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Directed by Susanne Bier and based on a novel by Elin Hilderbrand, The Perfect Couple is a mystery drama limited series that recently premiered on Netflix. The show revolves around the Winbury family and their daughter, Amelia’s (Eve) wedding in Nantucket. It features an impressive ensemble cast, including Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, and others.
However, the wealthy family’s picture-perfect occasion ends in tragedy when a body washes up on the beach, and the murder envelops everyone living at the house for the wedding—which leads to the uncovering of dark secrets.
The show has been gaining praise for Kidman’s acting, well-crafted twists and turns, and social commentary. Viewers who enjoyed the stylish backdrop, murder intrigue, and the focus on wealth and family dynamics may also appreciate the six similarly themed shows listed below.
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Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall, and other shows to watch after The Perfect Couple
1) The Undoing (Amazon Prime Video)
The Perfect Couple and The Undoing have a lot of similarities. Susanne Bier directs both the shows, both feature Nicole Kidman, and both the mystery thrillers are based on a novel. The Undoing also follows a six-episode format like The Perfect Couple.
The Undoing centers on a well-to-do couple, Grace (Kidman), a psychologist, and Jonathan (Hugh Grant), an oncologist. But their lives fall apart when a mysterious and enigmatic lady’s murder forces Grace to rethink her marriage. Viewers can watch this show as it has similar settings of a privileged couple and a ghastly murder like The Perfect Couple.
2) Big Little Lies (Amazon Prime Video)
Another series based on a novel, Big Little Lies features an ensemble cast of Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, and others. The comedy thriller is set in a seaside location like The Perfect Couple and follows the lives of a privileged community of mothers of students at a prestigious school.
Their perfect lives are upended when a single mother moves to town and a gruesome murder occurs. Though the show is a bit more serious in tone, it offers the same setting of a murder amidst a rich community that fans of The Perfect Couple love. The series was originally a miniseries and has received much acclaim.
3) Apples Never Fall (Amazon Prime Video)
Apples Never Fall is a mystery drama miniseries based on Liane Moriarty’s book. Starring Sam Neill, Annette Bening, and others, the series follows the privileged Delaney family, where the disappearance of the family’s matriarch, Joy Delaney (Bening), causes her four adult children to confront the family’s perfect image and deep-seated secrets.
The show uses tennis as an important symbol throughout. Like The Perfect Couple, the show has themes of class and privilege and has thematic similarities of a major event causing family secrets to spill out. The show has been appreciated for its acting and interesting plot.
4) Safe (Netflix)
Safe is a British drama thriller created by crime author Harlan Coben. The series focuses on a pediatric surgeon in an affluent neighborhood, Tom Delaney (Michael C. Hall), whose wife dies a year prior due to cancer, and he is struggling to connect with his two teenage daughters.
When his daughter goes missing, Tom must race against time to find her while uncovering dark secrets about the people closest to him. Like The Perfect Couple, the show has an affluent setting and focuses on the uncovering of a web of secrets from one’s closest people. However, instead of murder, the focus revolves around a daughter’s disappearance.
5) The White Lotus (Amazon Prime Video)
Created by Mike White, The White Lotus is a black comedy that was intended as a six-part limited series. The show has an ensemble cast each season and focuses on the luxurious and fictional White Lotus resort and its guests and employees.
The show delves into the quirky characters that inhabit the resort and their various psychosocial dysfunctions that are in stark contrast to the idyllic and perfect backdrop. It has a picture-perfect and posh setting like The Perfect Couple, and though it has comedy, The White Lotus also deals with the darker realities beneath, like the Susanne Bier directorial.
6) Full Circle (Amazon Prime Video)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Full Circle is a noir mystery about a botched kidnapping attempt that unfolds a series of complicated events. Based on Akira Kurosawa’s film, High and Low, the show unearths dark secrets that connect multiple people in New York City. It features Zazie Beetz, Claire Danes, Dennis Quaid, and others.
While the miniseries has a serious tone, it has the same flashes of affluent backdrops like The Perfect Couple and a kidnapping instead of a murder that is at the center. The show deals with a complex unraveling of secrets, which fans of The Perfect Couple would enjoy.
Viewers who enjoyed The Perfect Couple can go through the list and choose a show of their liking.
