# Four Weddings and a Funeral (miniseries)
**Four Weddings and a Funeral** is a 2019 American romantic-comedy limited series on Hulu, created by [Mindy Kaling](https://www.edgepedia.org/mindy-kaling) and Matt Warburton and inspired by the 1994 British film of the same name written by [Richard Curtis](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-curtis). Across ten episodes, it follows a group of American friends in London whose lives are upended by a revelation at a wedding, unfolding over the five occasions named in the title.[1](https://www.screendaily.com/news/hulu-orders-mindy-kalings-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-series/5128769.article) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/four_weddings_and_a_funeral)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network and premiere | Hulu, July 31, 2019[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/four_weddings_and_a_funeral) |
| Format | 10-episode limited series[3](https://producersguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FEA_MindyKaling.pdf) |
| Creators | Mindy Kaling and Matt Warburton, previously paired on *The Mindy Project*[1](https://www.screendaily.com/news/hulu-orders-mindy-kalings-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-series/5128769.article) |
| Lead cast | Nathalie Emmanuel as Maya, Nikesh Patel as Kash, with Rebecca Rittenhouse, Zoe Boyle, Brandon Mychal Smith, John Reynolds, Sophia La Porta, and Guz Khan[4](https://www.thewrap.com/andie-macdowell-joins-hulus-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-tv-series-remake-with-nathalie-emmanuel-in-lead-role/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/four_weddings_and_a_funeral) |
| Film connection | Original screenwriter Richard Curtis executive produced; original star Andie MacDowell cameos as Ainsley's mother[5](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-07-29/mindy-kaling-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-hulu) |
| Critical reception | 43% Tomatometer from 40 reviews; Metascore 50 from 20 critics; audience scores higher, at 79% on the Popcornmeter and 5.1 on Metacritic[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/four_weddings_and_a_funeral) • [6](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/four-weddings-and-a-funeral/) |
| Rating and genre | TV-MA; romance, comedy[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/four_weddings_and_a_funeral) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and characters
The series centers on Maya, a young communications director for a New York senatorial campaign who accepts a wedding invitation from her college friend Ainsley, now living in London, and becomes entangled in the group's personal crises.[7](https://www.hulu.com/series/four-weddings-and-a-funeral-2e17b3b3-cadf-41ee-b8a2-59fe64c17f67) Time's review described Maya, played by [Nathalie Emmanuel](https://www.edgepedia.org/nathalie-emmanuel) in her first major television role after *Game of Thrones*, as a gender-flipped update of [Hugh Grant](https://www.edgepedia.org/hugh-grant)'s indecisive bachelor character from the film; on her way to the wedding she has a chance meeting with a charming Brit at Heathrow who turns out to be the groom, Kash ([Nikesh Patel](https://www.edgepedia.org/nikesh-patel)).[8](https://time.com/5632731/four-weddings-and-a-funeral-hulu-review/)
The friend group also includes Duffy (John Reynolds), who harbors unspoken feelings for Maya, and Craig (Brandon Mychal Smith), who moved to London with Ainsley after college.[8](https://time.com/5632731/four-weddings-and-a-funeral-hulu-review/) As in the film, the story is organized around five large social occasions: four weddings and a funeral, one of them an aborted marriage that ends at the altar.[9](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/new-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-is-a-spiritual-21185199.php)
## Development and production
Hulu ordered the series in 2018 as a limited series written and executive produced by Kaling and Warburton, who had previously worked together on *The Mindy Project*.[1](https://www.screendaily.com/news/hulu-orders-mindy-kalings-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-series/5128769.article) • [10](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-hulu-mindy-kaling-upfronts-20180502-story.html) According to a Producers Guild profile, the project began when the television producer Jonathan Prince found the 1994 film in the MGM archives; Kaling and Warburton's shared enthusiasm for romantic comedies led to their reimagining it as a ten-episode miniseries.[3](https://producersguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FEA_MindyKaling.pdf)
