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Up to this point in Nine Perfect Strangers season 2, Martin seemed like just a research assistant to Masha. Well, we learn in Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 episode 7 that there is a much deeper connection to Helena, Masha, and much more.

Caution: This post contains Spoilers for Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 episode 7.

We start Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 episode 7 in the past. This seems to be around the time Martin went to speak with Masha at the very beginning of the season. It turns out that Helena was Martin’s mom, and she wanted to leave the estate to both Martin and Masha, seeing the work that Masha was doing as something worthy of the family’s money.

Well, Martin wasn’t happy about this. He viewed Masha as a pariah, only after everything when Helena was on her deathbed. He didn’t see that Masha knew that the estate had to go to Martin.

Schitt’s Creek is a great example of brilliant comedic writing, but it also excels at something a little more subtle- placing blink-and-you-miss pop culture nuggets that feel like the best rewards to eagle-eyed audiences. One such gem? Alexis Rose name-dropping an Oscar-winning star she once went on a blind date with.

Apparently, when she wasn’t running from Thai druglords or Saudi princes, Alexis found the time to grace Leo with her presence on a blind date to Bali. The kicker, though, is how offhandedly the show drops the line. You’d think it was a throwaway remark, but if you love Schitt’s Creek, you’d know all about Alexis’ star-studded dating roster. Let’s talk about how this subtle name-drop deepens the show’s satire, proving that the writers were well aware of what they were doing.

Schitt’s Creek Used Alexis to Mock Leonardo DiCaprio

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[Warning: The following post contains Major spoilers for Nine Perfect Strangers Episode 6, “The Other Side.”] Well, it looks like Masha (Nicole Kidman) has been haunted by more than one ghost this season on Nine Perfect Strangers. Not only is her daughter lurking around in the shadows (of her mind), but it turns out her Zauberwald mentor Helena (Lena Olin) is also dead and living on only in her imagination. The episode begins with Masha reflecting on the breakthrough she had with David (Mark Strong) as Helena urges her to forgive him for what he did to her and her daughter. Forgiveness isn’t only hers to give David, though, and she decides to spend the day working Matteo (Aras Aydin). We then learn, with excruciating imagery, that Matteo’s entire family was murdered in a drone strike guided by the satellite Imogen’s (Annie Murphy) father created. He was treated in a field hospital by none other than...

I am feeling more and more sorry for Martin in Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 episode 6, as it’s clear Masha is disregarding everything. It also turns out that her break from reality is more severe than we first realized.

Caution: This post contains Spoilers for Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 episode 6.

As Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 is over the halfway mark, a few answers to our burning questions need to come out. One of those is why Matteo has ended up at the retreat. It turns out that he’s not there just for Victoria.

However, Victoria does have a secret illness, and it’s time for Imogen to learn the truth. Sadly, it could be too little too late for her to make amends with her mother after years of struggle.

Nine Perfect Strangers - “The Other Side” - Matteo confronts Victoria about the secret she has been keeping from Imogen,...

Did you love Mike White's globe-trotting HBO "anthology" series "The White Lotus" but wish it starred Nicole Kidman in a series of increasingly baffling wigs? You're in luck! That show exists, kind of!

Fans of "The White Lotus," a mystery show set in beautiful and far-flung locales including Hawai'i, Italy, and Thailand, should definitely check out "Nine Perfect Strangers," the second season of which is airing on the streamer weekly as I write this. Lots of folks are already checking it out: According to FlixPatrol, it's sitting in the number four slot in Hulu's top 10 TV shows as of June 13, 2025.

Based on a best-selling book by Liane Moriarty (more on her shortly), the series stars Oscar and Emmy winner Kidman as Masha Dmitrichenko, a woman hailing from Russia who's famous for her wellness center, Tranquillum House, in California. In both seasons, nine people show up at her center...

The stars are stepping out for the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival!

Miley Cyrus, and her mom Tish Cyrus, joined Mariska Hargitay, Riley Keough, and more stars at Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program luncheon on Friday afternoon (June 6) held at The Greenwich Hotel Courtyard in New York City.

Founded by Tribeca and Chanel in 2015, the mentorship program provides industry support, artistic development, and funding to emerging U.S.-based self-identifying women and non-binary filmmakers.

“Storytelling is a profound responsibility … and I’ve realized, actually, the most powerful thing that I can do is what I’ve been trained to do my life, which is to tell a story,” Through Her Lens Advisory Committee member Patty Jenkins said during the luncheon.

Following the event, we compiled photos of the stars so you can see who was there!

Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to see the stars in attendance…...

When actress Mira Sorvino thinks about what and who helped her launch her career, she credits Tribeca Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal for giving her that break.

