Nicole Kidmans Nine Perfect Strangers isnt the worst TV show of the year, but it might b
Like joyriding into the suborbit while millions face evictions and homelessness amid a pandemic, the premise of the new Hulu drama “Nine Perfect Strangers” is proudly, if not defiantly, out of touch.
Adapted from “Big Little Lies” author Liane Moriarty’s 2018 novel, the ensemble mystery finds nine guests at a high-end retreat under the thrall of a statuesque, white-clad guru Masha (Nicole Kidman) with murky motivations and a shady biography. The current moment of eat-the-rich populism and please-shove-your-jade-egg-anywhere-else wellness skepticism was deftly captured by another show set at a sanctuary from the 99 percent, Mike White’s just-concluded “The White Lotus” on HBO.
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