Afterthree seasons building upto their establishment ofan ideal nuclear family, Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) finally have all they ever wanted in Apple TV+’s hit comedy seriesTrying. The show from writer, creator, and executive producerAndy Woltonhas thus far tracked their efforts to have kids by any means necessary, eventually resorting to the adoption process and the myriad of challenges that come with it. Now that they’ve resolved everything and Tyler and Princess are in their custody, they’re ready for the true tests and complicated questions that come with raising adopted children. A new trailer shows the family facing new obstacles together six years later as the kids enter a new phase of their lives.
In Season 4, the family is mostly set up for the foreseeable future with a roof over their heads, a tight support network, andno stress about potentially being separatedever again. However, everyone is still facing their own issues. The trailer shows that Nikki and Jason rarely get time without the kids andparenting isn’t getting any easier with age. Tyler has difficulties as an unpopular kid at school, but his dad is there to support him by starting a youth soccer team full of other misfits from around the neighborhood. Trickiest of all for Nikki and Jason is Princess, who’s now a teenager and has questions for her birth mother, who left her when she was five years old. She’s determined to find answers, even if she has to start digging and traveling on her own to rekindle that connection.
Throughout everything, the parents are more than ready to pick up their kids when they’re down and talk to them about whatever troubles them. This life is what they’ve always wanted throughout the series, and now they get the chance to tackle it warts and all. Whilethe heartwarming serieswill be tackling plenty more serious subjects this time around, it’s never forgotten to have a few laughs along the way. Humor about the awkwardness and chaos of parenting and adultingstill plays into the trailer and is a big part of whyTryinghas remained a success on Apple TV+.
Who Stars in ‘Trying’ Season 4?
The BAFTA Award-nominated Smith and SAG Award-nominated Pall are joined inTryingSeason 4 by a returningSian Brookeand BAFTA winnerDarren Boydamong others. Newcomers to the cast this time around includeSexy BeastalumScarlett RaynerandCooper Turner, who embody the older Princess and Tyler respectively. Outside the cast, the soundtrack for these eight episodes will be taken over by London-based pop starBEKA,whose first single “Forever” can be heard in the trailer.
TryingSeason 4premieres with two episodes on Apple TV+ on May 22. New episodes follow every week through July 3. Check out the trailer above.
In a heartfelt comedy series, a London-based couple faces the realities of trying to adopt after failing to conceive. The show captures their emotional and often humorous encounters with the bureaucratic adoption system, their relationships with each other, and their interactions with potential children.
