'The Perfect Couple' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, First Casting Details Revealed!

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The Perfect Couple is getting a second season! The (initially) limited series, starring and executive produced by Nicole Kidman and directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier, will be getting a Season 2, Deadline confirmed Wednesday (March 12).

Like the first season, the next season will be based on the book by best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand, the 2024 novel Swan Song. Keep reading to find out more… The new season will also have a new writer/showrunner: The Bear executive producer/co-showrunner Joanna Calo, with most of the executive producing team returning.

Here’s a synopsis of the book: “In Swan Song, a 22-million-dollar summer home is purchased by the mysterious Richardsons who throw lavish parties, flirt with multiple locals, flaunt their wealth with not one but two yachts, and raise impossible hopes of everyone they meet.

When their house burns to the ground and their most essential employee goes missing, the entire island is up in arms.” According to the report, casting has begun for the two lead roles of Leslee and Bill Richardson, described as spiritual successors to Season 1’s Greer (Kidman) and Tag (Liev Schreiber) Winbury.