The Four Seasons Season 2 Reviews: What Critics Are Saying About Netflix’s Second Season
Netflix’s The Four Seasons has returned with Season 2, and all eight episodes are now available to stream on May 28. The new season continues the story of a close group of friends who keep up their tradition of vacationing together after a difficult year, this time with a baby joining the trip. The core ensemble includes Kate, played by Tina Fey, Jack, played by Will Forte, Anne, played by Kerri Kenney-Silver, Danny, played by Colman Domingo, Claude, played by Marco Calvani, and Ginny, played by Erika Henningsen. The new episodes move the group from the familiar settings of the Jersey Shore and upstate New York to Italy, where their bonds, grief, and unresolved feelings come into sharper focus.
The season explores how the friends navigate life after the loss of a beloved friend while adjusting to new responsibilities and changing relationships. According to the synopsis, the characters are confronted by personal blind spots, fresh adventures, and the emotional weight of moving forward. The series continues to mix humor with more serious themes, including grief, depression, regret, and the difficulty of growing older.
Critics have offered a mixed but generally positive response to the second season. Collider gave the season a 6 out of 10, saying it is uneven but still works because of the cast’s chemistry and its handling of grief and moving on. Screen Rant rated it 7 out of 10, calling it refreshing in unexpected ways and noting that it reinvents itself after a major loss. The Daily Beast praised it as a TV win focused on older adults, while The Guardian gave it a perfect five-star review and highlighted the darker emotional terrain the show explores.
Other reviews were more cautious. IndieWire gave the season a C, saying the series begins to approach deeper territory but does not fully develop those ideas. The AV Club awarded it a B and said the show asks viewers to accept some logic gaps, though the core ensemble’s banter helps keep it engaging. RogerEbert.com was more enthusiastic, praising the way the series finds humor in aging without reducing life to that theme alone. Variety noted that the acting remains strong, but said the second season lacks some of the whimsy that defined the first. USA Today highlighted the show’s nuanced portrayal of middle adulthood.
Overall, Season 2 of The Four Seasons appears to lean more heavily into emotional storytelling while still relying on the sharp ensemble chemistry that helped define the first season. The result is a continuation that broadens the show’s tone, deepens its themes, and keeps its focus on friendship, loss, and the complicated business of getting older.
