Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber will star in Netflix’s new limited series, The Perfect Couple.
The Eyes Wide Shut actress, 55, and Ray Donovan star, 55, will headline the star-studded adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s thriller of the same name.
Kidman will play murder mystery novelist Greer Garrison Winbury as she plans the wedding of her son and future daughter-in-law, played by Eve Hewson.
The plot follows Hewson’s character, Amelia Sacks, as she is about to marry into one of the wealthiest families on Nantucket when a dead body washes up on the beach.
As the plot unfolds, they are all suspects in an investigation that plays out like one of the mystery novels Kidman’s character would write.
Lead roles: Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber to star in Netflix’s new limited series The Perfect Couple
The mother of four, who shares her older children Isabella, 30, and Connor, 28, with ex-husband Tom Cruise, and younger girls Sunday, 14, and Faith, 12, with the Country music singer Keith Urban, recently finished filming his latest spy thriller project Lioness in Spain.
The Oscar winner will play smart CIA agent Kaitlyn Meade in the action series that also stars Zoe Saldana.
Schreiber, who has two children with Naomi Watts, will play the groom’s father, Tag Winbury, in a cast that includes Dakota Fanning, Billy Howle, Meghann Fahy, Ishaan Khattar and Jack Reynor.
Production on the series will begin in April, with Jenna Lamia serving as executive producer and executive producer and Susanne Bier serving as director and executive producer.
Original author Hilderbrand will also executive produce the series along with Shawn Levy and Josh Barry of 21 Laps Entertainment.
When not acting in roles like former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the recently released Golda or the upcoming comedy Asteroid City with Tom Hanks, Margo Robbie and Hong Chau, Liev has focused on fundraising for the Ukrainian people. .
The actor has formed an organization called Blue Check with friends.
The non-profit organization provides humanitarian aid to non-governmental organizations in Ukraine.
Busy girl: The mother of four recently finished filming her latest spy thriller project, Lioness in Spain; Pictured is her with her husband Keith Urban in April 2022
Joining the cast: The actor will play one of Nantucket’s wealthiest families planning a wedding for their son when a dead body washes up on the beach; Pictured October 2021
Ukraine: Liev, who has family ties to Ukraine, has also been busy raising funds for humanitarian aid. She formed Blue Check with friends to support NGOs and joined United24 at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to help raise funds for hospital generators.
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Support: The star, whose grandfather was a Polish-Ukrainian immigrant, has been supporting Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February; In the photo, with former Ukrainian footballer Andriy Schevchenko in August at Borodyanka.
To help raise funds for the group, the A Small Light actor formed a partnership with the Sláinte whiskey company, selling a limited-edition bottle of 18-year-old Irish whiskey for $499 a bottle, according to Don.
One dollar from each bottle of the more affordable ‘smooth mix’, which sells for $38, will also go to charity.
He also partnered with the non-profit organization United24 at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He is working to help raise funds for hospital generators.
“A lot of my energy is going into this right now,” he says. “But it doesn’t feel difficult. It feels good.’