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Nine Perfect Strangers

Retreat from reality.

6.9IMDb615 votesWorth your time
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2021 –2 seasons · 16 episodesTV-MAReturning series
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Masha Dmitrichenko

16 eps

Aras Aydın

Aras Aydın

Matteo

8 eps

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Frances

8 eps

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Victoria O'Clair

8 eps

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Napoleon

8 eps

Murray Bartlett

Murray Bartlett

Brian Tumkin

8 eps

Luke Evans

Luke Evans

Lars

8 eps

Dolly de Leon

Dolly de Leon

Agnes

8 eps

Asher Keddie

Asher Keddie

Heather

8 eps

Samara Weaving

Samara Weaving

Jessica

8 eps

Lucas Englander

Lucas Englander

Martin Siebmacher

8 eps

Melvin Gregg

Melvin Gregg

Ben

8 eps

Henry Golding

Henry Golding

Peter Sharpe

8 eps

Annie Murphy

Annie Murphy

Imogen O'Clair

8 eps

Tiffany Boone

Tiffany Boone

Delilah

8 eps

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Helena von Falkenberg

8 eps

Manny Jacinto

Manny Jacinto

Yao

8 eps

Grace Van Patten

Grace Van Patten

Zoe

8 eps

King Princess

King Princess

Tina

8 eps

Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Wolfie

8 eps

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

David Sharpe

8 eps

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Tony

8 eps

Zoe Terakes

Zoe Terakes

Glory

8 eps

Damien Garvey

Damien Garvey

Sam

1 eps

Peter MacKenzie

Peter MacKenzie

Marty (voice)

1 eps

Tom Webb

Ray

1 eps

Angie Diaz

Angie Diaz

Sheila Stone

2 eps

Matthew Okine

Matthew Okine

1 eps

Blake McFarlane

Young Zach

2 eps

Jake Ryan

Jake Ryan

Buster

1 eps

Peter Callan

Mr. Connelly

1 eps

Astrid Wells Cooper

Astrid Wells Cooper

Mrs. Connelly

1 eps

Elisabeth Huggins

Elisabeth Huggins

Tony's Daughter

1 eps

Alex Stamell

Alex Stamell

Tony's Daughter

1 eps

Isabelle Cornish

Isabelle Cornish

Lulu

6 eps

Ben Falcone

Ben Falcone

Paul Drabble

4 eps

Hal Cumpston

Hal Cumpston

Zach Marconi

4 eps

Jack LaTorre

Jack LaTorre

Young Lars

1 eps

Hendrix Ingham

Hendrix Ingham

Bully

1 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Nine Perfect Strangers actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Nine Perfect Strangers reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.

BingeabilityVery strong7.8

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Character DepthVery strong7.7

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Cliffhanger IntensityStrong6.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Emotional WeightStrong6.4

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SerializedStrong5.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

At a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation, nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this 10-day retreat is the resort's director, Masha, a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine "perfect" strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.

The run

Seasons

2 seasons · 16 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    20218 episodes

    7.0IMDb

    Best episode · S01E01 Random Acts of Mayhem

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    20258 episodes

    6.8IMDb

    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.

    Best episode · S02E01 Zauberwald

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Random Acts of Mayhem

S01E01

Random Acts of Mayhem

7.9IMDb52 votes

Promised total transformation, nine very different people arrive at Tranquillum House, a secluded retreat run by the mysterious wellness guru Masha.

18 Aug 202144 min
Still from Zauberwald

S02E01

Zauberwald

7.3IMDb13 votes

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.

21 May 202547 min
Still from Wheels on the Bus

S01E07

Wheels on the Bus

7.1IMDb25 votes

Pressure on Masha intensifies, as she juggles the competing needs of her guests, discord amongst her staff and her absolute commitment to healing the Marconi family.

15 Sept 202145 min
Still from Brave New World

S01E04

Brave New World

7.1IMDb31 votes

As the guests learn more about Tranquillum's unique protocols, everyone must decide if they will continue under Masha's care. Meanwhile, Masha is receiving mysterious threats of her own.

25 Aug 202143 min
Still from The Critical Path

S01E02

The Critical Path

7.0IMDb28 votes

As healing begins, the guests begin to doubt the retreat's unconventional methods. They came for massages and relaxation, not to face their own mortality.

18 Aug 202150 min
Still from The Crabapple Clubhouse

S02E02

The Crabapple Clubhouse

7.0IMDb13 votes

After a rocky first night, the guests go on a foraging mission around the retreat, but one member of the Zauberwald team has concerns about Masha’s specially invited latecomer.

21 May 202548 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Mergers and Acquisitions

S02E07

Mergers and Acquisitions

6.6IMDb10 votes
25 Jun 202541 min
Still from The Other Side

S02E06

The Other Side

6.9IMDb13 votes
18 Jun 202544 min
Still from Prague

S02E05

Prague

6.7IMDb11 votes
11 Jun 202538 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Music

Where to watch

Streaming

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