**Casting change.** The lead role was originally set to be played by Jessica Williams; Nathalie Emmanuel was cast in a recasting of the part before production began in 2019.[4](https://www.thewrap.com/andie-macdowell-joins-hulus-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-tv-series-remake-with-nathalie-emmanuel-in-lead-role/) The executive producer roster also included Tracey Wigfield, Richard Curtis, Jonathan Prince, Howard Klein, Charlie Grandy, and Tristram Shapeero.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/four_weddings_and_a_funeral)
**Relationship to the film.** Kaling described the project as a reimagining rather than a remake, telling the Television Critics Association in 2019 that the original film was so well regarded that she was initially wary of the assignment.[11](https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2019/07/28/Tuned-In-Four-Weddings-and-a-Funeral-reboots-this-week-hulu-mindy-kaling-nathalie-emmanue-nikesh-patel/stories/201907280126) The series carries direct links to the 1994 film: Curtis, its original screenwriter, served as an executive producer, [Andie MacDowell](https://www.edgepedia.org/andie-macdowell) appears in a cameo as Ainsley's mother, and [Dermot Mulroney](https://www.edgepedia.org/dermot-mulroney) joins midway through the season as a love interest.[5](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-07-29/mindy-kaling-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-hulu) Time characterized the result as a remix rather than a straightforward remake, reusing devices from the film such as bungled best man speeches, secret crushes, and weddings that collapse at the altar.[8](https://time.com/5632731/four-weddings-and-a-funeral-hulu-review/)
## Reception
Critical response was mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes the season holds a 43% Tomatometer from 40 reviews, while the audience Popcornmeter stands at 79%.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/four_weddings_and_a_funeral) Metacritic assigned a Metascore of 50, labeled "Mixed or Average," based on 20 critic reviews, with a user score of 5.1 from 16 ratings.[6](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/four-weddings-and-a-funeral/) Critics cited unrealistic plot twists, thin character development, and self-conscious references to other romantic comedies among the series' problems.[6](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/four-weddings-and-a-funeral/) A later Time assessment grouped the reboot among Kaling's less consistent projects.[12](https://time.com/5829254/best-shows-april-2020/)
The series ran as a single season. A decade after the film's release, the miniseries was positioned as a spiritual sequel rather than a continuation, with new characters and a contemporary, more diverse cast.[9](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/new-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-is-a-spiritual-21185199.php) Episode counts differ between sources: Hulu and several trade accounts describe ten episodes, while the UK listing on [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) shows twelve.[3](https://producersguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FEA_MindyKaling.pdf) • [13](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/four-weddings-and-a-funeral)
## References
1. [Hulu orders Mindy Kaling's 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' series, Screen Daily](https://www.screendaily.com/news/hulu-orders-mindy-kalings-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-series/5128769.article)
2. [Four Weddings and a Funeral, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/four_weddings_and_a_funeral)
3. [Mindy Kaling Is Just Getting Started, Producers Guild of America](https://producersguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FEA_MindyKaling.pdf)
4. [Andie MacDowell Joins 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' With Nathalie Emmanuel in Recast Lead Role, TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/andie-macdowell-joins-hulus-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-tv-series-remake-with-nathalie-emmanuel-in-lead-role/)
5. ['Big Little Lies,' 'Killing Eve' inspired Mindy Kaling's "Four Weddings and a Funeral," not just rom-coms, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-07-29/mindy-kaling-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-hulu)
6. [Four Weddings and a Funeral Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/four-weddings-and-a-funeral/)
7. [Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hulu series page](https://www.hulu.com/series/four-weddings-and-a-funeral-2e17b3b3-cadf-41ee-b8a2-59fe64c17f67)
8. [Hulu's Four Weddings and a Funeral Wants to Say Something About the Rom-Com But Can't Find the Words, Time](https://time.com/5632731/four-weddings-and-a-funeral-hulu-review/)
9. [New 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' is a 'spiritual sequel' to the movie, San Francisco Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/new-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-is-a-spiritual-21185199.php)
10. [Hulu gives series order to Mindy Kaling's 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' TV adaptation, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-hulu-mindy-kaling-upfronts-20180502-story.html)
11. [Tuned In: 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' reboots this week, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2019/07/28/Tuned-In-Four-Weddings-and-a-Funeral-reboots-this-week-hulu-mindy-kaling-nathalie-emmanue-nikesh-patel/stories/201907280126)
12. [The 5 Best New Shows Our Critic Watched in April 2020, Time](https://time.com/5829254/best-shows-april-2020/)
13. [Four Weddings and a Funeral, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/four-weddings-and-a-funeral)
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