The Four Seasons was undoubtedly one of many extra fashionable 2025 Netflix releases, provided 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 onerous at work on the brand new season, and he or she addressed the Steve Carell-sized gap in our hearts.
In a legitimately stunning second in episode 7 of The Four Seasons, we be taught that Steve Carell’s Nick has died in a automobile accident whereas on a snowboarding journey along with his a lot youthful girlfriend Ginny and her associates, whom he was avoiding by FaceTiming his personal good friend group and enjoying an iPad sport. Because the renewal of The Four Seasons, I’ve been bummed about Carell not having the ability to come again, however wait… may he by means of flashbacks? Right here’s what Tina Fey stated:
I couldn’t presumably say.
Whereas speaking to Deadline, Fey remained cryptic relating to whether or not there might 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 observe the identical characters and the similar format of them being on trip as a good friend group throughout a particular season. Whereas discussing The Workplace actor, she did make this grand declaration about Nick’s dying:
I imply, of the various errors I’ve made in my profession, killing him will hopefully go down as the largest.
Whereas I’m completely mourning Steve Carell not being an everyday in The Four Seasons, from my estimations (although I’m holding out hope for a flashback episode), the dying 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 after we bought picked up for Season 2, everybody was like, ‘Yay, hooray, blah, blah.’ After which 5 minutes after all the things, Steve simply wrote, ‘I’m lifeless.’
Whereas I am bummed by all this, I’ll additionally admit it was an awesome story resolution, and truly an awesome change from the unique film, particularly when it comes to the place the ending left issues. Within the ultimate moments of The Four Seasons, Nick’s associates 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 along with his little one. I believe this enables for lots of potential between the group of associates, particularly between Ginny and Nick’s ex-wife, Anne.
I think about the infant scenario will imply that Ginny will be part of Nick’s good friend group, and maybe convey up some wounds within the different {couples} relating to their late good friend and parenthood itself. I’ll go as far as to say, if Nick’s dying was Fey’s “greatest” mistake, she’s doing fairly nicely for herself. I can’t wait to see Season 2 with my Netflix subscription!
