Tina Fey has been behind some of the most absurd comedies of the last two decades, including 30 Rock and Mean Girls. But with her new Netflix show, The Four Seasons, she’s reining it in.
Sitting down with DECIDER to chat about the show, a TV remake of the 1981 film starring Alan Alda and Carol Burnett, Fey explained that as a longtime fan of the movie, she wanted to give the world a modernized reimagination that still delves into the complexities of relationships.
Both the original movie and the new series follow three couple friends who go on seasonal vacations and face the ins and outs of longtime friendships and marriages, something Fey was drawn to from the start.
“I just always thought the movie was so kind of well observed and I loved how — especially since a lot of the comedies that we’ve written
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