Marriages and Friendships Are Put to the Test in Tina Fey’s Cozy Netflix Series ‘The Four Seasons’

Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, and Will Forte lead Netflix‘s new series about three couples on a series of seasonal vacations. The Four Seasons will premiere on May 1st.

Based on the 1981 film of the same name, The Four Seasons was created by Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield. The three couples at the core of the show (Fey and Forte; Carell and Reno 911‘s Kerri Kenney-Silver; Domingo and Italian playwright/actor Marco Calvani) are lifelong friends. But as one of their marriages falls apart, their friend group — and seasonal vacations — are upended by the news. As the cozy and funny new trailer showcases, the group’s relationships will be seen evolving over its eight-episode run.

The original 1981 film starred Carol Burnett, Alan Alda, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Jack Weston, and Rita Moreno. Alda also wrote and directed it. It was one of the highest-grossing films of that year and received four Golden Globe nominations. Fey’s take on the film is actually the second series adaptation of Alda’s script; CBS ran its own series in 1984 based on the film. The only actor from the cast to return as a lead was Weston. It ran for only 13 episodes.

The Four Seasons is Fey’s latest series for Netflix. She currently executive produces the animated series Mulligan, where she is also part of the voice cast. She previously co-created Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and executive produced Girls 5eva, which originally premiered on Peacock before moving over to Netflix.

From Rolling Stone US.