Nine Perfect Strangers
- TV Mini Series
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Created by: John-Henry Butterworth
- Directed by: Jonathan Levine
- Based on the book by: Liane Moriarty
- Executive Producer/Showrunner: David E. Kelley
Starring:
Nicole Kidman, Bobby Cannavale, Regina Hall, Asher Keddie, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Tiffany Boone, Grace Van Patten, Samara Weaving, Manny Jacinto, and Melvin Gregg.
Nicole Kidman stars as Masha Dmitricher, owner and operator of a luxurious spa.
Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? These nine perfect strangers are about to find out… Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be. Can you stand to be in a room with nine people you don’t know?—augustdnl
Produced by Hulu, set in the USA but filmed in the hinterland of northern NSW in Australia and available as an 8-week series on Amazon Prime, the natural beauty of this Australian countryside is beautifully displayed.
There is a lot going on with these strangers as their past lives come alive over the series to show how each of them is in some way just a bit damaged, and in the same way, so is the staff headed by Masha. Her methods are unusual but the guests are quick to realise the tricks she uses and as her own past is revealed the drama intensifies.
I have enjoyed watching the first five episodes and look forward to the final three. The acting is very good and not overly ‘hammed up’ but Nicole’s fake Russian accent is a bit much. Intrigue, humour, drama…. It’s like a discovery voyage into the lives of the 9 strangers and the staff. Layers being peeled each time.
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