney-Silver as Anne

• Will Forte as Jack Burroughs

• Erika Henningsen as Ginny

• Julia Lester

• Ashlyn Maddox

• Jacob Buckenmyer

•  Taylor Ortega

• Simone Recasner

• Toby Edward Huss

• Tommy Do

• Chloe Troast

•  Jack Gor

• Cole Tristan Murphy

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Adapted from the 1981 classic Alan Alda movie of the same name, each couple brings their unique flavor anchored by Nick's midlife crisis who's really going through it as he has plans to leave his wife Anne, who happens to be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary and invited guests at their lake house. Surprise! As the other friends find out what Nick intends to do, they wrestle with their conscience telling her because, let's face it, who wants to be the bearer of that bad news however, when Kate tries to, Anne reveals that she already knows and she's hoping that their years of commitment and the celebration of their love will entice him to stay. Nick ends up leaving Anne anyway for a younger woman. Yikes!

Through comedy, the series realistically portrays aging and how the expectations each couple had when they were younger no longer align with their current reality. The generational gap between Nick and his significantly younger girlfriend rears its ugly head. As his friends try to be supportive as best as they can through comedic barbs and zingers, they want him to snap out of his funk so the group can return to the comfort of who they were. Meanwhile, Anne is struggling to be alone because how do you cope when your entire life is wrapped up in another person who no longer wants to be with you?

The other couples are Danny and Claude, who are delightfully gay with their own set of trust issues that keep bubbling to the surface, and Jack and Kate, who are the most grounded out of the three but with lingering cracks in their relationship, you can see that if not addressed they can easily end up like Nick and Anne.

The series does an excellent job of showcasing the growing pains of loneliness that can develop through years of being in a relationship without realizing it. It shows how relationships can deteriorate over time if unresolved issues are left to fester, growing to something bigger that may become irreparable. While these challenges are common in every relationship, these lifelong friends share the journey with heartfelt emotions, humor, and surprising realizations that hopefully lead to season 2.

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All eight episodes of The Four Seasons are available to stream on Netflix.

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