The co-creator Tracey Wigfield says Tina Fey chose David Tennant for the Season 2 finale of The Four Seasons, a pivotal Italy meet-cute that ends with Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver) staying behind—setting up a possible romantic cliffhanger for Season 3.
The vacation ends in The Four Seasons, but the finale doesn’t let go.
In the Season 2 finale “Maratona,” Anne—played by Kerri Kenney-Silver—ends up alone in Italy after her friends leave. The moment lands quietly at first: she receives mail. then meets her neighbor Gianpiero in their courtyard. and the series turns that simple encounter into a spark with clear season-ending momentum.
Tracey Wigfield. co-creator of the Netflix series. recently explained how Tina Fey made the choice to bring David Tennant into that meet-cute with Anne. Wigfield recalled that Fey’s first pick was specific and immediate: “Tina. the first person she said was. ‘Well. someone like David Tennant. like a David Tennant kind of guy. as her [Anne’s] neighbor. ‘” she said.
What followed was fast. Wigfield said the team went to Tennant first. that he agreed to the role. and that production moved quickly: “We were so thrilled that we went to him first and he said yes. He flew in and we shot it — it was just the one scene — so we shot it in one day. and he’s so lovely and he looks so good with Kerri.”.
The casting detail matters because the finale’s emotional setup has been building since the end of Season 1. After the tragic death of Anne’s ex-husband Nick (Steve Carell) at the end of Season 1—during which he impregnated another woman—Season 2 closes with Anne trying to reshape herself. Wigfield described that push as a quest for “Anne 2.0,” a personal renaissance that isn’t landing the way she hopes.
That’s exactly why the cliffhanger hits. Wigfield said the writers saw a chance to shift the story’s energy. aiming for something viewers would want to see again: “Anne obviously has been on a journey in Season 1 and then Season 2 as well. you know. she’s trying to be Anne 2.0 and have this sort of personal renaissance. but it’s not going great. So there was something really exciting when we were thinking about a cliffhanger for a possible Season 3 of having a romantic cliffhanger. and someone that you would get so excited to see more stories with.”.
By the time Anne meets Gianpiero—now played by David Tennant—the story’s final beat feels like an invitation. not an ending. It’s also a reunion of sorts for the series itself: Season 2 of The Four Seasons reunites Fey and Kenney-Silver onscreen with Will Forte. Colman Domingo. Marco Calvani and Erika Henningsen.
Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix, with the “Maratona” finale delivering exactly the kind of new travel companion that makes the question of a Season 3 impossible to ignore.
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Wait so it’s Tina Fey casting David Tennant in a season finale meet-cute?? That sounds like it’s gonna be weirdly wholesome.
I didn’t even know The Four Seasons was getting a Season 3. If Anne is just getting mail and then falling for the neighbor, that’s kinda fast but I guess Italy fixes everything lol.
So David Tennant flew in and shot ONE scene in one day… but they say it’s the pivotal moment? I mean I love Tennant but are we sure that’s the whole “romantic cliffhanger” thing and not just marketing? Also isn’t Gianpiero supposed to be a doctor or something? I’m confused.
Anne 2.0?? Sounds like the show’s been trying to reboot her whole life since Season 1, but the ex-husband thing still feels unresolved to me. If she’s alone in Italy and then somehow David Tennant is her neighbor… yeah that’s convenient. Like that’s literally how romcoms start, except Netflix makes it sad first. I’m here for it though, even if I don’t fully get the timeline.