Netflix series The Perfect Couple arrives on Sept. 5 with Nicole Kidman, Dakota Fanning, and more

The six-episode series is based on Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times best-selling novel

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The Perfect Couple follows Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson), a bride marrying into one of Nantucket’s wealthiest families. Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman), the groom’s mother and a famous novelist, spares no expense on the high-society wedding. But when a dead body appears on the beach, everyone’s Champagne dreams quickly vanish and are replaced by suspicion.

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Published: Aug. 2, 2024 -- Please join the Winburys and their closest friends in celebrating the beautiful union of the perfect couple on Thursday, Sept. 5, at Summerland, the Winbury family’s historic seaside estate on Nantucket. We look forward to seeing you soon at what will be a wedding to remember.

The Perfect Couple follows Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson), a bride marrying into one of Nantucket’s wealthiest families. Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman), the groom’s mother and a famous novelist, spares no expense on the high-society wedding. But when a dead body appears on the beach, everyone’s Champagne dreams quickly vanish and are replaced by suspicion. As secrets bubble up to the surface, an investigation takes hold that feels plucked from one of Greer’s books. Suddenly, everyone is a suspect.

Is The Perfect Couple based on a book?

Yes! The Perfect Couple is based on Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name (https://amzn.to/3LPMWKX). Toss it in your tote and make it your next beach read before the series premieres later this year.

Who’s in The Perfect Couple cast?

Nicole Kidman

(A Family Affair, Being the Ricardos)
Greer Garrison Winbury, the groom’s glamorous mother.

Liev Schreiber

(Ray Donovan, Asteroid City)
Tag Winbury, the groom’s dashing father.

Dakota Fanning

(Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Equalizer 3)
Abby Winbury, the groom’s sister-in-law.

Eve Hewson

(Flora and Son, Bad Sisters)
Amelia Sacks, the bride.

Billy Howle

(Under the Banner of Heaven, The Serpent)
Benji Winbury, the groom.

Meghann Fahy

(The White Lotus, The Bold Type)
Merritt Monaco, the bride’s best friend.

Ishaan Khatter

(Beyond the Clouds, A Suitable Boy)
Shooter Dival, the groom’s best friend.

Jack Reynor

(Midsommar, The Peripheral)
Thomas Winbury, the groom’s brother.

Mia Isaac

(Not Okay, Black Cake)
Chloe Carter, the chief of police’s daughter.

Sam Nivola

(Maestro, White Noise)
Will Winbury, the groom’s brother.

Michael Beach

(Mayor of Kingstown, DAHMER — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Dan Carter, the chief of police.

Donna Lynne Champlin

(Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The First Lady)
Nikki Henry, the detective.

Isabelle Adjani

Will recur as Isabel Nallet, the family friend.

Who’s the creative team behind The Perfect Couple?

Emmy and Oscar winner Susanne Bier will direct all six episodes and executive produce alongside showrunner Jenna Lamia (Good Girls, No Tomorrow, Awkward). The limited series’ other executive producers include Shawn Levy for 21 Laps Entertainment (Stranger Things, Shadow and Bone and Unsolved Mysteries), Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady for The Jackal Group, Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films, and Josh Barry.

Can I watch The Perfect Couple teaser?

Yes! Grab a coupe of champagne and indulge below. Some may say it’s “just too good to be true.”

What’s The Perfect Couple release date?

The nuptials of the year come to Netflix on Sept. 5.

The six-episode series, based on Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times best-selling novel (https://amzn.to/3LPMWKX), arrives Sept. 5.

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The six-episode series is based on Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times best-selling novel

THE WEDDING WEEKEND

Celebrate the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. Winbury at the Winbury family’s beachfront compound, Summerland, where we previously gathered for the couple’s poolside engagement soirée last year. As you all well know, the property has been in Tag’s family for five generations.

THE REHEARSAL DINNER

Join the Winburys and their closest friends on Summerland Beach on Friday evening to sip summer cocktails under white tents festooned with beach roses and Lucite chandeliers. Guests will enjoy Pemaquid oysters from Damariscotta River, Maine, and platters of lobster steamed in seaweed. It’s a clambake, after all.

Dress code: Cocktail

THE WEDDING

The nuptials will take place at Summerland on Saturday at 4 p.m. The cake will be a five-tier buttercream dream, and there’ll be oysters from Emil’s down Polpis Harbor.

Dress code: Black tie

THE POST-WEDDING BRUNCH

On Sunday, a lavish brunch will send the newlyweds off to Fiji on their honeymoon in style.

Dress code: Semiformal

Greer Garrison Winbury
The Groom’s Mother

Tag Winbury
The Groom’s Father

Benji Winbury
The Groom

Amelia Sacks
The Bride

Abby Stokes Winbury
The Sister-in-Law

Thomas Winbury
The Groom’s Brother

Will Winbury
The Groom’s Brother

Merritt Monaco
The Bride’s Best Friend

Shooter Dival
The Groom’s Best Friend

Places To Stay

There are a select number of cottages inside the gates of Summerland for close friends and family in the wedding party.

For our other honored guests, we suggest booking a room in advance at The Wauwinet hotel, as accommodation books up quickly here on Nantucket.

*Note: Would not recommend staying at the Sand Dollar Motel.

Things To Do

Nantucket is a dollhouse town with cobblestone streets and cedar-shingled, white-trimmed mansions lining the shore. You’ll find plenty to do in this coastal utopia.

Explore Sconset Beach, visit the Brant Point Lighthouse, stroll through Bartlett’s farm stand (on the Winbury family tab!), or bribe Tag to take you out on the water in one of our custom boats. This town is your oyster.

FAQ

Picture this: Nantucket. Summertime. Beautiful weather. Our heroine is deeply in love and about to marry her ideal man, handsome and from an extremely well-to-do family (in fact, the wealthiest family on the island). But when she wakes up on the morning of her wedding, a body is found floating in the harbor. Instead of attending the wedding of the year, the guests are now all suspects. True crime and romance lovers alike can rejoice in this new limited series, The Perfect Couple.

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