“Jane Rosenthal actually gave me my first job in the industry. It started off being a volunteer position — I was an intern at Tribeca Productions, reading scripts. Then it turned into a paid position as a reader after they ended up liking my coverage. I did that for two years, and during that time I actually read the script Amongst Friends that ended up being the first feature that I ever starred in. We went to Sundance and that launched my career,” the actress recalled. “Tribeca helped me start my career, and it’s always given a hand up to young artists and people who had the gumption to just go for it.”

So supporting the 10th anniversary of the Through Her Lens — a...

Tribeca Film Festival co-founder and recent Variety cover star Jane Rosenthal hosted the annual Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program luncheon with the legacy fashion house on June 6.

Miley Cyrus attended just hours before her world premiere of “Something Beautiful,” The project places the pop-music icon in the director’s chair along with Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter.

“Throughout my career, my story has been told from so many lenses outside of myself and from so many perspectives outside of myself. I’ve been shot by so many photographers and directors and never been able to actually get behind the lens and see myself in the way that I do,” Cyrus told Variety on the carpet. “That’s something that makes it feel like really special and really intimate because I’ve never really gotten to actually tell my story in a way that really is this first person.

After starting the “treatments” in the previous episode, Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 episode 4 continues the emotional breakdowns and development for each of the characters. A lot of the focus for this episode is on Tina, but we also get more insight into Brian, Imogen, and Peter.

Caution: This post contains Spoilers for Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 episode 4.

While all this goes on, Masha continues to blur between the lines of memories and fantasy. She struggles with the past, and it’s clear that she’s obsessing over David. However, there is still a glaring question about how David is connected to Masha and Tatiana.

Nine Perfect Strangers - “First Look” - Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru, Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman), to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink.

Nicole Kidman’s Masha Dmitrichenko is back with nine new strangers as guests in a new wellness retreat she will host in Season 2 of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers, based on the book by Liane Moriarty.

Announced in June 2023, the second season of the drama series comes nearly four years after the arrival of Season 1 in August 2021. For the Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 release schedule rollout, find more details below.

When does Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 premiere? Where is Nine Perfect Strangers streaming?

The second season arrives on Hulu on Wednesday, May 21.

How many episodes are in Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2?

Season 2 will have eight episodes, just like Season 1. The first two will premiere May 21, with one new episode rolling out weekly from their until July 2. The full rollout of new episodes is as follows:

Wednesday, May 21: Episodes 1 & 2 –“Zauberwald” & “The Crab Apple Club”

Wednesday, May 28: Episode 3 – “The Field Trip”

Wednesday,...

Spoiler Alert: This piece contains spoilers for Episode 4 of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers.

Musician King Princess’ acting debut in Season 2 of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers comes to the forefront of the series in the latest episode, which marks the halfway point.

As one of the nine new cast visiting Masha Dimitrichenko’s new wellness retreat Zauberwald, this time set in the Austrian Alps, Princess’ character Tina comes to the retreat at the invitation of her girlfriend Wolfie (Maise Richardson-Sellers), who hopes to help the stifled artist work through some trauma surrounding playing the piano. The ennui becomes more significant and apparent when viewers learn that Tina was a child prodicy musician.

“For Tina, it goes back, deep. This is not just about piano. This is about identity. This is about feeling like you don’t have any self-worth aside from one skill, like this skill determines everything that’s important about you,...

After having a blast with Marvel‘s Thunderbolts* and counting the days until The Fantastic Four: First Steps lands in theaters on July 25, 2025, Marvel Studios is ready to reveal that an actor from one of my favorite sitcoms, Schitt’s Creek, will play E.D.I.T.H. in the upcoming Disney+ series Vision. Marvel proudly welcomes Emily Hampshire to the MCU!

Emily Hampshire plays Stevie Budd on Schitt’s Creek, the cynical desk clerk and employee at the Rosebud Motel. Stevie becomes close with the Rose family throughout their stay in Schitt’s Creek and even becomes best friends with David Rose (Dan Levy), the brother of Alexis (Annie Murphy) and the spoiled son of Johnny (Eugene Levy) and Moira (Catherine O’Hara). In Vision, Hampshire plays E.D.I.T.H., the Stark Industries artificial intelligence introduced in 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home. E.D.I.T.H. stands for Even Dead,...

I never knew how much I needed a show like Kevin Can F**k Himself until Rashida Jones helped bring it to life. Let’s be honest, sitcoms have not been kind to wives. For decades, we’ve watched beautiful, smart, and endlessly patient wives through their husbands’ antics, while we’re told it is funny because he’s just a guy being a guy.

But what happens when that wife gets tired of laughing? That’s exactly the question Kevin Can F**k Himself dares to answer with a sharp reply. Produced by Jones and created by Valerie Armstrong, this AMC series is everything I hoped someone like Modern Family‘s Sofia Vergara would take on after Gloria. It finally gives the sitcom wife a voice that viewers like me have long wanted.

Rashida Jones helped break the sitcom stereotypes by producing Kevin Can F**k Himself A still...

