Murder mystery fans waiting for2025’sKnives Out 3can get their fix with Netflix’s upcoming drama seriesThe Perfect Couple, which debuted a teaser trailer on Thursday afternoon.
Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson) plans to marry Benji Winbury (Billy Howle), who belongs to one of Nantucket’s wealthiest families. Famous novelist Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman), Benji’s mother, pulls out all the stops to ensure a perfect wedding goes smoothly. But on the morning of the wedding, a dead body washes up on the beach. The guests are no longer attendees at a wedding — they’re suspects.
The Winburys are described in theteaseras “kill-someone-and-get-away-with-it” rich. Is one of the family members responsible for the murder? As the investigation advances, buried family secrets surface, threatening to sully the Winbury’s illustrious reputation.
The Perfect Coupleis based on Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times bestselling novel from 2018.The PerfectCouple’sensemble includes Liev Schreiber as Tag Winbury, Dakota Fanning as Abby Winbury, Meghann Fahy as Merritt Monaco, Ishaan Khatter as Shooter Dival, Jack Reynor as Thomas Winbury, Mia Isaac as Chloe Carter, Sam Nivola as Will Winbury, Michael Beach as Dan Carter, Donna Lynne Champlin as Nikki Henry, and Isabelle Adjani as Isabel Nallet.
Jenna Lamia is the showrunner ofThe Perfect Couple. Lamia currently stars as Judy Cooper onResident Alien. Susanne Bier, the director ofBird BoxandThe Undoing,directs and executive produces all six episodes. Executive producers include Lamia, Kidman, Per Saari, Josh Barry, Gail Berman, Hend Baghdady, and Shawn Levy.
