Nine Perfect Strangers was a huge hit when it aired back in 2021. A psychological thriller, starring Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Manny Jacinto and Luke Evans, it follows the story of nine strangers who are pitched together at a remote health resort led by an enigmatic, cult-like figure. Each has their own reasons for checking in, from grief-stricken parents to a struggling novelist and a Lottery-winning couple whose marriage is on the edge. And now the TV show is back for season two, still revolving around the same wellness resort and Kidman’s intense character Masha.

Based on Liane Moriarty’s novel by the same name, the TV adaption was created by David E Kelley, who also bought the Moriarty adaption Big Little Lies to HBO. 

Who is in the cast of Nine Perfect Strangers season 2?

Nicole Kidman returns as Masha, but this time featuring a new cast of strangers, including Henry Golding (Peter), Mark Strong (David) and Lena Olin (Helena). 

They join a cast including Christine Baranski (The Good Fight, The Good Wife, Mamma Mia!) The White Lotus’s Murray Bartlett, Schitt’s Creek star Annie Murphy and other recurring cast members including Dolly De Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, King Princess, Aras Aydin and Lucas Englander.

What is Nine Perfect Strangers about?

The first season focused on nine strangers who are thrown into one another’s lives as they arrive together for an intensive programme at a much-hyped wellness retreat tucked away in the Australian outback. Each has their own reasons for checking in, from grief-stricken parents to a struggling novelist and a Lottery-winning couple whose marriage is on the edge. 

The resort is run by Masha, a glamorous yet elusive figure who is on a mission to reinvigorate her guests – and possibly mess with their minds. The writer, Frances, is grappling with a broken heart, but she soon becomes transfixed by the retreat’s charismatic host.

Is Masha really as devoted to wellbeing as she seems? Or is there something more sinister lurking beneath the surface of her clean-living facade? 

Who was in season one of Nine Perfect Strangers?

An all-star cast featured in season one alongside Nicole Kidman, with Melissa McCarthy playing one of the protagonists, lost-soul novelist Frances, as well as serving as an executive producer for the show. This marked the actor’s first leading TV role since her 2016 Emmy-winning performance in Mike & Molly.

Michael Shannon, Asher Keddie and Grace Van Patten starred as the Marconi family, grieving the death of their son and brother, while Luke Evans took on the role of Lars Lee, an undercover journalist there with a hidden agenda.

Melvin Gregg and Samara Weaving portrayed a young couple who had won the lottery, Regina Hall took on the role of a single mother of four children whose husband left her for a younger woman, and Bobby Cannavale plays Tony Hogburn, an ex-American football player struggling with a drug addiction.

Is there a trailer for Nine Perfect Strangers season 2?

Not yet, but what we do know is that the guests will stay at a Swiss Alps resort this time rather than the Australian outback.

When will Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 air?

There’s no definitive word on when the new season will air, but watch this space.

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