'The Four Seasons' Season 2: Everything We Know
The first installment may have ended with a tragic twist, but there's more to come from the hit Netflix comedy.
Netflix's dramedy The Four Seasons is a funny and surprisingly emotional view of lifelong friendships and marital malaise. Based on Alan Alda's 1981 film of the same name, the series from Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield follows three pairs of middle-aged married couples as they take four vacations together over the year, each in one of the titular timeframes. By the final season, "Winter," the longtime friend group faces a devastating tragedy that changes their dynamic even more than divorce ever could.
The comedy series certainly left fans wondering whether there would be more episodes following Kate (Fey), Jack (Will Forte), Danny (Colman Domingo), Claude (Marco Calvani), and the rest of the lovable cast. Read on for everything we know about the future of The Four Seasons so far.
A first-look photo at the main ensemble Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), Claude (Marco Calvani), Kate (Tina Fey), Danny (Colman Domingo), and Jack (Will Forte) in season 2.
How did 'The Four Seasons' season 1 end?
Season 1 of the Netflix series ends with an unthinkable tragedy. While the rest of his friends celebrate New Year's with a ski trip, Nick (Steve Carell) spends the holidays with his girlfriend Ginny's (Erika Henningsen) friends. The latter trip is awkward, and after a fight, Ginny goes on a hike with her friends while Nick makes a grocery run alone. We later learn, from Kate, that Nick was in a car accident on the way back. He died.
The final episode, "Fun," centers on the group planning and hosting Nick's funeral. The entire group mourns, and Kate, Jack, Danny, and Claude rally to help Anne get through the proceedings. Ginny's there, and wants to contribute more, but a grieving Anne shuts her out. Mid-eulogy, Anne realizes that she doesn't really know Nick anymore, but she asks Claude to come up and speak instead of Ginny. Once they all get home, Ginny blows up at them that they'd rather have a horrible funeral (as symbolized by the "stripper shoe" urn) than let her be part of it.
While Jack saves Kate from drowning in a frozen lake with the help of Napoleonic strategy (long story), Anne finds Ginny, and the two women finally have a real heart-to-heart, realizing that neither of them has to be more important to him. The group of six reunites for dinner and starts planning their next trip together in his honor. They share a whiskey toast, but Ginny doesn't drink. The Four Seasons ends with Anne casually saying, "Yeah, she's pregnant."
Series co-creator Tina Fey expressed excitement that The Four Seasons is able to return for another installment.
Is 'The Four Seasons' renewed for season 2?
Yes! During Netflix's upfront presentation to advertisers in May 2025, just two weeks after The Four Seasons premiered on the streamer, it announced that a season 2 was confirmed.
Showrunners Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield shared a joint statement, per The Hollywood Reporter. "We are so grateful that audiences worldwide share our love of cozy sweaters, drinks by the ocean, and picking fights in a hot tub," they said. "See you on our next vacation together!"
The renewal came after the co-creators had been hinting to the press that they hoped to continue The Four Seasons. While the three of them spoke with Variety in an interview shared just one day after the show hit streaming, Fey coyly said, "We’re going to start talking next week, the three of us. We’ll see."
In a separate interview with TV Insider, the SNL alum added, “I feel like we sort of don’t dare to dream yet, but we did. Who knows. If we were lucky enough to do more of these, we’d certainly all like to hang out again."
All of the main cast, save for Steve Carrell, will return.
When will 'The Four Seasons' season 2 come out?
It's time to pack your bags! Netflix announced The Four Seasons second installment will premiere on Thursday, May 28. The streamer shared the news via a press release, along with first-look images, which you can see throughout this story.
The comedy had a relatively quick turnaround from seasons 1 and 2. Netflix announced that the original began filming new episodes in late September 2025. The streamer shared a wholesome shot of the lead cast in costume—including Erika Henningsen's Ginny with a pregnant belly. It's hard to tell where they are exactly, but it looks like the crew hiked to the top of a picturesque bluff, so one of their next trips may very well be a hiking excursion.
It looks a beach vacation is in store for the core friend group.
Who in the 'Four Seasons' cast will return for season 2?
