Steve Carell to star opposite Tina Fey in Netflix’s ‘The Four Seasons’
It’s a Comedy Night Done Right reunion.
Steve Carell, star of “The Office,” will join previously announced Tina Fey, creator and star of “30 Rock,” in “The Four Seasons,” a Netflix comedy series based on the 1981 film of the same name. The streaming service announced Carell’s casting on Wednesday.
Fey and Carell previously starred in the 2010 comedy “Date Night,” in which they played a married couple. Their characters in “The Four Seasons” have not yet been announced.
The film follows three couples who go on quarterly vacations together, where the stresses and joys of marriage get magnified, especially after one of the men leaves his wife for a younger woman and begins bringing her on the trips. The film’s point-of-view couple is played by Alan Alda (who also wrote and directed) and Carol Burnett. The film was previously adapted into a short-lived sitcom in 1984.
The new series is created by Fey, Lang Fisher (“Never Have I Ever”), and Tracy Wigfield (“Saved by the Bell”), all of whom previously worked together on the Emmy-winning series “30 Rock.” The series will be Fey’s first television lead role since “30 Rock” ended in 2013. Other executive producers include David Miner, Eric Gurian, and Jeff Richmond, with Alda and Marissa Bregman, daughter of original “The Four Seasons” producer Martin Bregman, producing. Universal Television, where Fey has a long-running overall deal, is the producing studio.
“The Four Seasons” will be Carell’s second Netflix series; he previously co-created and starred in the comedy “Space Force.” He is a six-time Emmy nominee for “The Office” and “The Morning Show,” and was nominated for an Oscar in 2015 for his performance in “Foxcatcher.” More recently, he starred in FX’s thriller limited series “The Patient,” and next his voice will be heard in the family films “IF” and “Despicable Me 4.”
Fey, meanwhile, has had a relationship with Netflix for a decade, since she co-created “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” She also executive produces and lends her voice to the animated comedy series “Mulligan,” and “Girls5Eva,” a comedy series she executive produces, recently moved to Netflix from Peacock for its third season. She also known for both “Mean Girls” movies and “Saturday Night Live.”
“The Four Seasons” will consist of eight episodes and will begin production later this year.
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