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"It is so trippy and crazy. ... I dare you to
ask any of us what genre this is. We have no idea," Nicole
Kidman told reporters.
Kidman leads a cast that includes Melissa McCarthy, Bobby
Cannavale and Michael Shannon in the tale of nine wealthy,
stressed people who go on a retreat to a remote boutique resort.
The series is partly a satire on the wellness industry. Kidman
plays a mysterious health guru who promises a life-changing
experience using unconventional methods that go way beyond
massages and yoga.
Filmed in rural Australia, the eight-episode series launches on
Hulu on Wednesday.
It is co-written and produced by David. E. Kelley, who with
Kidman was also in the team behind the 2017 hit TV adaptation of
Moriarty's murder mystery "Big Little Lies."
"I certainly thought about horror and certainly thought about
thrillers but at the end of the day, even though we're playing
with those tropes, it was about character," said Jonathan
Levine, director of "Nine Perfect Strangers."
McCarthy, who plays a romantic novelist suffering from a broken
heart and a declining career, said the show brings up big
philosophical questions, including "what will be changed when
you're gone? Who will care? What have you left behind?"
"It brings up pretty big questions - and I was terrified of
being attacked by bull ants," McCarthy said.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by David Gregorio)
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