The first three episodes of Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 have now aired, and the poor initial critical response to the series is reflected by a disgruntled viewership. The series, based on The New York Times best-selling book by Liane Moriarty, wrapped up the author's work in its opening season, seeing the announcement of a second season met with confusion. Still, the return of Nicole Kidman's mysterious Masha Dmitrichenko and a brand-new batch of strangers could perhaps rectify the opening outing's poor reception, with Season 1 holding a 59% rating from both critics and audiences.

Alas, the second season has achieved the opposite, with its terrible critics' score now accompanied by a poor 54% from audiences, marking a 5% decrease from Season 1. In a small break of sun in the stormy cloud that hangs over Nine Perfect Strangers' heads, after three episodes, the critics' score that first landed at 38% is now up to 41%, although...

The retreat continues in Nine Perfect Strangers season 2, episode 3, but it’s clear that nothing is going as planned for Helene and Martin. Masha has her own plans, and she is manipulating various people to get what she wants.

Caution: This post contains Spoilers for Nine Perfect Strangers season 2, episode 3.

The episode of Nine Perfect Strangers opens with Helene and Martin together, and we get to see that Helene is suffering from some sort of illness. Now maybe it makes sense why she wanted Masha to do her experiments in her home so much. Is she looking for a cure for herself?

Nine Perfect Strangers - “Zauberwald” - In their search for mind and body reinvigoration, nine people from various walks of life arrive at Zauberwald, an Alpine retreat, where they are greeted by the enigmatic wellness guru, Masha. (Disney/Reiner Bajo) Lena Olin Masha manipulates David Sharpe more in...

“Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken”, directed by Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl, is the 2025 CG-animated comedy feature, starring Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Sam Richardson, Liza Koshy, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Jaboukie Young-White, Blue Chapman, Eduardo Franco, Ramona Young and Echo Kellum, now streaming on Prime Video:

“…’Ruby Gillman’ (Condor) is desperate to fit in at ‘Oceanside High’, but when she breaks her mother's (Collette) rule about going on the beach with any would-be friends…

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When Nine Perfect Strangers was first released on Hulu in 2021, it generated a spectacular buzz with its unconventional take on trauma, wellness, and transformation. Nicole Kidman’s seasoned portrayal of Masha Dmitrichenko, a mysterious Russian wellness guru, had captivated everyone’s attention. Not to mention, the star-studded ensemble cast was a big bonus.

Fast-forward to 2025, and the highly anticipated second season is finally here; this time with a whole new cast, a stunning European backdrop, and an even more emotionally complex narrative. Here’s everything you need to know about Season 2 of everyone’s favorite healer.

Where to watch Nine Perfect Strangers, episode count & schedule

Nine Perfect Strangers is back with a bang with Season 2. The series exclusively premiered on May 21st, 2025, on Hulu in the United States. The first two episodes of the series were dropped at the same time, giving fans an instant taste of what’s to come.

Nicole Kidman’s Masha Dmitrichenko is back for another somewhat shady wellness retreat in “Nine Perfect Strangers” Season 2.

After Season 1 featured stars like Samara Weaving and Melissa McCarthy at Tranquillum, Masha moves her practice to an Austrian wellness center in Season 2, which is graced by the likes of Annie Murphy, Henry Golding, Christine Baranski, and King Princess, who makes their TV acting debut.

Keep on reading for a full breakdown of the new all-star cast in “Nine Perfect Strangers” Season 2.

Nicole Kidman in “Nine Perfect Strangers” (Disney/Reiner Bajo)

Nicole Kidman as Masha Dmitrichenko

Nicole Kidman reprises her role as Masha Dmitrichenko, who embraces psilocybin (a.k.a. magic mushrooms) as a way to help her guests heal from past traumas. She also self-prescribes the psychedelics to herself, as she overcomes the loss of her daughter.

Kidman is best known for starring in movies like “Moulin Rouge!” “The Hours” and...

Tribeca Festival has unveiled an diverse jury lineup for its 2025 edition across 15 categories with writers, directors, actors, producers, Oscar winners and comedy trail blazers from Colson Whitehead, Nia DaCosta and Matthew Broderick to Jennifer Beals, Ilana Glazer, Art Linson, Kyle MacLachlan and Mira Sorvino.

Annie Murphy, Stephanie Hsu, Marianne-Jean Baptiste, Sheila Nevins, Alek Karpovsky will also be responsible for selecting this year’s top projects across film — narrative and documentary feature-length and shorts — as well as games and audio storytelling sections at the fest, which will unspool June 4-15 in New York City. See lineup here.

The Narrative Feature Competition jury includes Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner Whitehead, whose 2019 novel Nickel Boys was was brought to screen last year by director RaMell Ross to critical acclaim; DaCosta, currently in post-production on 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple; producer Art Linson; indie filmmaker Joshua Marston; and Kent Sanderson, president of independent distributor Bleecker Street.

