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- 2021
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- 2021
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Summary Nine people attend a 10-day retreat at a health and wellness resort run by its director (Nicole Kidman) in this series based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name.
Created By: David E. Kelley
- 2021
- TV-MA
- HULU
- 2021
- TV-MA
- HULU
Nine Perfect Strangers
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 9, 2021
54
5.8
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Summary Nine people attend a 10-day retreat at a health and wellness resort run by its director (Nicole Kidman) in this series based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name.
Created By: David E. Kelley
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
54
26% Positive
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66% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
54
26% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
66% Mixed
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Nine Perfect Strangers excels in balancing its incredible ensemble cast. Every performance in the series is well-acted and thoroughly engaging. ... Nine Perfect Strangers edges out The White Lotus, particularly in the writing of its characters, providing more depth and a far more compelling group of individuals.
The ensemble is large enough that if one isn’t particularly engaged by the character on-screen, one simply has to wait five minutes for the weather to change. ... One wishes for more Kidman: Not a bigger performance, which seems impossible, but one that more firmly holds the show’s center. ... While we may crave more Masha, there’s interest, still, in watching characters place themselves in her thrall.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 52 User Ratings
5.8
44% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
33% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
23% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 52 User Ratings
5.8
44% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
33% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
23% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
Great show, love the characters and the intention behind it. That it does not contain elements that most shows have these days, does not make it bad, but a fresh breeze
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The plot is just chewy enough for its eight-hour length, and the emotional stakes are reassuringly low. In a world of increasingly appalling, fast-moving headlines, it may be the perfect time to release a drama that doesn’t move like a whirlwind nor feel too convincing.
While Nine Perfect Strangers may be a serviceable popcorn binge, it’s difficult to imagine that the series will leave any sort of long-lasting impression on its audience.
It’s a surprisingly wobbly, not-good performance from a great actress in a beautifully photographed and occasionally entertaining but mostly ridiculous and off-putting melodrama from some of the same folks (series co-developer David E. Kelley and author Liane Moriarty) who gave us “Big Little Lies.”
Unlike The White Lotus, a series that is similarly hollow and filled with mega-stars, it's not even entertaining enough to make up for the fact that it is thematically mute. What a waste.
Performers like Shannon, Hall, and Cannavale do their damnedest to imbue grace and nuance where they can, but they’re constantly hamstrung by simplistic backstories and choices that prioritize plot over logic. ... “Nine Perfect Strangers” gives its audience no reason to invest in the retreat as a one-of-a-kind locale, its subjects as human beings with agency, or its greater purpose as anything other than a fancy vacation for its famous creators.
I am hooked. Binge-watched the first 4 episodes and really like what I see as the intentional and unintentional masks of the guests are slowly peeled off.
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Not bad, but not nearly as creative or fun to watch as The White Lotus over on HBO Max. Felt like something was missing. Something to turn this from “good” to “great”
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Unfortunately what started out as a truly engaging character study just ended up being a film-school grade self-indulgence. The first 4-5 episodes are tightly written, and had us wanting to know more, the last 4-5 episodes were like they were each written by a different writer working off the initial pilot treatment - disjoint and almost random in the directions it takes. There is so much potential in this, but some of the plot is laughably immature in its depiction of real people. Sad it ended so poorly when it started with so much promise
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Production Company:
- Blossom Films
- Fifth Season
- Made Up Stories
Initial Release Date: Aug 9, 2021
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Satellite Awards
• 3 Nominations
AACTA International Awards
• 2 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination