Hulu's limited series NINE PERFECT STRANGERS has just added a very familiar face to its cast as Michael Shannon is now said to be joining the show. Shannon will star opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy for the project, which is based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book of the same name. Meanwhile, WARM BODIES director Jonathan Levine will helm all eight episodes of the series.
The limited series, which hails from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Kidman’s Blossom Films and Endeavor Content, takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this ten-day retreat is the resort’s director Masha (played by Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. (via Deadline)
According to today's announcement, Shannon will play Napoleon, one of nine "perfect" strangers looking to take advantage of the resort's many perks and promises. In Moriarty’s novel, Heather (Asher Keddie) and Napoleon are a married couple who lost a twin son.
We've already mentioned Kidman, McCarthy, and Keddie, though I'd also like to note that in addition to Shannon, Manny Jacinto, Tiffany Boone, Luke Evans, Melvin Gregg, Grace Van Patten, and Samara Weaving will also be featured as key members of the cast.
Woof. This series already had me at Nicole Kidman and Samara Weaving, but now that Shannon has been added to the mix, I've no doubt that I'll be tuning in. While I'm still uncertain about the overall tone of the show, everything that's been said about it so far has me very intrigued. Let's all keep our fingers crossed for great things, shall we?