The Nora Ephron Award will honor an exceptional female filmmaker “who represents the spirit and vision” of the iconic filmmaker and writer.

“We’re proud to welcome an eclectic group of jurors to this year’s Tribeca Festival,” said Nancy Lefkowitz, EVP at Tribeca Enterprises. “Their breadth of expertise across genres will be instrumental in recognizing standout storytellers and honoring bold new voices from around the world.”

The winning films, projects, filmmakers, storytellers, and actors in each category will be announced at the Tribeca Festival ceremony on June 12.

Feature Film Competition

U.S. Narrative Feature Competition Jurors

Nia DaCosta

Art Linson

Joshua Marston

Kent Sanderson

Colson Whitehead

International Narrative Feature Competition

Dagmara Dominczyk

Valeria Golino

Toby Jones

David Laub

Kyle MacLachlan

Documentary Feature Competition

Sara Bernstein

Ben Proudfoot

Mira Sorvino

Best New Narrative Director Competition

Matthew Broderick

Sejin Croninger

Eliza Hittman

Best New Documentary Director Competition

Kristine Stolakis

Sean Stuart

Jamila Wignot

Nora Ephron Award

Caroline Aaron

Aijah Keith

Annie Murphy

Viewpoints Competition

Brian Jordon Alvarez

Jennifer Beals

Raul Castillo

Alex Karpovsky

Mickey Sumner

Short Film Competition Categories

Ilana Glazer

Asher Grodman

Sheila Nevins

Pamela Ribon

Moon Zappa

Short Documentary and Student Visionary Competition

Ahmed Ahmed

Weyes Blood

Kim Magnusson

Kareem Rahma

AT&T Untold Stories Greenlight Committee

Andrew Ahn

David Fortune

Stephanie Hsu

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Gina Rodriquez

Kellyn Smith Kenny

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Matthew Broderick, Mira Sorvino, Nia DaCosta and Colson Whitehead are among the 2025 Tribeca Festival jurors, who will determine top content across film, games and audio storytelling sections.

More notable names among this year’s jury include Jennifer Beals, Ilana Glazer, Sheila Nevins, Eliza Hittman, Annie Murphy, Kyle MacLachlan, Alex Karpovsky and Mickey Sumner.

“We’re proud to welcome an eclectic group of jurors to this year’s Tribeca Festival,” Tribeca Enterprises executive vp Nancy Lefkowitz said in a statement. “Their breadth of expertise across genres will be instrumental in recognizing standout storytellers and honoring bold new voices from around the world.”

The juries for Tribeca’s 15 competition categories are as follows.

U.S. Narrative Feature Competition: Nia DaCosta, Art Linson, Joshua Marston, Kent Sanderson and Colson Whitehead

International Narrative Feature Competition: Dagmara Dominczyk, Valeria Golino, Toby Jones, David Laub and Kyle MacLachlan

Documentary Feature Competition: Sara Bernstein, Ben Proudfoot and...

The 2025 Tribeca Festival is bringing the best of the best together to select this year’s festival awards. IndieWire can announce that Nia DaCosta, Andrew Ahn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Kyle MacLachlan, Eliza Hittman, and more acclaimed filmmakers will be among the jury members for festival, which will take place June 4 through 15.

The Tribeca Festival, presented by Okx, will honor works across 15 competition categories. In addition, the Nora Ephron Award will honor an exceptional female filmmaker who represents the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer. The winners in each category will be announced at the Tribeca Festival ceremony on June 12.

“We’re proud to welcome an eclectic group of jurors to this year’s Tribeca Festival,” Nancy Lefkowitz, EVP at Tribeca Enterprises, said. “Their breadth of expertise across genres will be instrumental in recognizing standout storytellers and honoring bold new voices from around the world.”

“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple...

After an intriguing start getting to know the new recruits in Masha’s experiment, Nine Perfect Strangers season 2, episode 2 focuses on a connection to one character. It turns out two people knew of or met Brian when they were younger.

Caution: This post contains Spoilers for Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 episode 2.

The episode opens back in 2014, giving us a look at Masha’s personal connection to Zauberwald. This is where she came straight after the death of Tatiana, and she started on a journey of psychedelic use. It’s no wonder that Helene wanted her back here and that they were already so close. Their relationship is surely more than just a working one.

Nine Perfect Strangers - “First Look” - Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru, Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman), to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps.

Four years after “Nine Perfect Strangers” first debuted in 2021, the Hulu series is back for another installment, with Nicole Kidman at the helm.

Kidman reprises her role as wellness guru Masha Dmitrichenko, whose unique therapy method — drugging her guests with magic mushrooms without their knowledge — caused quite a lot of drama, and likewise, much self-discovery for guests of her wellness retreat in Season 1. Masha returns in a wintry new locale for Season 2 with a new group of guests, played by Annie Murphy, Henry Golding and Christine Baranski, to name a few.

