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The Four Seasons Season 2 Debuts on Netflix With a Quieter, Grief-Driven Turn

Seasonal trips with a brief character return deepen the show’s focus on grief, midlife marriage and possible future arcs.

Overview

  • The eight-episode second season premiered May 28, 2026, and all episodes are now streaming on Netflix.
  • Creators organized the season around four trips — spring, summer, Thanksgiving and Christmas in Italy — to explore how the friend group copes with loss and change.
  • Steve Carell makes a brief on-screen appearance that creators say functions as an extended flashback rather than a supernatural plot device.
  • Storylines show characters facing midlife choices: one central character is pregnant, another couple debates parenthood, and several marriages work on communication.
  • Critics have responded positively, with an 86% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, and the showrunners have left narrative hooks that could support more seasons though Netflix has not announced a renewal.