PremiumThe Perfect Couple: Cast, OTT release date, plot, trailer; all you need to know about murder mystery
Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, and more join the all-star lineup for Netflix’s highly anticipated series, The Perfect Couple.
Last Updated: 04.00 PM, Sep 01, 2024
It's time to introduce everyone who has signed up to attend The Perfect Couple, a murder mystery. Susanne Bier, a double Emmy and Oscar winner, serves as executive producer and director for all six episodes of the series, with Jenna Lamia at the helm.
Plot overview and setting of The Perfect Couple
Adapted from Elin Hilderbrand's bestseller, The Perfect Couple follows Eve Hewson's character Amelia Sacks as she marries into a wealthy family on the island of Nantucket. The illustrious novelist Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman), who is the mother of the groom, lavishes all her wealth on the wedding. But all of a sudden, mistrust replaces Champagne fantasies when a lifeless body washes up on the shore. A mystery unfolds as long-buried truths begin to surface, reminiscent of something out of Greer's novels.
Lamia teased that The Perfect Couple takes place on Nantucket around the Fourth of July weekend and is a murder mystery. To put it simply, it is sensuous, taut, exquisite, and juicy. A thriller with interwoven love stories is my favourite genre of television.
Introduction to actors
Nicole Kidman plays Greer Garrison Winbury, the stunning mother of the groom and renowned murder mystery novelist known for her work with Dolly Hardaway. This summer, Nicole Kidman will release her newest novel, Death in Dubai. Hilderbrand, the head of her family, recognizes some traits in Greer. Because Nicole Kidman is, in her opinion, the finest actor of our time, the author exclaimed upon learning that Kidman would be playing Greer.
Liev Schreiber portrays Tag Winbury, the handsome father of the bride. Readers of Greer's books love to call him "the Dash to her Dolly" because he embodies one of her main characters. The joyful couple, Greer and Tag, are commemorating 30 years of marriage.
Dakota Fanning portrays the bride's sister-in-law, Abby Winbury, who is married to Thomas, and their first child together is on the verge of birth. Amelia Sacks, who plays the bride-to-be, is eagerly anticipating her wedding to the Winbury family. Hewson mentioned that despite having the ideal story presented to her, she still doesn't feel fully invested in it.
Billy Howle, portraying Ben Winbury as the dapper groom, harbours feelings for his future wife. In his leisure time, the groom is a gifted painter, which is a little-known fact about him. The bride's best friend, maid of honour, and influential figure is Merritt Monaco (Meghann Fahy). Shooter Dival (Ishaan Khatter) is the best man, and Benji's boarding school pal from way back when is almost a family member to the Winburys.
Source material and release information
Elin Hilderbrand wrote the #1 New York Times bestseller The Perfect Couple, which served as the inspiration for the film. On September 5, Netflix will release the wedding of the year.
