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The gang are back together in the latest instalments of Tina Fey's The Four Seasons Tina Fey ’s bittersweet dramedy The Four Seasons is finally back for a second series on Netflix . As was the case with season one, the new episodes follow a group of middle-aged friends over the course of one year in their lives, as they deal with the highs and lows of marriage, parenthood, friendship and grief. Season one was a huge hit with audiences and critics , and judging by the overwhelmingly positive reviews, the second – which reunites showrunner Tina with Colman Domingo , Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Marco Calvani – looks set to be just as loved. Here is what critics are saying about the second series of The Four Seasons…. The Guardian (5/5) “Poignant, hilarious, loaded with a super-sharp script … the second outing for this midlife comedy is even more fantastic than the first [...] This is a dark and difficult world in which good men smash up vintage snack shacks, regrets must be lived with, sacrifices made, childhood traumas kept buried, and people who love each other want completely different things.” Variety “The freshman season of The Four Seasons worked because it was so willing to pull the rug from under the daily lives of a group of fifty-somethings, but season two, which has less wit and seemingly lower stakes, never quite reaches the breezy, banter-filled charm. “Yet, with several new locations, including the Italian Alps in all of their winter glory, and a group of utterly talented actors whose chemistry leaps off the screen, the show remains a world very much worth checking out.” Tina Fey, Marco Calvani, Will Forte, Erika Henningsen, Colman Domingo and Kerri Kenney-Silver in The Four Seasons The Telegraph (4/5) “The writing is tack-sharp and the ensemble is full of underappreciated comic performers – Kenney-Silver, for example, has always been great in shows such as Reno 911! and 2 Broke Girls. “Writers and cast realise that the humour here comes from the group interactions, not just quirky individuals saying funny lines.” Metro (4/5) “When it isn’t making you laugh, The Four Seasons will break your heart, only to put it back together again when the clime next changes.” MovieWeb “The Four Seasons is a love letter to honest friendships, the one constant in life through the day-to-day grind. Making the time to get together even once a season is a needed reset because sometimes, your friends are the calm amidst the chaos.” Tina Fey and Will Forte as Kate and Jack in The Four Seasons The Times “While it can be unbearably gooey and the characters hugely annoying, their dynamic sucks you in, which is testament to the skill of Fey and her co-screenwriters. In life, friendship groups can feel horribly excluding, especially if you are a stray outlier who is not quite in what Jack calls the ‘core group’. “But the show has fun with its ensemble, pricks at their failings when it needs to and allows you to care. And while we don’t necessarily come to TV for life lessons, The Four Seasons offers plenty.” Nexus Point News “Like season one, The Four Seasons succeeds because it depicts middle age in ways television rarely attempts. These characters carry decades of friendship, compromise, resentment, and love. They care deeply for one another, but that love does not magically solve anything. “Season two develops that idea even further, allowing grief and uncertainty to coexist with awkward holidays, disastrous flirtations, and the exhausting messiness of long-term friendship.” Fandom Wire “The ‘Core Group’ is not facing traditional midlife crisis moments, and yet that sword hangs over the cast at all times. “Forte, Fey, Calvani, Kenney-Silver, and Domingo bring authenticity and empathy to their characters, and enrich the screenplays as a result. With fewer stereotypical moments, we dig deeper into these characters and their struggles. The cast is too good to ignore, and Domingo is poised for another Emmy nomination with his sweet performance.” Marco Calvani as Claude and Colman Domingo as Danny in the third instalment of The Four Seasons' second run The Herald “Fey leads the cast of seasoned pros making it all look easy. Standout turns remain Colman Domingo and Will Forte, with Marco Calvani enjoying a well-deserved push to the front. Erika Henningsen slots in well as new mum Ginny, but doesn’t have that much to do, while spiky, eccentric Anne once again takes a while to warm to but gets there in the end. Fey is her usual persona at first as Kate, the savvy, sarky, capable New Yorker keeping everything and everyone together. However, such is the quality of the writing, Kate doesn’t stay that way for long. In one brief scene, set in flashback during Covid times, Kate and Danny are both sick. With a couple of sentences, a feverish Kate recalls something from her past that changes entirely how we will look at her from now on.” Collider (6/10) “While The Four Seasons doesn’t quite reach the emotional heights of a show like Shrinking, there’s still a warmth to the story that makes it easy to breeze through and be moved by along the way, resulting in a vacation I wouldn’t mind going on again next year.” Both seasons of The Four Seasons are available to stream on Netflix now. MORE NETFLIX: Thought The Cast Of The Boroughs Looked Familiar? Where You've Seen The Stars Before Already Excited For Bridgerton Season 5? Everything We Can Tell You So Far Critics Pull No Punches As Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Dated' New Comedy Arrives On Netflix
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