The Perfect Couple (TV series)

The Perfect Couple
Promotional release poster
Genre
Based onThe Perfect Couple
by Elin Hilderbrand
Developed byJenna Lamia
Showrunner
  • Jenna Lamia
Directed bySusanne Bier
Starring
Music byRupert Gregson-Williams
Opening theme"Criminals" by Meghan Trainor[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Susanne Bier
  • Jenna Lamia
  • Shawn Levy
  • Josh Barry
  • Gail Berman
  • Hend Baghdady
  • Elin Hilderbrand
  • Nicole Kidman
  • Per Saari
ProducerJohn Starke
Cinematography
Editors
  • Sam Williams
  • Morten Højbjerg
Running time42–63 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseSeptember 5, 2024 (2024-09-05)
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The Perfect Couple is an American mystery drama miniseries based on the 2018 novel with the same name by Elin Hilderbrand. Created by Jenna Lamia and directed by Susanne Bier, the series premiered on September 5, 2024, on Netflix. It stars an ensemble cast of Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Billy Howle, Meghann Fahy, Donna Lynne Champlin, Jack Reynor, Michael Beach, Ishaan Khatter, Sam Nivola, Mia Isaac and Dakota Fanning.[2]

Set in Nantucket, it centers around a lavish wedding that is abruptly disrupted by a murder. It received mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ O'Connell, Mikey (September 6, 2024). "How the 'Perfect Couple' Director Talked Her Mutinous Cast Into That Choreographed Dance". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 23, 2023). "Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Meghann Fahy, Dakota Fanning, Eve Hewson & Jack Reynor In Talks For Susanne Bier-Helmed Netflix Limited Series 'The Perfect Couple'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.