Kuala Lampur, May 20 -- NEW YORK, May 20 - American actress Tina Fey hopes the latest installment of Netflix comedy The Four Seasons will inspire viewers to pick up the phone and check in with old friends.

"Lifelong friendships are what really hold it together," Fey told AFP at a premier for the new season, which drops on May 28.

"It's great to be married but you also meet your friends to keep the married people safe," she said from the red carpet at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre.

The Four Seasons, which first premiered a year ago, is based on the Alan Alda film of the same name that follows a group of friends as they navigate life's challenges.

The new season will take the group-played by Fey, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Marco Calvani...