Nicole Kidman has starred in some really great TV shows over the years, but her recent Netflix series,The Perfect Couple, is by far her most underrated. Ever since Kidman starred in the incredible HBO seriesBig Little Lies, she has made a habit of appearing in more television than ever before, with many beingfantastic prestige miniseriesfor a number of different streaming platforms. AlongsideBig Little Lies, Nicole Kidman has appeared inThe Undoing,Nine Perfect Strangers,Lioness, andExpats, across several streaming platforms, including Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video.
The Perfect Coupleis Kidman’s latest TV series outing, released on Netflix on July 14, 2025. An adaption of the novel of the same name by author Elin Hilderbrand,The Perfect Coupleis centered around a wedding that is disrupted by a murder. Though it was divisive with critics,The Perfect Coupleis actually great, and the most underrated series in Nicole Kidman’s recent television output, which is impressive considering how good her work has been in the past several years.
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Why The Perfect Couple Is Underrated Compared To Other Nicole Kidman Shows
Its Dark Humor Is Its Biggest Strength
Series likeBig Little Lies,The Undoing, andExpatsall have levels of strong critical acclaim, andThe Perfect Couplejoins their ranks as one of Nicole Kidman’s best shows.And givenThe Perfect Couple’s less-than-stellar Rotten Tomatoes score, it’s easily the most underrated.
Perhaps the most enjoyable thing aboutThe Perfect Coupleis that it doesn’t take itself too seriously despite being a murder mystery, tapping into more of the satirical edge that something likeThe White Lotusseason 1 did so well. Despite the slightly elevated tone,The Perfect Coupleisn’t afraid to dabble in darker moments, blending them well with the humor throughout.
The Perfect Couple: 10 Best Performances, Ranked
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The Perfect Couple’s cast of charactersis incredible,led by the always fantastic Kidman alongside Dakota Fanning, Meghann Fahy, Jack Reynor, and Liev Schreiber, who give some career-high performances. The killer reveal duringThe PerfectCouple’s endingwas a satisfying way to conclude the season, and highlights one of its biggest strengths, which were the performances. While Kidman’s work in television has largely been successful,The Perfect Coupleis so underrated compared to most of them because of the tongue-in-cheek approach to it, making it a ridiculously fun series to watch compared to her more serious shows.
Will The Perfect Couple Have A Second Season?
It Was Envisioned As A Miniseries
Like a lot of Nicole Kidman’s television series,The Perfect Couplewas originally envisioned as a miniseries,with one season adapting the entire Elin Hilderbrand novel. Miniseries have grown in popularity during the streaming era, and it’s rare for a show to extend past the initial source material that it was adapting, but it is still entirely possible thatThe Perfect Couplecould get a second season, especially withhow popular it was compared to most shows in 2024. In an interview withTown & Countryin September 2024, showrunner Jenna Lamia talked about the possibility of another season, stating:
If all the elements came together and everybody was enthusiastic and the idea was inspiring enough to gather the same group of talented people together again, I think it’s something that’s possible. I would never say it’s impossible. There are definitely questions left at the end. The best shows—regardless if they’re going to do another season—leave you thinking after you’ve watched the final one.
A second season ofThe Perfect Couplebecomes even more possible, taking into considerationa trend with several Nicole Kidman miniseriesthat adapt a novel. In addition to both being based on Liane Moriarty novels,Big Little LiesandNine Perfect Strangerswere originally planned as one-season adaptations, butBig Little Liesreleased a second season two years after the first, andNine Perfect Strangersis set to have another season after being wildly successful for Netflix. It’s entirely possible a second season ofThe Perfect Couplecould work.
Nicole Kidman Isn’t “Making Too Much TV”
She Understands What She Is Doing
Given how prevalent a movie star Nicole Kidman has been over the past few decades, there has been a lot of discourse surrounding her choice to star in more television shows at this point in her career.For some, it might feel Nicole Kidman is making “too many shows” instead of focusing on movies, but that simply isn’t true. In fact, she starred in two movies in 2024 alone —A Family AffairandBabygirl.Appearing in more shows in recent years has been a conscious choice for Kidman, who understands exactly what she is doing.
In 2017, Nicole Kidman made a vow to work with a female director every 18 months, and has since worked with 19 in the past eight years.
In an October 2024 interview withVariety, Kidman opened up about why she has been acting in and producing so many projects, including significant emphasis on television. One of the biggest reasons for doing so much is to help other people get opportunities and even to create more job opportunities in the television industry, as she states:
In this weird way there are so many opportunities in terms of being able to be of service to the people who are coming up, and using what I have and can do for people…I’m thinking, ‘I can create more work for people. I can create jobs for people.’ And also, I love it. I have the passion.
Alongside creating more jobs and opportunities for writers, actors, directors, and crew members (especially women),Kidman’s recent TV output has tapped into a demographic that has largely been ignored by prestige television programming: middle-aged women. The continuously shifting cultural landscapes have made women in the movie and television industries more prevalent than ever. In turn, they create shows that are more appealing to women in general. There is a reason Kidman is so adamant about adapting popular novels that appeal to women, and it translates to spectacular viewership across the board.
Future Nicole Kidman TV Projects
Nicole Kidman Has Several TV Shows In The Works
Despite already producing and acting in a plethora of TV shows over the past several years, Nicole Kidman isn’t slowing down anytime soon. One major series in the works isthe latest collaboration between Kidman and author Lianne Moriarty,adapting her 2024 novelHere One Moment.It will be the fourth adaptation of Lianna Moriarty’s work with Nicole Kidman involved. These includeBig Little Lies,Nine Perfect Strangers, and the upcomingThe Last Anniversary. It’s worth noting that Nicole Kidman is only serving as an executive producer onThe Last Anniversaryinstead of starring in it.
Alongside those projects, Kidman is set to star in several other TV shows in the coming years. She will appear opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series,Scarpetta, adapted from the novel series by Patricia Cornwell. It will be the second Prime series for Kidman after she starred in and producedExpatsfor the streamer in 2024.Margo’s Got Money Troublesis another book adaptation that Kidman will produce and star in, this time for Apple TV+. It is based on the novel by Rufi Thorpe, and will co-star Elle Fanning.
ExtendingBig Little Liesfor a third season is bold, but Nicole Kidman and co have proved more than capable of making something great.
Another major project that Kidman is involved in isBig Little Liesseason 3,marking the return of HBO’s acclaimed series after season 2 ended back in 2019.Big Little Lieswas the first TV series that kickstarted Kidman’s dominance in television and will most likely feature all the actors that made the series so special, including Kidman, Laura Dern, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and Zoë Kravitz. ExtendingBig Little Liesfor a third season is bold, butNicole Kidmanand co. have proved more than capable of making something great. Hopefully,The Perfect Coupleis next.
