Netflix The Four Seasons ending explained including what happens to Nick and huge cliffhanger

*Warning - this article contains major spoilers for The Four Seasons*

New Netflix series The Four Seasons includes a twist ending that fans will not see coming.

It follows a group of six couples who have been close friends for years. Across four different vacations taken together over the space of a year, we watch as their group dynamics change drastically with issues new and old for each couple surfacing and challenging their happiness.

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While it is based on a film released back in 1981 that was written and directed by Alan Alda, it makes some significant changes. Some of these are simply modern updates including changing one of the couples into a same-sex partnership.

However, while it mostly follows the same premise there are eventually some huge changes. Some fans who have already viewed the series have mentioned how they did not see the twist coming.

So what happens to Nick? How does this differ from events in the original film and what could this cliffhanger mean for the series? Here's everything you need to know.

By the time the eighth episode comes around we have seen the group venture on three previous trips together with various results. This includes the weekend they spent at Nick and Anne's house during which they discovered the couple were on the verge of breaking up.

Nick and Anne are on the way to being divorced by the time the group (minus Anne) travel to environmentally friendly resort. Anne happens to be in a nearby hotel however, where they all shelter after a hurricane hits meaning the first holiday with Ginny in tow ends in disaster.

It only gets worse as she tags along for Parents' Weekend at Jack and Kate's alma mater. They are supposed to be visiting their daughter, however she admits she's no longer friends with Nick and Anne's child Lila.

Ginny is humiliated during Lila's play about her parents splitting up and Lila lets her feelings, mostly anger, known to her dad. Meanwhile, Anne shares a drunken kiss with Jack, which only leads to him and Kate realising they need couples therapy to help their own issues.

Claude and Danny attempt a polyamorous tryst but it is halted when a pack of cigarettes are discovered in Danny's bag. They end up having a public and dramatic fight which sees Claude throw his husband's belongings out the window.

The final trip of the year sees the gang on a ski trip for some time away to celebrate New Year's Eve. This time though, it is Anne's turn to hang with the group along with her new love interest. As an alternative, Nick is having to spend the night with Ginny's friendship group instead but consistently struggles to mix with the younger crowd.

He ends up hiding away in their bedroom, mirroring the habits that annoyed him in his ex-wife. They argue about his lack of enthusiasm and effort to be a part of activities and Ginny leaves for moonlight hike with her friends but says she will see him at midnight.

In an attempt to make amends, Nick goes out to a nearby supermarket and buys vegan friendly and gluten free drinks and snacks for Ginny's friends. We then see Kate as her phone finally regains power and she discovers several messages and missed call from Ginny.

She tells Jack that Nick was involved in a car accident and was killed. This a major change from the original film's story which sees the whole group survive the year and in fact the 1981 version had Nick and Ginny married before their Winter trip.

What is kept however, is the incident on the ice. However, in the film, Danny falls into the ice first while in the Netflix series it is Kate who falls with Jack helping her himself rather than getting a car to pull her out..

Despite the fact the series is marketed as a limited series and there is no confirmation of a follow up, the final moments feel like a cliffhanger, with viewers left wondering if Ginny is officially being welcomed into the group. Especially as one of their final discussions is which trip they should take next in Nick's honour.

Especially as another plot point that remains is the reveal that Ginny is pregnant. While in the film this results in arguments among the group, as it comes after Nick's death in the show, it lands rather differently. Anne is somewhat sympathetic and it is the very last line of the whole series.

The Four Seasons is streaming on Netflix.