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As a part of a really profitable and profitable take care of Netflix, 21 Laps Entertainment, the corporate behind such hit reveals as Stranger Things and Shadow and Bone is creating a restricted collection based mostly on writer Elin Hilderbrand’s The Perfect Couple novel with Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber set to star. Here’s what it’s worthwhile to know.
Jenna Lamia (Good Girls, Resident Alien) will function showrunner and government producer of The Perfect Couple. The e-book writer Elin Hilderbrand can also be on board the undertaking as government producer.
Also government producing are 21 Laps Entertainment’s Shawn Levy (The Adam Project) and Josh Barry, in addition to Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady for The Jackal Group (Netflix’s Wednesday Addams, Elvis).
Announced in March 2023 is the truth that Susanne Bier the Oscar® and Emmy® Award-winning director behind Birdbox and The Night Manager, will direct and government produce all six episodes.
Here’s every little thing else we learn about Netflix’s The Perfect Couple:
What’s the plot of The Perfect Couple?
As talked about above, Netflix’s The Perfect Couple will adapt Elin Hilderbrand’s best-selling 2018 e-book of the identical title. Here’s the plot synopsis:
It’s Nantucket wedding ceremony season, often known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down Main Street is as frequent because the solar setting at Madaket Beach. The Otis-Winbury wedding ceremony guarantees to be an occasion to recollect: the groom’s rich mother and father have spared no expense to host a lavish ceremony at their oceanfront property.
But it’s going to be memorable for all of the incorrect causes after tragedy strikes: a physique is found in Nantucket Harbor simply hours earlier than the ceremony-and everybody within the wedding ceremony occasion is abruptly a suspect. As Chief of Police Ed Kapenash interviews the bride, the groom, the groom’s well-known mystery-novelist mom, and even a member of his circle of relatives, he discovers that each wedding ceremony is a minefield-and no couple is ideal.
Netflix has additionally supplied an official synopsis for the brand new collection:
“Amelia Sacks is about to marry into one of the wealthiest families on Nantucket. Her disapproving future mother-in-law, famous novelist Greer Garrison Winbury, has spared no expense in planning what promises to be the premiere wedding of the season — until a body turns up on the beach. As secrets come to light, the stage is set for a real-life investigation that feels plucked from the pages of one of Greer’s novels. Suddenly, everyone is a suspect.”
Who is solid in The Perfect Couple?
In March 2023, Netflix formally unveiled the solid of the brand new upcoming restricted collection.
Here’s the total present listing of who will star within the new Netflix collection:
- Nicole Kidman (A Family Affair, Being the Recardos) will play Greer Garrison Winbury, the Groom’s Mother.
- Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan, Asteroid City) will play Tag Winbury, the Groom’s Father.
- Eve Hewson (Flora and Son, Bad Sisters) will play Amelia Sacks, the Bride.
- Billy Howle (Under the Banner of Heaven, The Serpent) will play Benji Winbury, the Groom.
- Dakota Fanning (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Equalizer 3) will play Abby Winbury, the Sister-in-Law.
- Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus, The Bold Type) will play Merritt Monaco, the Bride’s Best Friend.
- Ishaan Khattar (Beyond The Clouds, A Suitable Boy) will play Shooter Dival, the Groom’s Best Friend.
- Jack Reynor (Midsommar, The Peripheral) will play Thomas Winbury, the Groom’s Brother.
- Sam Nivola (Maestro, White Noise) will play Will Winbury, the Groom’s Brother.
- Mia Isaac (Not Okay, Black Cake) will play Chloe Carter, the Chief of Police’s Daughter.
- Donna Lynne Champlin (Crazy Ex Girlfriend, The First Lady) will play Nikki Henry, the Detective.
- Isabelle Adjani will recur as Isabel Nallet, the Family Friend.
Cast grid for Netflix’s The Perfect Couple
What’s the manufacturing standing of The Perfect Couple?
Official Production Status: Pre-Production (Last Updated: 16/01/2023)
Netflix’s The Perfect Couple is at present in pre-production, and a few filming dates have been introduced.
Currently, filming is confirmed to start in early April 2023 and finish in mid-June 2023. Filming will happen in Massachusetts, United States.
How many episodes might be in The Perfect Couple?
Netflix has confirmed that six one-hour episodes might be in The Perfect Couple restricted collection.
What’s the Netflix launch date for The Perfect Couple?
We’d be fortunate to see The Perfect Couple on Netflix earlier than the tip of 2023. An early 2024 launch date is extra lifelike.
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