The upcoming Netflix series “The Four Seasons” has added Julia Lester to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively.
Lester will appear in a recurring role alongside series stars Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Erika Henningsen, Marco Calvani, and Will Forte. The series was originally picked up for eight episodes in January 2024 and completed filming in New York in November. It is based on the 1981 film of the same name that was directed by and starred Alan Alda.
In the film, three married couples take vacations together each season, but things are thrown for a loop when one of the husbands leaves his wife and begins bringing a younger woman with him. Lester will appear as Lila, the daughter of Anne (Kenney-Silver) and Nick (Carell).
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Lester is perhaps best known for her role in the Disney+ series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” appearing as Ashlyn across the show’s four seasons. Her other onscreen credits include the Hulu comedy feature “Prom Dates.” She is also an accomplished stage actress, earning a Tony Award nomination for her work in “Into the Woods” in 2022. It was recently announced she will star in the Off-Broadway production of “All Nighter,” produced by Ben Platt and Rachel Sussman.
She is repped by Paradigm, Perennial Entertainment, and Ziffren Brittenham.
In addition to starring, Fey co-created the series along with Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield. All three previously worked together on the beloved NBC sitcom “30 Rock.” All three also executive produce along with David Miner, Eric Gurian and Jeff Richmond. Alda and Marissa Bregman, whose father produced the film, will also produce the series. Universal Television, where Fey and her Little Stranger, Inc. banner are set up under an overall deal, will produce.