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Pop Culture Happy Hour

The Four Seasons

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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4.511.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Netflix’s charming comedy The Four Seasons follows a group of couples whose friendship dynamic is rocked by their mid-life crises. The impressive cast includes Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Colman Domingo, and Will Forte. And while the jokes may not fly quite as fast as they did on 30 Rock, Fey’s comedic sensibilities are written all over it. The Four Seasons just returned for a second season, so we’re revisiting our conversation about the series.

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0:00.0

Netflix's charming comedy The Four Seasons saw the return of Tina Faye starring in a TV show,

0:09.5

and we think it's a great weekend binge.

0:12.0

The show is about a group of couples whose friendship dynamic is rocked by their midlife crises.

0:16.9

The cast is pretty impressive. It includes Coleman Domingo, Wilforte, and Steve Carell,

0:21.0

and while the jokes may not fly quite as fast as they did on 30 Rock,

0:24.4

Faye's comedic sensibility is written all over it.

0:27.4

Four Seasons just returned for a second season, so we thought it would be a great time to revisit our conversation about the series.

0:33.0

I'm Glenn Weldon.

0:33.9

And I'm Aisha Harris, and today we're talking about The Four Seasons on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

0:42.7

Joining us today is entertainment journalist Christina Escobar. She's the co-founder and editor-in-chief of LatinaMedia.com. Welcome back, Christina.

0:51.3

Thanks so much for having me. Great to have you here. So in the four seasons, three married couples come together for their semi-regular vacation weekend hang.

0:59.4

There's Kate and Jack, played by Tina Faye and Will Forte.

1:03.1

You know, even in a throuple, somebody's got a clean ear or fire.

1:06.8

Exactly.

1:07.7

Even in an ethical situation ship, you can't miss a car payment.

1:11.4

Claude and Danny are played by Marco Calvani and Coleman Domingo.

1:15.0

You know I need to be there person to see all the furniture, touch all the fabrics.

1:19.2

Why do you have to be so tactile all the time?

1:21.5

I mean, it's sexy, but I'm a little frustrating.

1:24.1

And then there's Nick and Ann, played by Steve Carell and Carrie Kenny Silver.

1:28.7

Nick and Ann are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, but everything's thrown out of whack when Nick announces to some of the others in the group that he's unhappy and plans to leave Anne.

1:38.9

I built her. That pottery shed! She hasn't made one thing. All she wants to do is play this farm game on her iPad.

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