Nine Perfect Strangers has been renewed for a second season, which means a new crop of guests have signed up for Masha Dmitrichenko’s transformative (and disturbing) retreat.
Set in the snowy Austrian Alps, Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 will follow a group of people who have signed up for a multi-day wellness retreat under the guidance of a Russian guru, played by Nicole Kidman, who uses psychedelic therapy to heal her guests.
“Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink,” the synopsis teases. “Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself.”
The thriller, based on Liane Moriarty’s 2018 novel of the same name, first premiered on Hulu as a miniseries in 2021. It starred Kidman alongside other big names like Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale and Regina Hall. In 2023, Deadline reported that the show had been renewed for a second season and would follow an anthology format, meaning season 2 would feature an entirely new story and cast.
Kidman will reprise her role as Masha and lead an ensemble cast that includes Annie Murphy, Murray Bartlett and Christine Baranski. The first two episodes of the second season premiere on Hulu on May 21, and the remaining episodes will be released weekly on Wednesdays.
So, who is in the Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 cast? Here’s everything to know about the series’ ensemble, including what TV shows and movies fans might recognize them from.
Nicole Kidman as Masha Dmitrichenko
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Nicole Kidman stars as Masha Dmitrichenko, founder of the wellness resort Tranquillum House (also featured in the first season of Nine Perfect Strangers) and retreat leader.
The actress is a household name thanks to her roles in notable projects like Moulin Rouge, Big Little Lies and The Hours. She’s taken home multiple awards, including two Emmys and six Golden Globes, and was the first Australian to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Kidman has been married to country singer Keith Urban since 2006. The couple share two daughters, and the actress also has two children from her marriage to Tom Cruise.
Murray Bartlett as Brian
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Murray Bartlett plays Brian, one of Masha’s new clients who joins her retreat at the wintery resort.
Fans of The White Lotus — another notable anthology series that pokes fun at rich people’s problems — will recognize the actor from his role in the first season as Armond, which won him a Critics’ Choice award in 2022.
Prior to Nine Perfect Strangers, Bartlett also appeared in The Last of Us, Madam Secretary and Welcome to Chippendales.
Annie Murphy as Imogen
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Annie Murphy plays Imogen in Nine Perfect Strangers.
Though the Canadian actress is best known for her role as Alexis Rose on the award-winning comedy Schitt’s Creek, she’s appeared in several notable series and movies since then including Kevin Can F**k Himself and Black Mirror.
Off-screen, Murphy has been married to musician Menno Versteeg since 2011.
Christine Baranski as Victoria
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Christine Baranski plays Victoria in the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers.
The actress has had a storied career in film with iconic roles in Chicago, Cruel Intentions and Mamma Mia!. She also famously played Diane Lockhart in two hit dramas, The Good Wife and The Good Fight, for over a decade
Baranski was married to the late All My Children star Matthew Cowles for over 30 years, and the couple had two children. He died in 2014.
Dolly de Leon as Agnes
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Dolly de Leon plays Agnes on Nine Perfect Strangers.
Prior to her role, the Golden Globe-nominated actress starred as Abigail in the 2022 dark comedy Triangle of Sadness and has acted in many stage productions.
The Filipina actress is also a mother of four, per the Manila Bulletin.
Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Wolfie
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Maisie Richardson-Sellers plays Wolfie in the series.
After her breakout roles in The Originals and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, the Guyanese-British actress went on to play Chloe Winthrop in The Kissing Booth Netflix film trilogy and Kathy Freeman in The Undeclared War.
Off-screen, Richardson-Sellers is engaged to a woman named Saba.
King Princess as Tina
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King Princess, whose birth name is Mikaela Straus, plays Tina in Nine Perfect Strangers, marking the singer-songwriter’s first foray into acting.
She’s released two albums, including Hold On Baby, which featured a collaboration with the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
The alt-pop musician is set to star alongside Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in the upcoming Neil Diamond tribute act biopic Song Sung Blue.
Aras Aydın as Matteo
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Aras Aydın will play Matteo in the Hulu series.
Though this marks the Turkish actor’s first major role in an American series, he has a long history of film and TV credits in his native country.
Lucas Englander as Martin
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Lucas Englander — an Austrian actor best known for playing Albert Hirschman in the Netflix miniseries Transatlantic — will play Martin in Nine Perfect Strangers.
Prior to the role, he appeared in movies like Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and The House, as well as shows like the French comedy Parlement and The Witcher.
Henry Golding as Peter
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Henry Golding will play Peter in the second season of the Hula drama.
After landing the role of Nick Young in the film Crazy Rich Asians, he went on to appear in movies like A Simple Favor, Another Simple Favor and The Gentlemen.
The actor has been married to Liv Lo Golding since 2016, and they share two daughters.
Mark Strong as David
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Mark Strong plays David in Nine Perfect Strangers, adding to his long résumé of iconic roles in dramas and thrillers.
From playing Lord Henry Blackwood in Sherlock Holmes to Sinestro in Green Lantern, the British actor has a reputation for playing some seriously sinister villains. He also appeared in Zero Dark Thirty, 1917 and in the Kingsman movies.
Strong is married to Liza Marshall, with whom he shares two sons, per The Guardian.
Lena Olin as Helena
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Lena Olin will play Helena in the series.
The Swedish actress is best known for her role as Irina Derevko in the hit series Alias and for appearing in classic films like Chocolat and The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Off-screen, she is married to Swedish director Lasse Hallström, with whom she shares a daughter, per The New York Times. She also has a son from a previous relationship.
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