Nine Perfect Strangers (TV series)

• Nicole Kidman as Masha Dmitrichenko,[8] the Russian founder of the wellness resort called Tranquillum House
• Melissa McCarthy as Frances Welty,[8] a novelist struggling with her professional and personal life
• Michael Shannon as Napoleon Marconi,[8] Heather's husband and Zoe's father, a high school teacher grieving the death of his son
• Luke Evans as Lars Lee,[8] a man who comes to the resort with a hidden agenda
• Samara Weaving as Jessica Chandler,[8] a social media influencer and Ben's wife
• Asher Keddie as Heather Marconi,[8] Napoleon's wife and Zoe's mother, mourning the death of her son
• Melvin Gregg as Ben Chandler,[8] Jessica's wealthy lottery winner husband
• Tiffany Boone as Delilah,[8] a devoted employee at Tranquillum House
• Manny Jacinto as Yao,[8] Masha's right-hand man at Tranquillum House
• Grace Van Patten as Zoe Marconi,[8] Napoleon and Heather's daughter, grieving the death of her twin brother
• Zoe Terakes as Glory, another employee at Tranquillum House
• Regina Hall as Carmel Schneider,[8] a single mother of four children whose husband left her for a younger woman
• Bobby Cannavale as Tony Hogburn,[8] a former American football tight end struggling with his drug addiction

• Ben Falcone as Paul Drabble, a man who catfished Frances and left her heartbroken

• Hal Cumpston as Zach Marconi, Napoleon and Heather's deceased son
• Isabelle Cornish as Lulu, a wellness consultant at Tranquillum House

On May 1, 2019, it was reported that Hulu had given the production a straight-to-series order. The limited series was created by David E. Kelley who also developed the series alongside John-Henry Butterworth who also served as executive producers alongside Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, and Casey Haver. Production companies involved with the limited series are Made Up Stories, Blossom Films, and Endeavor Content.[3] On January 7, 2020, Melissa McCarthy joined the series as an executive producer.[9] On July 29, 2020, it was announced Jonathan Levine was set to direct all eight episodes of the limited series as well as serve as an executive producer, while Gillian Bohrer joined the series as producer.[10] Yves Bélanger served as cinematographer.[11]

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Nicole Kidman was cast in a lead role.[12] In addition to her executive producing announcement, Melissa McCarthy had also joined the cast in a starring role.[9] On May 27, 2020, Manny Jacinto joined the main cast.[13] In June 2020, Asher Keddie and Luke Evans were cast in starring roles.[14][15] In July 2020, Melvin Gregg, Samara Weaving, Grace Van Patten, Tiffany Boone and Michael Shannon joined the main cast.[4][16][17][18][19] In August 2020, Regina Hall and Bobby Cannavale were cast in starring roles.[20][21] On October 22, 2020, Hal Cumpston joined the cast in a recurring role.[22] On November 19, 2020, Zoe Terakes was cast in a recurring role.[23]

On July 8, 2020, Evans revealed that filming would take place in Australia. He also revealed that all actors were required to quarantine for fourteen days in the city of arrival in Australia, due to regulations imposed by the Australian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, all actors were required to be tested during the quarantine before filming could begin.[24] Principal photography began on August 10, 2020, in Byron Bay, New South Wales.[25] On December 21, 2020, Kidman announced that filming had wrapped.[26]

Kidman met most of the other nine actors right when filming their first scene together, and stayed in character as Masha during production.[27]