Tina Fey To Headline ‘The Four Seasons’ Comedy Series For Netflix That She Co-Created With ’30 Rock’ Alums
09.01.2024 - 20:29
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EXCLUSIVE: 30 Rock creator and star Tina Fey is returning to the small screen with The Four Seasons, based on the 1981 feature film, which she co-created with fellow 30 Rock alums Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield. The high-profile comedy project, which marks Fey’s first TV starring role since 30 Rock, was taken out to the marketplace just before the holidays. In a very competitive situation with multiple bidders, it landed at Netflix with an eight-episode series order.
Production is slated to begin later this year. Universal Television, where Fey is based, is the studio.
The Universal Pictures film The Four Seasons, about three couples vacation together every season, was written and directed by Alan Alda, produced by Martin Bregman, and starred Alda and Carol Burnett.
The Four Seasons TV series is written by Fey, Fisher and Wigfield who executive produce with David Miner, Eric Gurian and Jeff Richmond. Alda and Bregman will produce. Fey’s Little Stranger, Inc. is the production company.
In addition to Alda and Burnett, The Four Seasons film starred Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Rita Moreno, Jack Weston and Bess Armstrong. Its title was derived from the four concerti composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Those compositions, along with others by Vivaldi, comprise the musical score.
The film spawned a short-lived CBS series in 1984 produced by Alda.
This marks Fey and Universal Television’s latest series with Netflix. The streamer picked up and launched the Emmy-nominated hit series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which ran for four seasons plus an interactive movie. Season three of Fey’s praised comedy series Girls5eva, created by Meredith Scardino, debuts on Netflix on March 14.
The Four Seasons gives the NBCUniversal Studio Group