According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Hulu drama Nine Perfect Strangers will welcome back Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies) for its second season. In addition to Kidman, the series will feature Lena Olin (The Ninth Gate), Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) and Mark Strong (Grimsby) as all-new regular characters on the wellness resort run by Masha, as portrayed by Kidman.
The Hollywood Reporter notes that the exact character details of the series regulars, Olin, Golding and Strong, have remained under wraps, except for their names: Helena, Peter, and David, respectively.
The three will now join the previously reported recurring cast of the series, which includes Dolly De Leon (Triangle of Sadness, Murray Bartlett (Welcome to Chippendales), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (The Kissing Booth), Lucas Englander (Parlement), Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek), Christine Baranski (The Gilded Age, Aras Aydin (Two Types of People), and King Princess (Animals).
Kidman executive produces Nine Perfect Stranges under her banner, Blossom Films. Her banner comes from and is represented by Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories and Fifth Season. As per The Hollywood Reporter, David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal) is an additional executive producer on the series.
Nine Perfect Strangers was adapted from a novel by Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies) that shares the same name. The series debuted in August of 2021 with a strong cast of actors that comprised of Manny Jacinto (The Good Place), Michael Shannon (Take Shelter), Melissa McCarthy (Tammy), Kidman and Bobby Cannavale (Ant-Man).
A second season of the series has been in talks for a while. The Hollywood Reporter also notes that, in May of 2022, producers of Nine Perfect Strangers were thinking of a second season when the show was submitted for an Emmy award as a drama instead of a limited or anthology series.
However, during the awards ceremony, the series was unfortunately shut out.
Jackoway Tyerman, Media Talent and CAA represent Kidman, Goodman Genow, CAA and Megan Silverman Management represent Golding. Markham Froggatt and WME represent Strong. Authentic & Literary Management, Sweden’s Agentfirman and Paradigm represent Olin.