Here’s everything you need to know about the new season.

When does “Nine Perfect Strangers” Season 2 premiere?

The new season debuts Wednesday, May 21, with a two-episode drop.

Where can I watch it?

“Nine Perfect Strangers” is available to stream on Hulu, as well as Hulu on Disney+.

When do new episodes come out?

Episode 1: Wednesday, May 21

Episode 2: Wednesday,...

While Hulu series “Nine Perfect Strangers” used Liane Moriarty’s novel of the same name as the backbone of the Nicole Kidman-led series, Season 2 prompted the team — led by creator David E. Kelley — to go off-book as they crafted the second act of Nicole Kidman’s Masha Dmitrichenko.

Moriarty, who did not write a follow-up book to “Nine Perfect Strangers,” gave the team her blessing for a second installment of the series, which was renewed by Hulu for a Season 2 in June 2023, well after Season 1 first premiered in 2021. And since “Nine Perfect Strangers” first premiered nearly four years ago, EP Bruna Papandrea noted psilocybin (a.k.a. magic mushrooms) have been embraced tenfold, opening the door for countless stories unlocking past traumas.

“There’s no underlying material at all, no ongoing story,” Papandrea told TheWrap, noting that Season 2 picks up with Masha’s past controversies having been written about and publicized heavily.

Eugene Levy turned a jab at reality TV excess into Schitt’s Creek. The small-town sitcom that made going broke look like a royal glow-up.

At its core, Schitt’s Creek isn’t just about riches to rags—it’s about family. Messy, hilarious, painfully real family. And that’s what makes it so compelling. Most of us know what it’s like when things aren’t all sunshine and roses at home, which makes the Rose family’s journey feel oddly comforting.

In this essay, I’ll break down how Schitt’s Creek turned family dysfunction into Emmy-winning gold.

Inside the brilliantly bizarre origins of Schitt’s Creek Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, and Annie Murphy in Schitt’s Creek| Credits: Not A Real Company

Schitt’s Creek didn’t just give us iconic one-liners and Alexis’s patented “Ew, David!”—it tapped into the soul of the modern dysfunctional family so well, it swept the Emmys off their feet.

The retreat is back and wilder than ever. Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers returns for a second season, with the first pair of new episodes dropping Wednesday (May 21) on the streamer. In it, an all-new batch of wellness-seeking strangers come together under Masha’s (Nicole Kidman) guidance — this time, in the wintry Zauberwald — and try to mend what’s broken in their lives. Like the first season of the show, which adapted Liane Moriarty‘s novel of the same name, the show boasts an all-star cast whose counterparts have intriguing individual and relationship struggles to grapple with. Before the Season 2 premiere for Nine Perfect Strangers, TV Insider caught up with the array of new all-stars to find out what fans should know about these newcomer characters. Annie Murphy‘s character is Imogen, and she arrives on a mission to patch things up with her estranged and aloof mother Victoria, portrayed by Christine Baranski.

Nine Perfect Strangers marked Nicole Kidman's second Liane Moriarty adaptation after Big Little Lies, which premiered in 2021 as a limited series. Following its initial success, Hulu renewed the show for a second season, turning it into an anthology.

Kidman is officially back as resort director Masha Dmitrichencko with a series of brand-new guests. The series wasn't a big hit with the critics or the audience for the first season, and the second continues the same unfortunate trend. Ahead of its May 21 release on Hulu,Nine Perfect Strangers debuted with an unfortunate 44% score from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

The initial season followed nine guests arriving at a health and wellness resort called Tranquillum House, set in a fictional town in California. At the resort, the guests undergo unconventional healing and transformation through unsafe and illegal ways. The second season will take an anthology approach with a similar premise and...

No one expected Nine Perfect Strangers to receive a second season. What felt like a self-contained miniseries based on The New York Times best-selling book by Liane Moriarty certainly didn't warrant a second outing, although the green light was given, and fans could anticipate the return of Nicole Kidman's mysterious Masha Dmitrichenko. In fact, Masha would be the only character set for a return, as higher-ups hoped that a shake-up in the cast would help critical and public opinion change for the better a second time round, following mixed reviews the first.

Alas, that doesn't seem to have happened, with the first reviews now in on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, and the early scores are even worse than last time. Season 1 of the series currently holds a 59% rating from both critics and audiences, which, although far from impressive, is at least higher than both Holland and Babygirl's audience scores,...

As a self-proclaimed president of the David E. Kelley fan club, I found the first season of Nine Perfect Strangers to be a stunning disappointment, especially considering the talent involved, both in front of and behind the camera. How many shows can boast a cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Michael Shannon, Melissa McCarthy, Regina Hall, and Luke Evans?

The result was a story that wandered aimlessly from character to character, plot point to plot point, and episode to episode, with no real purpose other than to showcase bizarre, head-scratching connections that felt more contrived than authentic. However, at the very least, the freshman outing was highly watchable—perfect for bingeing on Hulu.

