Netflix has released the official trailer for The Perfect Couple, which will premiere globally on the streaming service on September 5, 2024.
Based on the book by Elin Hilderbrand, the series is directed and executive-produced by Susanne Bier. Bier’s film credits include Brothers (2004), After the Wedding (2006), In a Better World (2010), and Bird Box (2018). Her TV credits include The Night Manager (2016), The Undoing (2020), and The First Lady (2022).
In The Perfect Couple, 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.
The six-episode series stars Nicole Kidman, Dakota Fanning, Eve Hewson, Billy Howle, Jack Reynor, Ishaan Khatter, Meghann Fahy, Sam Nivola, Michael Beach, Donna Lynne Champlin, and Mia Isaac, with Liev Schreiber and Isabelle Adjani.
Jenna Lamia is the showrunner and writer. She is an executive producer with Hilderbrand, Shawn Levy for 21 Laps Entertainment, Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady for The Jackal Group, Nicole Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films, and Josh Barry.
The novel is officially described as follows: “It’s Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer- the sight of a bride racing down Main Street is as common as the sun setting at Madaket Beach. The Otis-Winbury wedding promises to be an event to remember: the groom’s wealthy parents have spared no expense to host a lavish ceremony at their oceanfront estate.
“But it’s going to be memorable for all the wrong reasons after tragedy strikes: a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony, and everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect.
“As Chief of Police Ed Kapenash interviews the bride, the groom, the groom’s famous mystery-novelist mother, and even a member of his own family, he discovers that every wedding is a minefield and no couple is perfect.
“Featuring beloved characters from The Castaways, Beautiful Day, and A Summer Affair, The Perfect Couple proves once again that Elin Hilderbrand is the queen of the summer beach read.”
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