The Four Seasons was positively one of many extra common 2025 Netflix releases, on condition that the streaming service greenlit Season 2 lower than two weeks after the present got here out. In a current interview, Tina Fey revealed that she and the writers’ room are already exhausting at work on the brand new season, and he or she addressed the Steve Carell-sized gap in our hearts.
In a legitimately surprising second in episode 7 of The Four Seasons, we be taught that Steve Carell’s Nick has died in a automotive accident whereas on a snowboarding journey together with his a lot youthful girlfriend Ginny and her pals, whom he was avoiding by FaceTiming his personal buddy group and taking part in an iPad sport. For the reason that renewal of The Four Seasons, I’ve been bummed about Carell not having the ability to come again, however wait… might he via flashbacks? Right here’s what Tina Fey mentioned:
I couldn’t probably say.
Whereas speaking to Deadline, Fey remained cryptic concerning whether or not there could possibly be extra for Carell’s Nick after she selected to kill off his character. The present’s co-creator and star did say that the subsequent season will as soon as once more comply with the identical characters and the similar format of them being on trip as a buddy group throughout a selected season. Whereas discussing The Workplace actor, she did make this grand declaration about Nick’s demise:
I imply, of the numerous errors I’ve made in my profession, killing him will hopefully go down as the most important.
Whereas I’m completely mourning Steve Carell not being a daily in The Four Seasons, from my estimations (although I’m holding out hope for a flashback episode), the demise clearly is weighing on the SNL alum. Carell is simply so likable, she’s bought to be getting flak left and proper over the choice. What’s even higher is how the Loopy, Silly Love star reacted to the Season 2 renewal. In Fey’s phrases:
We had a very humorous group textual content chain that once we bought picked up for Season 2, everybody was like, ‘Yay, hooray, blah, blah.’ After which 5 minutes after every thing, Steve simply wrote, ‘I’m lifeless.’
Whereas I am bummed by all this, I’ll additionally admit it was a fantastic story resolution, and truly a fantastic change from the unique film, particularly when it comes to the place the ending left issues. Within the last moments of The Four Seasons, Nick’s pals are reminiscing over him after his funeral service went awry. After they go to toast him, Ginny doesn’t seize a drink, and we be taught she’s truly pregnant together with his little one. I feel this enables for lots of potential between the group of pals, particularly between Ginny and Nick’s ex-wife, Anne.
I think about the child scenario will imply that Ginny will be part of Nick’s buddy group, and maybe convey up some wounds within the different {couples} concerning their late buddy and parenthood itself. I’ll go as far as to say, if Nick’s demise was Fey’s “greatest” mistake, she’s doing somewhat nicely for herself. I can’t wait to see Season 2 with my Netflix subscription!