I’m pleased to announce Nine Perfect Strangers’ second season is a much stronger effort. Kelley embraces his roots by emphasizing the bond between character development and eccentric storylines, which serves the season well. The individual mysteries concerning...

Plot: Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself.

Review: Four years ago, Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel, Nine Perfect Strangers, became a pulpy summer hit for Hulu. With an ensemble cast that included Regina Hall, Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Shannon, and Nicole Kidman, the drug-fueled thriller blended some dark comedic elements within a mystery set in the remote Australian wilderness. While the David E. Kelley-created series was based on a standalone novel, the success allowed the door to be opened for a sophomore season. With Kidman returning as Masha in an all-new European location, Nine Perfect Strangers...

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If you loved the thrilling psychological drama, brilliantly written characters, and the twisted story in Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers, then get ready for some more as the Nicole Kidman-led mystery thriller drama series is returning to Hulu for its much-anticipated Season 2. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty, the Hulu series is created by David E. Kelley, and the upcoming Season 2 will follow Masha Dmitrichenko as she hosts another wellness retreat with nine new strangers, but this time it will be held in the Austrian Alps. So, if you’re also looking forward to watching the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers, then you can find the complete release schedule of the series below.

Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 – Episode Guide (When Will the New Episodes Come Out?) Credit – Hulu

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Nearly four years after the first season of Nine Perfect Strangers, Nicole Kidman’s mysterious guru Masha is back for a second season, with a whole new batch of visitors.

This time the show is set in the snowy Alps and Christine Baranski, Henry Golding, Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Mark Strong, King Princess and Dolly de Leon are among those playing the wellness-seekers at Masha’s retreat.

At the show’s Los Angeles premiere on Thursday, Kidman — who also serves as an executive producer — said she didn’t initially plan for there to be a second season, with the first having been based on Liane Moriarty’s book of the same name and the second now “coming out of imagination.”

“The first season we were so shocked at how successful it was, so when Hulu came and said ‘Please, please will you do a second season?’ I was like, ‘Wow,...

Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson have signed with WME for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. The pair continue to be represented by United Agents in the UK and Linden Entertainment.

Clive and Robertson broke out with their performances as the “Britney” sketch comedy duo. They previously adapted “Britney” into a BBC Three pilot in 2023. “Britney” originated as a comedy stage show that Clive co-wrote about her experience of being diagnosed with a brain tumor at 23 years old.

Their most recent live show, “Friends and Nothing More,” had a sold-out run at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival before transferring to London’s Soho Theatre. Currently, they are writing a half-hour comedy that they are developing with Gloria Sanchez and Two Brothers. Both Clive and Robertson would also star in and executive produce that project.

Clive was recently cast in Bill Lawrence’s college comedy series at HBO, in which...

Nicole Kidman is returning for season two of Nine Perfect Strangers and she joined the show’s new cast members at a red carpet premiere!

The Oscar-winning actress joined co-star Henry Golding at the red carpet event on Thursday night (May 15) at the Beverly Estate in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Also in attendance were co-stars Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, King Princess, Aras Aydin, Lucas Englander, Mark Strong, and Lena Olin.

The series is based on the book of the same name by Liane Moriarty, and will debut the new season this summer, nearly four years after the first debuted. Watch the first trailer now and catch the premiere on May 21 on Hulu.

Here’s a season two synopsis: Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko (Kidman) to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps.

Netflix’s latest series will feature two award-winning actors in the lead. Dan Levy, best known for portraying David Rose on the hit series Schitt’s Creek, and Laurie Metcalf, who played Jackie Harris in Roseanne and its sequel series The Conners, will lead a new crime comedy series on the streamer, per Entertainment Weekly.

Both Levy and Metcalf are four-time Emmy winners, and Metcalf was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Greta Gerwig’s 2017 film Lady Bird. The yet-untitled series is described as a family crime comedy and was announced at Netflix’s recent upfront presentation.

Levy is the series’ co-creator and will executive produce and serve as showrunner in addition to starring. Rachel Sennott co-created the show with Levy. She also starred in The Idol with Levy and The Weeknd. Also announced as a member of the cast is Taylor Ortega, who played Shego in Disney’s...

Fox Entertainment’s upfront presentation to advertisers was a star-studded affair that began with Jamie Foxx mocking Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, and ended with Joel McHale popping a bottle of champagne with a prop knife in Gordon Ramsay’s honor.

At one point in between, Tom Brady flubbed a stunt pass to Rob Gronkowski so bad, the ball landed among the Madison Avenue execs. (That was not long after Gronkowski took a shot at his and Brady’s 73-year-old former coach Bill Belichick for dating 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson.)

Held Monday at the Manhattan Center in New York, the event showcasing Fox broadcast network’s 2025-2026 schedule — as well as programming across ad-supported streamer Tubi, Fox Sports and Fox News — kicked off with some jokes from “Beat Shazam” host Foxx.

