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The Four Seasons opens with Kate (Tina Fey) and Jack (Will Forte) swearing. Ooh, edgy… not.
They’re joined by two other couples – Anne (Kerri Kenney) & Nick (Steve Carell), and Claude (Marco Calvani) & Danny (Colman Domingo) – all going away on holiday together, once per season.
After they get together for an initial big meal, Nick reveals to the others that he’s thinking about separating from Anne, but since everyone lives in big houses, this is “rich people’s problems”, same as Apple TV’s Your Friends And Neighbors.
If you have a good memory, it’s based on the 1981 film of the same name which was written by Alan Alda, starred Alan Alda and was directed by Alan Alda. Here, he’s also one of the many producers, but in both cases, he probably also made the tea.
Beyond that, amongst any relationship issues that I don’t care about, but won’t spoil, I found this beyond tedious. It’s telling that aside from everyone screams a lot, the cast are laughing a lot more than I am. In fact, I didn’t laugh once.
Thanks to our friends at Netflix for the screener prior to release.
The Four Seasons is not available to pre-order on Blu-ray or DVD, but is on Netflix from today.
Detailed specs:
Cert: 
Running time: 30 minutes per episode (8 episodes)
Release date: May 1st 2025
Studio: Netflix
Format: 2.00:1
Series Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Lang Fisher, Robert Pulcini, Oz Rodriguez, Colman Domingo, Jeff Richmond
Producers: Alan Alda, Marissa Bregman, Dara Schnapper, William Sell, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Creators: Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Tracey Wigfield
Writers: Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Tracey Wigfield, Lisa Muse Bryant, Vali Chandrasekaran, Dylan Morgan, John Riggi, Josh Siegal, Matt Whitaker
Based on the film by: Alan Alda
Music: Jeff Richmond
Cast:
Kate: Tina Fey
Jack: Will Forte
Anne: Kerri Kenney
Nick: Steve Carell
Claude: Marco Calvani
Danny: Colman Domingo
Ginny: Erika Henningsen
Lila: Julia Lester
Beth: Ashlyn Maddox
Terry: Toby Huss
Mikayla: Chloe Troast
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