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Cast Reveal for Netflix Mystery “The Perfect Couple”
Netflix has just unveiled the star-studded ensemble of their upcoming murder mystery The Perfect Couple.
The Perfect Couple, based on a novel by Elin Hilderbrand, tells the story of Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson), a bride who marries into one of Nantucket’s wealthiest households. Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman), the renowned novelist and mother of the groom, does not skimp on the lavish celebration. Everyone’s Champagne dreams are dashed when a body washes up on the shore, and suspicion takes its place. As long-buried truths are exposed, an investigation begins that could have been taken straight from one of Greer’s novels.
The cast for The Perfect Couple includes:
· Nicole Kidman (A Family Affair, Being the Ricardos) will play Greer Garrison Winbury, the Groom’s Mother.
· Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan, Asteroid City) will play Tag Winbury, the Groom’s Father.
· Dakota Fanning (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, upcoming The Equalizer 3) will play Abby Winbury, the Sister-in-Law.
· 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.
· Omar Epps (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) will play Dan Carter, the Chief of Police.
· 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.
· Mia Isaac (Not Okay, Black Cake) will play Chloe Carter, the Chief of Police’s Daughter.
· Sam Nivola (Maestro, White Noise) will play Will Winbury, the Groom’s Brother.
· 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.
Production on The Perfect Couple begins next week. Emmy and Oscar winner Susanne Bier will direct all six episodes and executive produce alongside showrunner Jenna Lamia (Good Girls). The limited series’ other executive producers include Shawn Levy and Josh Barry for 21 Laps Entertainment; Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady for The Jackal Group; and Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films.