“It’s been a hectic few weeks for me,” the actor said. “But truly I wanted to be here.

Fox-owned streamer Tubi has picked up the second season of British comedy series Big Mood and ordered a docuseries about the 2026 World Cup.

This comes ahead of Fox’s Upfronts presentation, where the free streamer is expected to be a significant part of discussions.

Deadline revealed that Channel 4 had renewed Big Mood, which stars Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan, for a second season earlier this year. At the time, it wasn’t clear whether Tubi, which aired season one, would air the second season but it turns out they were just waiting for the Upfronts to announce it.

Big Mood follows Maggie, played by Coughlan, a 30-year-old writer with bipolar disorder. Her best friend is Eddie, played by It’s a Sin star Lydia West. At the start of Season 2, it’s been a year since Maggie and Eddie last saw each other, without any contact between them. When Eddie suddenly returns for a wedding,...

Brendan Fraser and Sarah Michelle Gellar have selected their next project — and it's a pretty original one. The two '90s icons will join Annie Murphy, Josh Gad, and Elizabeth Hurley for Breaking Bear, an animated series produced by streaming service Tubi, and it's apparently a mash-up betweenYogi Bear and mobster staple The Sopranos. Bring out the Gabagool, Boo-Boo! This time it's the bears who are hunting criminals.

Per Deadline's report, the adult animated series will see Fraser and Gellar as members of a "dysfunctional family of bears who go full criminal to stop frackers, mobsters, and a psychotic wolf pack from destroying their home. As they spiral deeper into the criminal abyss, they face off against biker gangs, an egomaniacal news anchor, and their own spectacular talent for self-sabotage." The two actors will executive produce alongside Gad and Julien Nitzberg. Tom DeLonge will also participate as executive producer with...

Two more stars are relocating to Music City.

Singer LeAnn Rimes and actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Nashville, According to Jim) have joined the cast of 9-1-1: Nashville, our sister site Variety reports. No details are currently available about their characters.

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What if there was a new animated mobster show, but all the main characters were bears? That's the premise of Tubi's Breaking Bear, which will serve as an ursine-themed parody of more serious fare like The Sopranos. And some cinematic and geek icons have already been cast as the voices of the bears and characters who surround them.

Deadline has all the details on the cast. Oscar-winning actor Brendan Fraser will play a bear called Jer, the oldest of the sibling bears who form the main characters of the show. He fancies himself a smart bear, but is in fact incredibly dimwitted and usually causes a lot of trouble with his stupidity.

Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar is playing a smarter bear, a female one called Blair. "Constantly overlooked, Blair’s the one who ends up cleaning up her brothers’ messes and keeping the family alive – whether they notice or not,...

Breaking Bear has just been announced, and the animated show is set to feature a standout voice cast that includes Brendan Fraser and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Fraser will be best known to many for leading the cast of The Mummy (1999) and its two sequels, but he has also appeared in a host of other film projects, recently experiencing a major acting comeback with his Oscar-winning performance in The Whale (2022). Gellar, on the other hand, rose to fame around the same time with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and recently appeared in Dexter: Original Sin.

Per Deadline, Fraser, Gellar, Annie Murphy, Elizabeth Hurley, and Josh Gad have been cast to lead Breaking Bear, a new adult animated series from Tubi. The series, which is created by Julien Nitzberg, is said to parody the tropes of mobster movies, with the report stating that the show will be akin to a comedic combination of Yogi Bear and The Sopranos.

Exclusive: Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek), Elizabeth Hurley (The Royals) and Josh Gad (Frozen) will lead the voice cast for Tubi’s new adult animated series Breaking Bear.

The series parodies the tropes of mobster dramas, comically combining elements of characters like Yogi Bear with series like The Sopranos. It hails from Julien Nitzberg (The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia), Evoke Entertainment and Tom DeLonge’s To The Stars Media.

Created by Nitzberg, Breaking Bear is billed as “a fur-flying, law-breaking, forest-saving rampage following a dysfunctional family of bears who go full criminal to stop frackers, mobsters, and a psychotic wolf pack from destroying their home. As they spiral deeper into the criminal abyss, they face off against biker gangs, an egomaniacal news anchor, and their own spectacular talent for self-sabotage.

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Prime Video ha desvelado el primer tráiler de la segunda temporada de Nine Perfect Strangers, creada por David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies).

En esta nueva entrega, la Casa Tranquillum queda atrás. Ahora nos encontramos en Zauberwald, en los Alpes austriacos, donde nueve perfectos desconocidos son invitados por la misteriosa gurú Masha Dmitrichenko a participar en un retiro de bienestar transformacional. A lo largo de una semana, Masha los lleva al borde del abismo, dispuesta a cualquier cosa con tal de curar a todos los implicados, incluida a ella misma.

