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The Four Seasons Season 2 Debuts on Netflix With a Flashback Return

Creators use travel and an extended flashback to probe how the ensemble copes with loss and midlife relationship strain.

Overview

  • All eight episodes of Season 2 were released on Netflix on Thursday, May 28, 2026, and are available to stream in full.
  • The season keeps the series’ quarterly-trip structure and broadens locations to include Ocean Grove, upstate New York and episodes set in Italy.
  • Showrunners chose an extended flashback that briefly brings Steve Carell’s character into the new season in a non-supernatural context to illuminate the group’s past dynamics.
  • Season 2 shifts to quieter, performance-driven storytelling that centers on grief, marital friction and decisions about parenthood across the ensemble.
  • Early critical response has been positive, with a reported 86% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes based on initial reviews, while Netflix has not announced a renewal decision.