While they're all paying for the privilege of being at Tranquillum House, they were personally selected to attend by Masha (Kidman), a mysterious figure who seems singularly dedicated to the cause of healing people, albeit with potentially explosive or dangerous methods. There's also Lars (Evans), whose reasons for being there are more complicated than they seem on the surface, and Carmel (Hall), a woman still nursing the brutal wounds of her ex-husband's infidelity. As we learned from The Princess Bride, 'life is pain, princess,' but every single one of these characters is struggling with deeper issues than the average bear: successful author Frances (McCarthy) has just suffered a number of personal and professional embarrassments, retired professional athlete Tony (Cannavale) is facing his addiction issues head-on, while young married couple Ben (Melvin Gregg) and Jessica (Weaving) shows up to work on their relationship and the Marconi clan (Shannon, Keddie, and Van Patten) arrive to process a difficult and tragic anniversary. Kelley and John Henry Butterworth for this eight-part limited series, Nine Perfect Strangers represents a massive achievement in the realm of casting, bringing together one of the most packed ensembles in recent memory, including Kidman, McCarthy, Luke Evans, Melvin Gregg, Samara Weaving, Michael Shannon, Asher Keddie, Grace Van Patten, Manny Jacinto, Tiffany Boone, Regina Hall, and Bobby Cannavale. 'You're already suffering,' Masha replies.īased on the book by Liane Moriarty and adapted by David E. Instead, this eclectic assortment of individuals is in search of freedom from the problems which haunt them, a concept captured perfectly in the most memorable lines from the trailer: 'I don't want to suffer,' Frances ( Melissa McCarthy) tells Masha ( Nicole Kidman).

The title characters of Nine Perfect Strangers, who travel to a secluded Northern California wellness resort in search of some sort of healing, aren't just looking for a geographical escape from their lives.

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