{"id":705143,"date":"2026-05-31T04:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/705143\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T04:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:33:17","slug":"the-four-seasons-season-2-rotten-tomatoes-reviews-shine-on-tina-feys-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/705143\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Four Seasons\u2019 Season 2 Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Shine On Tina Fey\u2019s Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780201997_771_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"Kerri Kenney-Silver, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Marco Calvani and Erika Henningsen in &quot;The Four Seasons&quot; Season 2.\" data-height=\"1080\" data-width=\"1920\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kerri Kenney-Silver, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Marco Calvani and Erika Henningsen in &#8220;The Four Seasons&#8221; Season 2.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix\/Emily V. Aragones<\/p>\n<p>Tina Fey\u2019s The Four Seasons Season 2, a Netflix series also starring Colman Domingo, Will Forte and other returning cast members from Season 1, is getting a welcome reception from Rotten Tomatoes critics.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the classic 1981 movie of the same name starring Alan Alda and Carol Burnett, The Four Seasons premiered on Netflix with Season 1 in 2025. In the first season, three groups of couples \u2014 Kate (<a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/tina-fey\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/tina-fey\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Fey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fey<\/a>) and Jack (Forte), Danny (<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kennethjwilliamsjr\/2024\/08\/31\/colman-domingo-amplifying-racial-healing-through-art-and-advocacy\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kennethjwilliamsjr\/2024\/08\/31\/colman-domingo-amplifying-racial-healing-through-art-and-advocacy\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Colman Domingo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Colman Domingo<\/a>) and Claude (Marco Calvani), and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver) and Nick (<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/steve-carell\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/steve-carell\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Steve Carell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Steve Carell<\/a>) \u2014 carry on a long-standing tradition of vacationing together every season of the year.  Early in the season, the group is stunned to find out that Nick and Anne are splitting apart, as Nick brings the much-younger Ginny (Erika Henningsen) into their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Major spoilers from \u201cThe Four Seasons\u201d Season 1 are discussed is discussed throughout the rest of the article.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/05\/28\/backrooms-rotten-tomatoes-reviews-open-door-to-a-glowing-reception\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Backrooms\u2019 Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Open Door To A Glowing Reception\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/05\/28\/backrooms-rotten-tomatoes-reviews-open-door-to-a-glowing-reception\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes\u2018Backrooms\u2019 Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Open Door To A Glowing ReceptionBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Nick dies in a tragic car accident in the penultimate episode of The Four Seasons Season 1, leaving behind a group of devastated friends and family members, including Ginny, who is revealed to be pregnant in the season finale.<\/p>\n<p>All eight episodes of The Four Seasons Season 2 premiered Thursday on Netflix. In Season 2, the group of friends, along with Ginny, switch up their usual seasonal vacation plans by leaving trips to the Jersey shore and upstate New York behind for the sights and sounds of Claude\u2019s homeland of Italy. Fresh in all of their minds, though, is the loss of Nick not long before.<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday, The Four Seasons Season 2 has earned an 86% \u201cfresh\u201d critics\u2019 score on <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_four_seasons_2025\/s02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_four_seasons_2025\/s02\" aria-label=\"Rotten Tomatoes\u2019\">Rotten Tomatoes\u2019<\/a> Tomatometer based on 14 reviews. RT\u2019s Critics Consensus, Audience Summary and Popcornmeter score based on verified user ratings are still pending.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-2 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/05\/29\/markipliers-iron-lung-arrives-on-streaming-early-following-51-million-run-at-box-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Markiplier\u2019s \u2018Iron Lung\u2019 Arrives On Streaming Early Following $51 Million Run At Box Office\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/05\/29\/markipliers-iron-lung-arrives-on-streaming-early-following-51-million-run-at-box-office\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesMarkiplier\u2019s \u2018Iron Lung\u2019 Arrives On Streaming Early Following $51 Million Run At Box OfficeBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By contrast, The Four Seasons Season 1 earned a <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_four_seasons_2025\/s01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_four_seasons_2025\/s01\" aria-label=\"78% \u201cfresh\u201d\">78% \u201cfresh\u201d<\/a> critics\u2019 score on RT\u2019s Tomatometer based on 80 reviews, as well as a 63% \u201cfresh\u201d score on the site\u2019s Popcornmeter.