Almost all of the Four Seasons main cast will return for season 2, including Tina Fey (Kate), Will Forte (Jack), Colman Domingo (Danny), Marco Calvani (Claude), Kerri Kenney-Silver (Anne), and Erika Henningsen (Ginny).
After his character's tragic death, Steve Carell (Nick) isn't expected to reprise his role, unless the series includes some flashbacks. However, it doesn't seem likely. When Deadline asked Fey in a June 2025 interview if he'll be back in the form of flashbacks, she responded, "I couldn’t possibly say. We have our format. I mean, of the many mistakes I’ve made in my career, killing him will hopefully go down as the biggest."
Fey added, "We had a really funny group text chain that when we got picked up for season 2, everyone was like, 'Yay, hooray, blah, blah.' And then five minutes after everything, Steve just wrote, 'I’m dead.'"
While we may not see more of Carell, our fingers are crossed that Julia Lester will return as Lila, so she can debut her new play about welcoming a half-brother.
Based on the first-look photos, it looks like the group is checking into a Catskills cabin for a few episodes.
Are there any new cast members in 'The Four Seasons' season 2?
Our friend group may be expanding! In late October, Deadline reported the first new casting for The Four Seasons season 2. According to the outlet, Rescue Me star Steven Pasquale will play Mark Brett. Few details are known about the character, but he's said to link up with "the gang at the Jersey shore during their summer vacation." Deadline also revealed that Mark is "believed" to appear beyond the summer episodes, though we'll have to wait and see how he becomes intertwined with the pals or if he tags along on another vacay.
Season 2 will feature eight episodes.
What will 'The Four Seasons' season 2 be about?
Netflix has unveiled a season 2 synopsis: "Coming off a hard year, our group of friends carries on their tradition of vacationing together—now with a baby in tow. The Four Seasons picks back up with the core group—Kate, Jack, Anne, Danny, Claude, and Ginny—as they journey from the familiar comforts of the Jersey shore and upstate New York to the stunning landscapes of Italy. With warmth and wit, personal blind spots surface for the group as they each grieve their late friend and embark on new adventures."
Beyond the synopsis, the co-showrunners have weighed in a bit more about what fans can expect. They hinted to Variety that Ginny's pregnancy would be a significant part of the new season, as she and Anne have now bonded and will always be connected through Nick and Lila. Beyond that, it seems as though relationship woes could affect the rest of the couples.
Ginny's pregnancy will be a major plot point in season 2.
"I think the heart of our show is this group of friends, and obviously there will be a little bit of a change in that," Wigfield told the outlet. "There’s no Nick, and Ginny’s pulled in whatever way that she is. But I think I’m looking forward to the opportunity to look at these couples and what we had them go through in the first season, and think about in relationships that are so long, what is the next thing that you’re going through? And what are more things that kind of can throw your relationship for a loop in bad and good ways?"
Fey has also shared some updates on what the writers were thinking about. While speaking to Deadline, she teased that we might see how Anne will "bounce back" and "at what pace," as well as how they're thinking about the show's "container plate," or how it only follows the characters when they're on vacation. "We definitely want to keep the format of only seeing them when they’re together, only seeing them over four occasions," she shared, joking that they are not always "lavish" trips that the characters are taking.
Is there a trailer for 'The Four Seasons' season 2?
Based on the trailer alone, it seems as though season 2 will warm our hearts and make us laugh just the same! Netflix unveiled the first-look in early May, a few weeks before the premiere date, and it promises more hijinks and midlife coming-of-age adventures.
It kicks off with Jack commemorating their late friend by saying, "I hereby declare this annual Nick weekend. May we all come here together for the rest of our lives." Inevitably, it doesn't seem like those warm-and-fuzzy feelings carry through their trips, as the trailer flashes to shots of altercations with police, fights, rather dramatic stumbles down the stairs, and someone declaring, "Let's just go."
We also see that Anne is struggling with being in charge of Nick's estate, and just about everybody is grappling with their next phase of life, whether it means welcoming a new child, deciding to have children at all, or facing issues in their marriages. Still, it seems like they have each other to figure it all out—and checking in for another delightful season.
