Tina Fey and Will Forte Reveal Why The Four Seasons Has an Unrealistic Amount of Farts
Will Forte and Tina Fey — who also executive produces and co-created the Netflix hit — tee up The Four Seasons season 2, breaking down how the show walks the line between heart and humor, why communication matters, and how its hilariously inflated fart tally is finally getting called out.
Time for another round of The Four Seasons – Netflix's semi-sentimental, semi-sarcastic comedy about a close-knit bunch trying to keep their friendships alive despite, well, all the usual disasters life throws at you. If you've not caught up, it's Tina Fey and Will Forte front and centre again, and there's some curious talk about flatulence. Yes, really.
The Story So Far (and What’s Next)
The series is back for its second outing with another set of eight episodes, dropping 28th May 2026 – so not exactly right around the corner, but still, worth marking the calendar if you're a fan of sharp scripts and slightly neurotic characters. Our holiday-happy crew – Kate (Tina Fey), Jack (Will Forte), Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), Danny (Colman Domingo), Claude (Marco Calvani), and Ginny (Erika Henningsen) – are out of the familiar territory this time, going from the classic Jersey Shore and upstate New York haunts all the way to Italy's prettier bits. They've got a baby in tow now too, and they're still carrying the baggage of losing a close friend.
As Netflix puts it, The Four Seasons is still both a tribute to the messy business of long-term friendships and an excuse to poke fun at how badly people communicate when left to their own devices. In other words, expect the same blend of warmth, daft arguments, and ridiculous emotional detours – only with more pesto this time.
Comedy, Grief and Communication, Apparently With a Side Order of Farts
Tina Fey explained just how much work goes into making sure the old relationship conflicts between Jack and Kate don't feel like they're stuck on repeat. According to Fey, the writers' room obsessed over the tiniest possible moments between married couples, looking for ways to keep it fresh without falling into the tiresome sitcom trap. In fact, Fey even pointed out there's a bit this season where her character wonders aloud how two people can be married for so long and still get it wrong. ('We've been married like a billion years. How are we still so bad at this?') If you've ever had the same thought, turns out you're not alone.
On the lighter side, Will Forte gets his own subplot involving a new mate with the deeply ordinary name Mark Brett – played by Steve Pasquale. Forte admitted it was a gift to work with Pasquale, calling their bromance scenes 'delicious' and saying that posing as overgrown teens on a summer beach holiday just worked, mostly because Pasquale himself is ‘such a pleasant guy’. If you like characters who are basically golden retrievers in a sunhat, Forte's Mark Brett is apparently your man.
As for the emotional stuff – let’s be honest, this show has always juggled proper feelings and actual laughs, sometimes in back-to-back scenes. Fey reckons the secret is in restraining the urge to immediately squash every poignant moment with a cheap gag. The writers' room includes a fair few people who, according to Fey, care deeply about those more serious beats and love to mix them in with the standard-issue zaniness. And since the main cast can actually act (the group made a point to include Marco Calvani and Erika Henningsen in their praise, with a bit of gentle ribbing), they can handle both the heavy stuff and the daft bits. 'Life is never all one or the other,' Fey said, conceding that even the bleakest moments get interrupted by jokes or, yes, farts.
Speaking of: Will Forte has apparently been keeping track, and he’s got a minor gripe. He thinks there aren't nearly enough farts in the show to be believable, while Fey thought maybe there were too many. After some quick negotiating, they agreed next season could be different, with Fey joking that 'Season 3 – Oops! All Farts' might be on the cards.
Main Cast (and New Faces)
- Tina Fey as Kate (also co-creator, writer, executive producer)
- Will Forte as Jack
- Kerri Kenney-Silver as Anne
- Colman Domingo as Danny
- Marco Calvani as Claude
- Erika Henningsen as Ginny
- Steve Pasquale as Mark Brett (new in Season 2)
For those keeping score, the brains behind the whole circus are Fey, Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, so if you recognise that sharp-tongued, sometimes sentimental tone, now you know why.