Netflix smash hit returns: The Four Seasons season 3 confirmed

If you were wondering whether Netflix would be dragging their middle-aged holidaymakers back for another round, wonder no more: 'The Four Seasons' is officially coming back for a third season. Honestly, couldn't be happier — this is one of the rare streaming comedies that nails chaotic friendship and barely concealed middle-aged angst without making it feel like a midlife crisis checklist.

The Adaptation That Actually Works

In case you've somehow missed this particular ensemble, 'The Four Seasons' is based on Alan Alda's 1981 film — but this isn't just nostalgia for nostalgia's sake. Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield created the series, and they didn't just slap a paint job on the source material. Instead, they've loaded the show with their kind of sharp, slightly cynical humour, and, let’s face it, a bit more bite than the original film ever had.

The cast is pretty much a who's-who of modern comedy, with:

• Tina Fey as Kate
• Will Forte as Jack
• Steve Carell as Nick
• Colman Domingo as Danny
• Kerri Kenney-Silver as Anne
• Marco Calvani as Claude
• Erika Kenningsen as Ginny

The first season dropped in 2025 — so, yes, fairly modern despite the old-school title — and Season 2 landed earlier this year. If you managed to binge the lot, you’re not alone. Apparently there’s a global appetite for watching awkward group dinners and bickering in scenic holiday settings. I get it.

Season 3: What We Actually Know (So Far)

Details on the new plot are locked down — almost suspiciously so, considering Netflix's usual habit of leaking everything to drum up hype. There isn’t even a whisper of a release date yet, so patience is required.

If you’re after a flavour of the creative team’s mood, here’s the gist: Fey, Fisher, and Wigfield said they're 'thrilled' to keep going, and managed to sneak in a rallying cry to their core demographic: 'Middle-aged people, LFG!' (If you know, you know.) Netflix's Tracey Pakosta laid it on a bit thicker, going on about 'chaotic, beautiful journeys' and calling out the cast's 'electric chemistry'. Bit over the top, but she's not wrong about the chemistry — it's easily the best thing going here.

The David Tennant Curveball

Now, here’s where the story gets properly interesting. Squeezed in at the tail end of Season 2, just in time to stir things up, is David Tennant. Yes, that David Tennant. He only pops up right at the end, but Lang Fisher confirmed what a lot of viewers were hoping: he’s not going anywhere.

Fisher put it like this:

'We just started Season 3, the writer's room, a few weeks ago, and that surprise new friend is in the group now. So we were very excited to have him appear, yeah, that's kind of our big cliffhanger in it. It's another way that, like this group that's been together forever, is now changing up with a little bit of new blood.'

It’s a clever move. Injecting Tennant into that ensemble should shake up the show's dynamics in all the right (i.e. awkward and bickery) ways.