‘Awards Magnet': ‘The Four Seasons' enters Emmy season and category moves
Adapted from the 1981 Alan Alda film of the same name, The Four Seasons, all eight episodes of which hit Netflix on Thursday, follows three couples as they vacation together throughout the four seasons of the year. It's currently in ninth place in Gold Derby's Best Comedy Series odds, no doubt buoyed by the names attached. Fey, who co-created the show with Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fisher, stars alongside Steve Carell, Will Forte, and Colman Domingo. Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, and Erika Henningsen round out the cast. But will its late release and solid but not spectacular reviews hinder its chances?
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At one point, The Four Seasons was believed to be a limited series before it entered in comedy. The limited field remains weak. And it got weaker this week with the news of The Perfect Couple shifting to drama. Why the move (besides a possible second season, of course)? Meanwhile, Ari Graynor (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story) and Ruth Negga (Presumed Innocent) both defected from supporting to lead, making the limited/TV movie actress race slightly more robust but leaving the supporting one very, very soft.
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