Salvo Kidman como Masha, ninguno de los miembros del reparto que estuvo en la primera temporada regresa. Se unen, así, a la serie Henry Golding (Daniela Forever), Lena Olin (El astronauta), Annie Murphy (Black Mirror), Christine Baranski (The Good Fight), Lucas Englander (Parlamento), King Princess (V Wanna Know), Murray Bartlett...

As the weather heats up, so does the competition for viewers’ attention. May arrives with a wave of high-profile premieres, blending breakout debuts with the return of fan-favorite series across platforms. From prestige sci-fi and psychological thrillers to bold reboots and expanded universes, this month’s lineup is packed with potential summer sizzlers as the season heats up.

Whip Media’s latest Whip Watch Report — powered by U.S. audience data from our TV Time app — reveals the most anticipated new and returning shows premiering in May. These are the titles viewers are most excited to watch next.

Top New TV Shows to Watch

Murderbot

Based on Martha Wells’ award-winning novellas, “Murderbot” is an American science fiction action comedy that follows a self-aware security android who’s hacked its own governor module and would rather binge-watch soap operas than follow human orders. But when danger strikes, it reluctantly protects the...

As TV fans, we always welcome a new month because that means there's new shows and seasons to tune into! There's quite a few exciting additions coming to streaming in May 2025, and a couple that we feel like may not be worth your time. So here's 4 best new shows to watch, as well as two to skip, in May 2025.

Shows to watch on streaming this monthPoker Face season 2 on Peacock

One of the most highly-anticipated shows of the month, and honestly the year, is definitely Poker Face season 2. We've waited a long time for the new season to arrive, and it's finally almost here this spring. The series just has such a unique take on the murder mystery genre, even though it's been done many times.

The fact that we travel on the road with Charlie (Natasha Lyonne), and each episode brings with a new case and new famous guest star keeps things interesting.

The Austrian Alps are in for some intense psychedelic therapy when nine new strangers visit Nicole Kidman’s Masha Dmitrichenko at Zauberwald.

Hulu’s TV adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s best-selling novel returns for a second season this spring with a cast of new characters and a new setting compared to the nine visitors last season at Tranquillum House in the fictional town of Cabrillo, California.

Read on for everything we know about Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2:

When will Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 come out?

Season 2, previously teased for a spring release window, will arrive May 21, 2025 on Hulu with the fist two episodes premiering.

How many episodes will be in Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers?

There will be eight episodes in Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers. After the first two premiere May 21, one new installment will arrive per week.

Who is in the cast of Nine Perfect Strangers Season...

Let me start by saying that I was very late to the Black Mirror party — multiple seasons late. However, I eventually dove into the deep end and haven’t come out since.

Episodic anthology shows are a truly unique viewing experience. They allow audiences to jump in at any moment, and best of all, they don’t require watching every single episode.

To be clear, I have seen every episode of Black Mirror, and all I can say is that the hands behind the series were right to get back to basics with tech stories.

(Courtesy of Netflix)

Look, it’s not that the tech-less stories weren’t great. It’s that they didn’t feel like Black Mirror episodes.

It was a nice effort, Netflix, and no one blames you for trying something new, but as my niece’s mother’s mother always says, “If it ain’t broke,...

Prime Video has debuted the trailer for the upcoming season 2 of ‘Nine Perfect Strangers.’

Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman) to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself.

The series stars Nicole Kidman, Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Murray Bartlett, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Strong and Aras Aydin.

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The show hails from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, and Fifth Season. The series is executive produced by David E. Kelley, Nicole Kidman,...

Nicole Kidman is back as Masha Dmitrichenko in the new Nine Perfect Strangers trailer!

The 57-year-old actress and executive producer is the sole returning cast member for the upcoming second season of the Hulu series from David E. Kelley and John-Henry Butterworth.

The series is based on the book of the same name by Liane Moriarty, and will debut the new season this summer, nearly four years after the first debuted.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a season two synopsis: Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko (Kidman) to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself.

Joining Nicole for season two are Henry Golding,...

Benito Skinner’s new series “Overcompensating” has an official trailer, with Lukas Gage, Megan Fox, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers added as guest stars.

Produced by A24, Strong Baby and Amazon MGM Studios, the college-set ensemble comedy follows a closeted former football player (Skinner) as he quickly befriends a high school outsider (Wally Baram) to fit in. The cast also includes Kyle MacLachlan, Charli Xcx, Connie Britton, Mary Beth Barone, Adam Dimarco and Rish Shah.

Additional guest stars include James Van Der Beek, Didi Conn, Rachel Matthews, Danielle Perez and Yasmine Sahid. The series is created, written and executive produced by Skinner with Jonah Hill, Matt Dines and Ali Goodwin executive producing for Strong Baby. Charli Xcx is executive producer and executive music producer.

All eight episodes of “Overcompensating” premiere May 15 on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.

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