<\/p>\n<p>What Are Individual Critics Saying About \u2018The Four Seasons\u2019 Season 2?<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Lawler of USA Today is among the <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_four_seasons_2025\/s02\/reviews\/top-critics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_four_seasons_2025\/s02\/reviews\/top-critics\" aria-label=\"top critics on RT\">top critics on RT<\/a> who gives The Four Seasons Season 2 a \u201cfresh\u201d score. In reference to Nick\u2019s death in Season 1, Lawler writes in her RT review summary, \u201cAfter its shocker ending and its lackluster episodes, it didn&#8217;t seem like Seasons was a show that really had to come back for more. But it&#8217;s a good reminder that everybody can learn and grow and do better, even a TV show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/05\/29\/mandalorian-and-grogu-heading-toward-69-drop-at-weekend-2-box-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Mandalorian And Grogu\u2019 Heading Toward 69% Dive At Weekend 2 Box Office\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/05\/29\/mandalorian-and-grogu-heading-toward-69-drop-at-weekend-2-box-office\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes\u2018Mandalorian And Grogu\u2019 Heading Toward 69% Dive At Weekend 2 Box OfficeBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also mentioning Nick\u2019s death in his \u201cfresh\u201d RT review summary is Benji Watson of the Daily Telegraph, who writes, \u201cWriters and cast realize that the humor here comes from the group interactions, not just quirky individuals saying funny lines. As such, and with respect, series two is such a blast that you barely even notice Nick\u2019s death and Carell\u2019s absence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series\u2019 second season also gets a \u201cfresh\u201d score on RT from Christina Escobar of RogerEbert.com, who writes, \u201cThe characters grow in compelling, hilarious ways \u2026 Some things really do get better with age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/05\/26\/obsession-star-inde-navarrette-tells-where-well-see-nikki-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Obsession\u2019 Star Inde Navarrette Pinpoints Where We\u2019ll See Nikki Next\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/05\/26\/obsession-star-inde-navarrette-tells-where-well-see-nikki-next\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes\u2018Obsession\u2019 Star Inde Navarrette Pinpoints Where We\u2019ll See Nikki NextBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also praising Season 2 of The Four Seasons is Randy Myers of the San Jose Mercury News, who writes, \u201c[It\u2019s] Domingo and Calvani that makes us laugh the loudest and warm our hearts. Both actors are incandescent with each other and Calvani is even more adorable this season as the demonstrative and frank Italian who longs for his homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of the publication of this article, Ben Travers of IndieWire is the only top critic on RT who gives The Four Seasons Season 2 a \u201crotten\u201d score, writing that the series is \u201cexactly what we saw in Season 1, no better, no worse &#8212; unless you factor in wasted potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All 16 episodes of The Four Seasons Season 1 and Season 2 are streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-4 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/05\/24\/spider-noir-rotten-tomatoes-reviews-say-nicolas-cage-series-has-right-spin\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Spider-Noir\u2019 Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Nicolas Cage Series Has Right Spin\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/05\/24\/spider-noir-rotten-tomatoes-reviews-say-nicolas-cage-series-has-right-spin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes\u2018Spider-Noir\u2019 Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Nicolas Cage Series Has Right SpinBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kerri Kenney-Silver, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Marco Calvani and Erika Henningsen in &#8220;The Four Seasons&#8221; Season&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":705144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[256385,49,48,122560,256381,75,58075,256386,256380,348,256383,256384,256382],"class_list":["post-705143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-alan-alda","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-carol-burnett","tag-colman-domingo-movies-and-tv-shows","tag-entertainment","tag-steve-carell","tag-the-four-seasons-movie","tag-tina-fey-movies-and-tv-shows","tag-tv","tag-what-is-the-four-seasons-season-2-about","tag-where-can-i-watch-the-four-seasons-season-2","tag-will-forte-movies-and-tv-shows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}