Well, that didn't take long! Just a day after its release, The Perfect Couple has immediately jumped into the Netflix chart in the no.1 spot – but that's no surprise, given the star talent in this new series.
A quick watch of the trailer (below) confirms the calibre of the cast, which includes Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman, who plays famous novelist Greer Garrison Winbury. Her success sees the family living a luxury life – but can such privilege defy a police investigation following a lavish wedding ending in disaster?
Kidman isn't the only big name in The Perfect Couple either: her on-screen husband, Tag Winbury, is played by Liev Schreiber – who is well-known for his Ray Donovan role. Dakota Fanning, meanwhile, plays Abby Winbury, her sister-in-law. There are plenty of other talented faces, too.
Despite this all-star cast, however, the series has bombed on Rotten Tomatoes – gaining just a 55% score from critics. That's not the be-all and end-all, of course, as we've seen recent Netflix no.1 entries, such as Kaos, rapidly climb in the audience ranking stakes. The very same could happen with The Perfect Couple, too.
As is fairly typical of Netflix, The Perfect Couple is boxset binge-worthy from day one – with all six of the series' episodes available to watch. There's no week-by-week release schedule here, as is more typical of Apple TV+, for example, with shows such as Bad Monkey. But how each service plays its cards in a bid to become crowned the best streaming service is its own decision.
If you're into murder mystery then the show looks like a potential winner. It's well-known, too, as an adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand's best-selling novel of the same name. It was initially picked up by Fox Entertainment in 2019, before Netflix greenlit the series' production in 2022. And now it's here for all to see – if that Rotten Tomatoes score doesn't put you off, anyway...
