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The Four Seasons twist ending explained — why did they add a shock death?

The Four Seasons on Netflix is a relationship comedy about a set of three well-off married couples and their quarterly holidays over — you guessed it — each season of the year. It was meant to be The White Lotus but without all the death. Well, scratch that last bit.

The eight-episode first season is the project of writers Tina Fey, Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fisher, who adapted the 1981 film of the same name. But the writers made several significant changes from the original Alan Alda film that may have surprised an audience expecting cosier vibes.

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